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What is a dangerous ball in hockey?
• A ball is dangerous if it causes legitimate evasive action by players. • As a general rule, it is agreed that a ball below knee height is not dangerous. A player who intentionally lifts a ball close to knee height into an opponent within playing distance should be penalized for dangerous play (free hit to opponent).
What is considered dangerous play in field hockey?
Raising the ball at an opponent in a way that endangers that opponent and causes that opponent to take or attempt to take evasive action is dangerous play – and dangerous play is neither a reasonable or legal action in hockey, it is an offence, a foul.
What are 5 fouls in hockey?
The five main types of fouls in field hockey are obstruction, backsticks, rough and dangerous play, touching the ball with your body, and undercutting. Each foul will result in a penalty as decided by the umpire.
What happens if the ball hits your foot in hockey?
Field players may not play the ball with their feet. If the ball accidentally hits the feet and the player gains no benefit from the contact, then the contact is usually not penalized.
What is a dangerous play?
What is dangerous play? 1. Causing contact in order to make a play on a disc. This refers to contact caused by a play on a disc that a player doesn’t have a right to make. Ultimate is non-contact and as such wherever possible players must avoid initiating contact with others.
Is field hockey dangerous?
Officially considered a non-contact sport, field hockey often results in injuries related to contact from another player, the stick or the ball. It is played in a semi-crouched position that places certain body parts at risk to get injured.
Whats a penalty in hockey?
When a player violates one of the rules of the game, he is given a penalty by a referee. Penalties are given for body fouls such as hitting from behind, elbowing and fighting. Penalties are also given for stick fouls like slashing, spearing, hooking, holding, tripping, cross-checking and high-sticking.
What are you not allowed to do in hockey?
Hockey players can only hit the ball with the flat side of their stick. Hockey players (other than the goalkeeper) are not allowed to use their feet, or any other parts of the body, to control the ball at any time. Hockey players may not trip, push, charge, interfere with, or physically handle an opponent in any way.