Firing circle
The shooting circle in hockey is an approximately semi-circular space around the goal. Goals can only be scored within the shooting circle. Such playing field spaces also exist in other sports, but they each have different meanings for the game, cf. → goal area .
The circle of fire in hockey
The shooting circle in hockey consists of two quarter circles with a radius of 14.63 around the left and right goal posts and a connecting line parallel to the goal line. There is another dashed line at a distance of five meters from the firing circle line.
In indoor hockey , the structure of the shooting circle is the same as in field hockey, but the distance to the goal line is only nine meters. Most of the time, the dashed marking of the handball field is used.
Only goals that are scored inside the circle are valid, shots from outside do not count if they have not been touched by a player from the attacking team in the shooting circle. Since the rule change in 2009, a goal is also counted if only a defending player or the goalkeeper touches the ball before it lands in the goal. That is what is known as an own goal.
The firing circle also has an impact on the penalty for rule violations. With the exception of more serious offenses, only one free hit is awarded in the event of rule violations outside the firing circle. Within the firing circle, however, a small offense, for example foot, dangerous play or play with the round side, is punished with a penalty corner , as well as serious and deliberate offenses in one's own quarter.
Deliberate rule violations in the shooting circle and rule violations with which a goal is prevented, for example playing the ball with more than three points on the ground (three-point rule) as the last man, are punished with the so-called seven - meter penalty.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Technical regulations (PDF; 297 kB)