Description: Observations and proposals about the Rules of Field Hockey
Observations and proposals about the Rules of Field Hockey
A stationary player receiving the ball is permitted to face in any direction.
On the face of it that is a banal statement, why wouldn’t a stationary player be able to face in any direction to receive the ball? The clue is in the fact that the statement is contained in the Obstruction Rule. Does the statement mean that a moving player cannot be facing in any direction when receiving the ball? No, it does not, common practice indicates otherwise, so why are the words ‘stationary player’ used? Perhaps it is because a stationary player in possession of the ball cannot be facing in any di