Company & Senior Section
Unihoc
The Company & Senior Section Unihoc will be held at
St.John's Methodist Church on Saturday 23rd March from 1.30 pm to 3.30
pm.
Note the team size
is 3 a-side, with squads of up to 5 players for Company and 2 a-side with squads of up to 3 players for Seniors.
We will welcome up
to 2 teams per company.
The competition will be split into two sections as follows:
- Company - school years 7, 8, 9 & 10
- Senior - school years, 11, 12 & 13
- Younger players may not be entered in either age range
Even if you only have a few members in a section please come
along and scratch teams will be formed on the day.
Please notify entries to Alan
White by Friday 22nd March.
Unihoc Rules
The Court
- The goal line will be at 1 metre forward of the wall to allow play
to continue all around the goal.
- The goal area will measure 1.5 metres in a semi-circle forward of
the centre of the goal line.
- Neither players nor sticks are permitted within the goal area.
- A defender who deliberately enters the goal area or allows his
stick into the goal area or plays the puck inside the goal area will
concede a Penalty
- An attacking player who deliberately enters the goal area, allows
his stick or plays the puck within the area will concede a Free
Stroke. No goal can be scored by an attacking team if a member
of that team has entered the goal area.
- Where the puck comes to rest in the goal area without a goal
having been scored, there will be a Free Stroke given to the defending
team from the edge of the goal area.
- The goal will be approximately 1 metre wide.
The Players
- Teams will consist of 3 players (Company) or 2 players (Seniors).
- The game is played without a goalkeeper.
- The squad may comprise up to 5 players (Company) or 3 players (Seniors).
- Substitutions are not permitted during a game except in case of
serious injury.
The Game
- The game starts with a bully off, between 2 players, at the middle
of the court.
- After each break the game will restart with a bully off from the
nearest place to where the game was stopped. In the event of a goal
being scored the game will restart with a bully off from the middle of
the court.
- All players must be in their own half of the court when the game
starts, or restarts following a goal.
- The duration of each match will be set once the number of team
entries is confirmed and will be announced shortly before the first
match.
Playing the Puck
- A player must have both hands on the stick when the puck is played.
- Both sides of the stick head may be used to pass, shoot and dribble
with the puck.
- A player may shoot for goal from any position on the court.
- Players may NOT raise the stick head above waist height. A player
who does so will concede a Free Stroke to the opponents' team.
- A player may not throw the stick to hit the puck. A player who does
throw his stick will concede a Free Stroke to the other team.
- A player may not hit or otherwise propel the puck if he is lying on
the floor. A player who does so will concede a Free Stroke.
- A player may not deliberately stop the puck with hand, foot or any
other part of the body.
- The puck may be passed in any direction. There is no "off-side".
- The puck may be played off both side and end walls.
- The puck must be kept below head height.
- In cases where there are no side walls or end walls, a Free Stroke
will be awarded against the team which put the puck out of play, from
the point where the puck went out.
Obstruction
- No bodily contact is permitted, thus players may not push, pull or
hold up any other player.
- Players may not impede or trip their opponents either bodily or with
their sticks.
- A player who commits violent or serious foul play under either of
the above rules will be sent off for the remainder of the game.
- Where players are sent off for a less serious offence they may be
sent off for a limited period.
Moving the Goal
- Where a defending player deliberately moves the goal from its
correct position whilst the puck is in play that player will concede a
penalty.
Free Strokes & Penalties
- When a Free Stroke has been awarded it must be taken from the place
where the foul was committed.
- Members of the team against which the Free Stroke is awarded must
not stand nearer the puck than 2 metres.
- A goal can be scored directly from a Free Stroke.
- Where a Free Stroke is awarded within 2 metrres of the goal area, it
will be taken from a point 2 metres from the edge of the goal area
allowing defenders between the goal and the player taking the Free
Stroke.
- A Penalty must be taken 5 metres from the goal line.
- All players must be behind the Penalty spot.
- Following a Penalty the puck is deemed out of play if a goal is not
scored. The defending side take a Free Stroke from the goal line at the
side of the goal area.
Miscellaneous
- Players must wear trainers with non-marking soles.
- Shin pads must be worn by all players.
- Teams that arrive more than 15 minutes late will concede any matches
that should have been played before their arrival.
- Teams must be on the pitch ready to start a match within 30 seconds
of the previous match finishing, or the match may be conceded.
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