or scoop the ball towards the goal and is permitted to raise the ball to any height. Fouls during penalty Stroke: When the stick makes contact with the ball, it should make no distinct hitting noise; otherwise the umpire can disallow the penalty stroke. Free Hits Free hits are awarded throughout the main part of the field for general offences by either team. The most common fouls that lead to free hits are: •• Obstructing an opponent from playing the ball.
•• Interfering with the stick or body when tackling. •• Kicking the ball with leg. •• Playing the ball dangerously (including lifting the ball). Procedure to take a free hit •• In a free hit, the ball possession is given to the opponent team where the offence took place.
•• The ball is placed on the ground and a player will restart the action by passing it to a teammate, hitting the ball forward or backward, or through a self-pass (either by dribbling the ball or hitting it into space). All the opposing players must stand at least yards from this player until the ball is put into play. •• If the ball is within the yards area of a goal, the ball cannot be directly hit into the circle. The ball must travel yards by dribbling or passing before it can be hit into the circle and shot at the goal.
Obstruction In most general terms, obstruction is called when the ball is shielded from an opposing player who is trying to get the ball. Players often use their own bodies or sticks to block the ball, but third party obstruction can also be called. Third party obstruction is called when an attacking player runs to block an opponent’s path (who is trying to get the ball) between a teammate who has possession of the ball. Match Time An international match time is minutes with four -minutequarter (first quarter 15m and 2m for rest, second quarter 15m and 10m for rest third quarter 15m and 2m for rest and fourth quarter 15m) for rest.