Proposal 102: 14B.7.2 Long Shot [ Revision 1 ]
Committee: 14. HockeySubmitted on 2025-07-20
Status: Passed on August 05, 2025
Background
Fin:
I’ve always found this rule unintuitive. The everyday understanding is that a goal can only be scored in the opponent’s half. For me, the logical rule would therefore be that the last contact with the ball must happen within the opponent’s half, and the ball must have completely crossed the center line.
This fits well with our discussion about scoring a goal, where we defined the “rear edge of the goal line.” Here, from the shooter’s perspective, it would be the “rear edge” of the center line.
Proposal
Old:
14B.7.2 Long Shot
A goal is disallowed if the last contact with the ball was made when the ball was in one's
own half. The defending team gets a free shot (goalkeeper's ball). This rule does not
apply if the ball is shot from the opponents' half into one's own goal.
New:
14B.7.2 Long ShotA goal is disallowed if the last contact with the ball was made when the ball was in one'sown half. The For a goal to be valid, the last contact with the ball must occur in the opponent’s half, meaning the entire ball has crossed the center line into the opponent’s half. Otherwise it's considered a Long Shot and the defending team gets a free shot (goalkeeper’s ball). This rule does not apply if the ball is shot from the opponents’ half into one’s own goal.
Body
In discussion 14B.7.1 Conditions for Awarding a Goal https://iuf-rulebook-2025.committees.unicycling-software.com/discussions/132
it shall be clarified when a goal is valid. The same shall be done for the other end of a goal shot, when/where the ball is released.
References
This proposal refers to the discussion "Slight redefining of Long Shots"
https://iuf-rulebook-2025.committees.unicycling-software.com/discussions/181
Discussion
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Votes on this proposal:
11 out of 12 voting members have voted.
Agree: 10, Disagree: 1, Abstain: 0.