HOCKEY Answer the following questions: (a) State any three skills of a goalkeeper in the game of…
HOCKEY
(i)[5.0]
Answer the following questions:
(a) State any three skills of a goalkeeper in the game of Hockey. [3]
(b) During a match, a defender places the stick between an attacker’s legs causing the attacker to trip and lose possession of the ball outside the shooting circle. What will be the decision of the Umpire? [1]
(c) An attacker’s shot hits a defender’s foot inside the shooting circle. What decision will the Umpire take? [1]
(ii)[5.0]
(a) What is substitution? Explain the procedure of Substitution in the game of Hockey. [5]
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(b) How many Umpires are required to conduct a Hockey match? Write any four decisions that can be taken by the Umpires.
(iii)[5.0]
Explain each of the following terms: [5]
(a) Reverse stick
(b) Long corner
Answer
Answer (i)
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(a) Three essential skills of a hockey goalkeeper are:
1. Kicking (kicker clearance): Using the flat, padded surface of the kickers to kick the ball powerfully and accurately away from danger.
2. Leg-guard blocking and sliding: Dropping down or sliding to form a barrier with the leg guards to block low shots and deflections.
3. Stick and glove deflection: Using the stick held in the right hand and the blocker/glove on the left hand to deflect high, rising shots over the crossbar or wide of the goalposts.
(b) The Umpire will award a Free Hit to the attacking team from the spot of the foul outside the circle, and may issue a personal penalty (such as a green card for a 2-minute temporary suspension or a yellow card for a 5-minute suspension) for dangerous tripping.
(c) The Umpire will award a Penalty Corner to the attacking team, as an accidental foul (foot violation) was committed by a defender inside their own shooting circle.
Answer (ii)
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(a) Substitution in Hockey:
Substitution refers to replacing an on-field player with a reserve player from the team bench during the match. In field hockey, rolling (unlimited) substitution is permitted at any time during play, except during the awarding and taking of a penalty corner (unless the defending goalkeeper is injured).
Procedure of substitution:
1. Substitutions must only be made at the designated substitution area situated on the sideline near the centre line.
2. No permission is required from the field umpires to execute a substitution.
3. The player being substituted must completely leave the field of play across the sideline before the substitute player is permitted to enter.
4. Time is not stopped for standard substitutions, except for the substitution of an injured goalkeeper.
5. A player serving a temporary suspension (green or yellow card) cannot be substituted during their suspension time.
Answer (iii)
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(a) Reverse stick: A skill or technique in which the player rotates their wrists 180 degrees so that the flat face of the hockey stick is turned to the left side of the body. This allows a right-handed stick user to hit, push, or dribble the ball on their left side while striking only with the flat face or the legal edge of the stick.
(b) Long corner: A restart awarded to the attacking team when the ball is unintentionally played over the backline by a defender. The ball is placed on the 23-metre line, in line with the point where the ball crossed the backline, and play is restarted with a free hit (or self-pass) following standard free hit rules.
From ISC 2026 Physical Education Paper 1, question 9.