Proposal 23: 14.B.9.4 Face-off: Height of ball drop [ Revision 1 ]

Committee: 14. Hockey
Submitted on 2025-03-28
Status: Passed on April 10, 2025

Background

The current rule mandates that the ball be dropped from "below hip height,".
This is ambiguous and inconsistent and too high.

A fixed height of 50 cm is preferable.

This height minimises bouncing and a 20 inch wheel with tyre is ~50cm making it easy for referees 

Proposal

OLD
14B.9.4 Face-off 
To resume the game without penalizing one of the teams, a face-off can be used. For 
the face-off, the referee drops the ball between two opposing players. The ball should 
be dropped from below hip height of players in the vicinity. One player from each team
may take part in the face-off with all other players' unicycles and sticks at a distance of 
at least 2 m from the ball. Play starts when the ball touches the ground as signalled by
the referees whistle. A face-off during the game is executed where the ball was when the 
game was interrupted. Exception: Within the goal area, the face-off is executed at the 
closest corner mark.

NEW

14B.9.4 Face-off 
To resume the game without penalizing one of the teams, a face-off can be used. For 
the face-off, the referee drops the ball between two opposing players. The ball should 
be dropped from 50 cm. One player from each team 
may take part in the face-off with all other players' unicycles and sticks at a distance of 
at least 2 m from the ball. Play starts when the ball touches the ground as signalled by
the referees whistle. A face-off during the game is executed where the ball was when the 
game was interrupted. Exception: Within the goal area, the face-off is executed at the 
closest corner mark.

Body

Small change to height.

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Votes on this proposal:

8 out of 12 voting members have voted.

Agree: 8, Disagree: 0, Abstain: 0.


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