Year 5/6 Mixed Hockey

Mini Hockey Year 5&6 - Team sheet Required

TEAMS

• A squad consists of eight players (4 Boys and 4 Girls) of which six are outfield players (3 Boys and 3 Girls) and two are substitutes.
• All players must rotate with two players on the bench at the end of each playing period.
• Rotation follows: Defence – Midfield – Forward – Substitute pattern.
• There are NO Goalkeepers.

COMPETITION FORMAT

• Mini Hockey is a game of three periods (5 mins max) with a change-interval of
• 1 minute between each session. The Competition Organiser has the right to change game times to accommodate all teams.
• A full size astroturf pitch is available and a maximum of four Mini Hockey pitches will be placed on one pitch.

EQUIPMENT RULES

• It is compulsory that all players wear shinpads and it is strongly recommended that mouthguards are worn by all outfield players at all times.
• Appropriate footwear must be worn at all times. It is advisable that children do not wear smooth soled trainers or football boots. No metal studs or blades allowed.
• Sticks should be standard regulation wooden hockey sticks of suitable length. It shall have a flat face side and a rounded side. Uni-hoc sticks shall not be used.
• Either a standard hockey goal or a high samba goal will be used.
• The ball may be played with the flat face side of the stick.
• The ball must be played on the ground at all times, with the exception of using a small controlled lift to raise the ball over a defender’s flat stick. The small controlled lift must remain under knee height of the defending player.

PLAYING RULES

• The game is started with a hit or push taken from the centre. It follows the umpire’s whistle at the start of the game, and after a goal has been scored.
• Each team must be positioned in their own half of the pitch and the opposing players must be a minimum of 5 metres from the ball until the pass is taken.
• The ball can be played forwards, backwards or sideways.
• The taker can use a self-pass (i.e. pass the ball to themselves).
• A goal is scored when the ball has been struck by, or deflected off, an attacking player while it (the ball) is in the shooting circle. It must cross completely over the goal line between the goal-posts and under the cross-bar.
• Free hits are to be taken close to where an offence occurred. Free hits are taken from a stationary ball that can be hit, pushed, or self-passed.
• Until the free hit is taken, all opposition players must be a minimum of 5m from the ball. Opponents who remain within 5m when the free hit is taken must not interfere with the play until they have moved 5m away from where the free hit was taken, or the ball has moved 5m. Running alongside the taker (channelling) will be penalised as interference.
• When the ball passes completely over the side-line it shall be put back into play in any direction by a hit, push, or self-pass taken by an opponent of the player who last touched it. This is called a side-line hit-in.
• Until the hit-in is taken, no opposition player shall be within 5m of the ball.
• Players must not intentionally use any part of their body to play the ball (except the hand to protect themselves in a dangerous situation).
• Players must not play with the stick held at above waist height.
• Players must not use the rounded side of the stick when playing the ball and when striking the ball, the stick must in no way cause danger, nor lead to dangerous play, or be intimidating to any opponent.
• Players must not obstruct by running between an opponent and the ball, thereby unfairly preventing the opponent from playing the ball. Neither must they use any part of their body or stick to obstruct a player.
• Defending players must not intentionally tackle from behind an attacking player, nor obstruct an attacking player using their stick.
• When the ball passes over the back-line off one of the attacking players and no goal is scored, the game is re-started with a hit to the defence. This is called a hit-out. The ball can be hit, pushed, or a self-pass can be played. It is to be taken level with the top of the shooting circle and in line with the place where it crossed over the back-line.
• If the ball is accidentally played over the back-line by a defending player and no goal is scored, the game is re-started with a corner to the attacking team.
• The corner can be hit, pushed, or a self-pass can be played and the ball can be played directly into the shooting circle. The corner is taken on the side-line, 3 metres from the corner of the pitch. No player, other than the taker, shall be within 5m of the ball until it is played.
• A penalty corner shall be awarded for any one of the following reasons: - If the penalty corner breaks down normal play should resume. A defending player accidentally committing an offence inside the circle. - A defending player deliberately playing the ball over their own back-line from anywhere on the pitch. - A defending player committing a deliberate offence in the shooting circle that does not prevent a probable or actual goal
• Penalty corners are taken on the back-line on a marker that is 4m from the edge of the circle. Players can choose which side of the goal to take it from.
• The ball can be hit or pushed however a self-pass is not permitted.
• The taker must have at least one foot off the pitch (behind the back-line).
• No more than three attacking players must be outside the shooting circle, the two other members of the attacking team must be on the halfway line.
• Two defenders should position themselves in the goal and move when the ball has been played. The remaining defenders must be on the halfway line.
• Before any shot at the goal, the ball must first pass outside the circle edge.
• All shots on goal must stay on the ground unless it takes a deflection off an attacking or a defending player on the way.
• No spot will be allowed if it is judged as dangerous to other outfield players.
• A penalty shot shall be awarded for the following reason: An offence by a defending player inside the circle that prevents the probable scoring of a goal.
• Penalty shots are taken by one player undefended from the penalty shot spot, which is 2-3 metres outside the top of the shooting circle. Apart from the one penalty shot taker, all other players must be on the halfway line.
• Following a penalty shot, play is re-started with a centre pass (if a goal has been scored). If no goal is scored, play is re-started with a hit out to the defence taken at the top of the shooting circle.

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