Proposal 55: Number of teams player can register for. Substitution clarification [ Revision 2 ]
Committee: 14. HockeySubmitted on 2025-06-30
Status: Passed on July 19, 2025
Background
Added rules for players only playing for a single team.
Added rules on substitions
Proposal
Old
14B.4 Number Of Players
A team on the field consists of up to five players with a team requiring a minimum
of three players to begin a match. Player substitutions are possible at any time with
the substituting player entering the field at the same location only after the other has
completely left it. It is not necessary to indicate substitutions to the referee. Each player
can be the goalkeeper at any time. The goalkeeper has no special rights.
New
14B.4 Players
A team on the field consists of up to five players with a team requiring a minimum
of three players to begin a match. Each player can be the goalkeeper at any time. The goalkeeper has no special rights.
14B.4.1 Registration
A player may only play for one team. If a tournament includes multiple grades of competition (e.g. A, B, C), the player may only play within a single grade.
14B.4.2 Substitutions
Player substitutions are possible at any time. During active play, the substituting players must interchange at the same location and within their own half. The player entering the field may only enter the field after the substituting player has completely left it. It is not necessary to indicate substitutions to the referee.
Body
Added substitution rules indicating rules apply during activeplay.
Added rule saying players can play for one grade only.
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Discussion
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- Revision 2 changed by Steven Hughes (02 Jul 18:25)
A few suggestions for corrections / improvements (also marked below in bold / strikethrough):
- "play" missing in multiple grade sentence
- repetition of sentence of teams 5 players / minimum requirement
- include "and" in substitution location
- As 14B.4 already is "Players", I think we do not need this in the sub-titles but could simply write "Registration" and "Substitutions"
- Revision 1 changed by Steven Hughes (30 Jun 06:44)
Votes on this proposal:
11 out of 12 voting members have voted.
Agree: 11, Disagree: 0, Abstain: 0.