Protective equipment (hockey)

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Player equipment
Goalkeeper equipment

In hockey , special protective equipment is only allowed for the goalkeeper in order to prevent injuries. Goalkeeping equipment is mandatory for young people. Only a few protective parts are permitted for field players.

The referee must check the completeness and correctness of the playing attire before the game starts. The shirt, shorts (men) or skirt (women) and socks of the two teams must be different in color. The goalkeeper shirts also from the jerseys of both teams. If necessary, the referee has to ask the host team to correct it. Equipment must be worn correctly during the game, if not, the referee can pronounce a penalty for “incorrect equipment”.

Player equipment

  • Indoor or field hockey sticks
  • Jersey with player number. The team captain must also wear an armband or similar in a different color to the jersey on his upper arm or shoulder
  • short pants / short skirt
  • Support
  • Shin guards (is not required by the rules, but all field players usually wear one)
  • Mouthguards (also not prescribed by the rules, usually a very expensive custom-made product by the dentist or orthodontist, which is now more and more common compared to the cheap versions of commercially available mouthguards with comparatively very little protection)
  • Protective glove (Usually in the hall, but voluntarily, rarely worn on the field. The protective glove is always on the left hand due to the usual stick position.)
  • Face protection (used for the duration of a short corner, which must position themselves on the goal line in this dangerous situation)
  • Knee protection (used for the duration of a short corner in the field, which must position themselves on the goal line in this dangerous situation)

Goalkeeper equipment

The rules of the DHB recommend complete protection of all body parts in the adult area , but the only requirement is wearing head protection when defending a corner or a seven-meter ball.

  • Head protection (usually a helmet with a grid and the only protective equipment prescribed for the goalkeeper in the adult area)
  • Neck brace / larynx protection (optional in youth and adult areas)
  • Chest / shoulder protection (compulsory for young goalkeepers, also when used in adult areas)
  • Armguard
  • Gloves (compulsory for young goalkeepers); left hand: flat glove with a "rebound" area of ​​about A4 size; right hand: bat glove
  • Goalkeeper pants, mostly with integrated plastic panels
  • Rails (leg guards) and kicker (foot protection; both mandatory for young goalkeepers)
  • Jockstrap (compulsory for young goalkeepers and highly recommended for every goalkeeper)
  • shirt
  • Goalie stick (special stick with modified, differently shaped lower shaft part and club), or normal hockey stick

See also