6,50 player identification
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I have another small suggestion to make:
For the 6,50 i think we should clarify who the shooting player is, since that sometimes led to confusion in the past and situations occured where the goalkeeper didn't know who would take the shot.
The ball is placed at the 6.5 m mark. A player of the defending team goes to the goal
and must sit with the bottom of the wheel of their unicycle within 1 m of the goal line.
The other team chooses a player to shoot the 6.5 m. The referee makes sure, that the goalkeeper knows which player is taking the shot. All other players must leave the goal area. Opposing players must keep a distance with their unicycles and their sticks of at least 2.0 m from the ball.
After the referee's whistle the goalkeeper must ride the unicycle freely and
not rest on the goal. The 6.5 m is direct. The player executing the 6.5 m may only touch
the ball once. The ball shall be hit with the stick, not dragged, flicked or lifted on the
stick. If no goal is scored, play continues as soon as the ball touches the post, the keeper
touches the ball or the ball crosses the extended goal line. A 6.5 m awarded at the end
of, or after a time period has ended, is still executed but play does not continue after an
unsuccessful shot.
Also i think that the sentence "A 6.5 m awarded at the end
of, or after a time period has ended, is still executed but play does not continue after an
unsuccessful shot." is worded very weirdly.
I suggest a slight rewording: "A 6.5 m awarded at or after the end of a time period, is still executed but play does not continue after an
unsuccessful shot."
Comment
The suggested slight rewording includes no rule change but makes it easier for translation.
There is no need to add a sentence. The goalkeeper usually will know which player will take the 6.5m shot.
Maybe an other rewording will be an improvement: "All other Opposing players must keep a distance with their unicycles and their sticks of at least 2.0 m from the ball."
Comment
The important sentence regarding 6.5m in the rules to me is "All other players must leave the goal area.".
That opens a grey area to me. Is the executing player supposed to be in the goal area?
The first question to be answered is: Is the 6.5m supposed to be executed from a standing player or may they run in to the 6.5m spot (which creates the confusion for the goal keeper which player is executing the penalty)?
I would say, no run in allowed. Standing player executes the penalty.
Possible solutions:
A half cirle of 2m radius as "6.5m eecution area" around the 6.5m spot is drawn in the official playing field (can be marked in real world in some spots with tape). Rule change: "All other players must leave the goal area and 6.5m execution area. Run in allowed within the 2m half circle."
Rule change: "A half cirle of 2m radius around the 6.5m spot also belongs to the goal area.", so other player keep the correct distance and the executing player can stay in goal area and is easily identifiable. Run in allowed within the 2m half circle.
Players have to keep 2m distance anyway. Rule change: "Executing player is standing near 6.5m spot. No run in allowed."
Rule change: "The referee makes sure, that the goalkeeper knows which player is taking the shot." Run in allowed.
Comment
All other players exclude the executing player have to keep 2m distance to the ball. The executing player (one player) may run in (2 m time to recognise who the executing will be), if 2 players start to run in at latest one have to stop before reaching the distance of 2m to the ball and if don`t the executing of this 6.5m-shot is wrong.