Proposal 2: 14B.8.1 General Considerations (vicinity of the ball) [ Revision 1 ]
Committee: HockeySubmitted on 2018-10-25
Status: Passed on November 13, 2018
Background
"Only in the vicinity of the ball may a player touch an opponent’s stick with their stick to block them."
Currently vicinity is not clear, different interpretations exist.
Proposal
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14B.8.1 General Considerations
All players must take care not to endanger others. The game is non-contact: the opponents and their unicycles may not be touched. The players must take care not to hit an opponent with their stick, especially after a shot. Only in the vicinity of the ball may a player touch an opponent’s stick with their stick to block them. However, this contact may not be hard. It is illegal to turn the blade of the stick upside down in order to hook into an opponent’s stick. Raising the opponent’s stick is allowed in principle, if not done using exaggerated roughness. If the opponent’s stick is raised to a high stick (see section 14B.10.4), it is always considered exaggerated roughness. Intentional delay of the game is not permitted.
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14B.8.1 General Considerations
All players must take care not to endanger others. The game is non-contact: the opponents and their unicycles may not be touched. The players must take care not to hit an opponent with their stick, especially after a shot. Only in the vicinity of the ball (defined as the ball within the radius of the outstretched arm length plus stick) may a player touch an opponent’s stick with their stick to block them. However, this contact may not be hard. It is illegal to turn the blade of the stick upside down in order to hook into an opponent’s stick. Raising the opponent’s stick is allowed in principle, if not done using exaggerated roughness. If the opponent’s stick is raised to a high stick (see section 14B.10.4), it is always considered exaggerated roughness. Intentional delay of the game is not permitted.
Body
This provides a definition of what vicinity of the ball is and reduces players hitting opposition sticks for reasons other than to get the ball
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Votes on this proposal:
8 out of 11 voting members have voted.
Agree: 8, Disagree: 0, Abstain: 0.