Penalty shoot-out (field hockey)
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A penalty shootout is a method used in field hockey to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a tied game. Previously, the penalty shootout used a best-of-five penalty strokes with sudden death if scores were level after five penalty strokes. Since 2011, an alternate method similar to penalty shots in ice hockey, has been used.
Penalty stroke competition
Penalty shoot-out competition
Procedure
Similar to a penalty shot in ice hockey, the attacker gets a chance to run with the ball in a one-on-one situation against the goalkeeper. The attacker starts on the 23-metre line with the ball and the goalkeeper starts on the goal line. When the whistle is blown, both can move and the attacker has 8 seconds to score a goal.[1] Unlike a penalty stroke or penalty corner there are no restrictions on strokes the attacker may use to score and a goal is scored in the usual way.
If the attacker commits an offence, the ball travels outside the field of play,[nb 1] or 8 seconds elapse before the ball crosses the line a goal is not awarded. If the goalkeeper fouls the attacker then the penalty stroke is re-taken; in the event the foul was intentional[nb 1] a goal is awarded.[2]
History
Penalty shoot-outs had previously been used in the Australian Hockey League since 2001. The Euro Hockey League had also used them since its inaugural 2007–08 season; the match for third-place was determined using a shoot-out.[1][3] The International Hockey Federation introduced shoot-outs in 2011 and the first major tournament to feature this tie-breaking procedure was the 2011 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge II;[1] the first penalty shoot-out occured in the 3rd place match with Belarus defeating Chile 3–1 in the shoot-out.[4] The second shoot-out was used to determine the 3rd place match in 2011 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I.[5] The Champions Trophy is the premier annual hockey tournament and the first time a shoot-out was used in the competition was to determine the winner of the women's 2011 tournament; Netherlands won the shoot-out 3–2 against Argentina.[6]
The first Olympics to feature the penalty shoot-out was London 2012;[1] they were not required in the men's tournament but was used once in the women's tournament where eventual-winners Netherlands progressed from their semi-final against New Zealand.[7][8]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d "Shootouts to make FIH debut". International Hockey Federation. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ a b FIH. "Penalty Shoot Out Regulation" (PDF). Field Hockey Nova Scotia. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Uhlenhorster win Euro Hockey League". International Hockey Federation. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Belgium claims Champions Challenge 2 title". International Hockey Federation. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Scotland snags bronze in shootout". International Hockey Federation. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Penalty drama as Netherlands win Rabo FIH Champions Trophy". International Hockey Federation. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Olympics hockey: Netherlands win hockey shoot-out". BBC Sport. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ Benammar, Emily (8 August 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: Holland reach women's hockey final after penalty shoot-out win over New Zealand". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 April 2014.