Proposal 22: 6.5 m Penalty Execution distances [ Revision 1 ]
Committee: 14. HockeySubmitted on 2025-03-28
Status: Passed on April 10, 2025
Background
Agreed that goalkeepers need more room than the current 0.5 m rule allows. In practice, 0.5 m is not adhered to anyway.
Additionally, we now specify that opposing players must remain at least 2.0 m away from the ball to ensure the shooter has a clear area to execute the 6.5 m shot.
Proposal
14B.9.2 6.5 M
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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 0.5 m of the goal line.
The other team chooses a player to shoot the 6.5 m. All other players must leave the
goal area. 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.
New
14B.9.2 6.5 M
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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. 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.
Body
Added in distances for keeper and opposition players
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Discussion
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Votes on this proposal:
9 out of 12 voting members have voted.
Agree: 9, Disagree: 0, Abstain: 0.