# Law 4: Players' Clothing and Equipment

Field Hockey · Law 4: Players' Clothing and Equipment · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/fi/field-hockey/laws/law-4-players-clothing-and-equipment/)

Uniform clothing, protective equipment for field players and goalkeepers, devices, the stick and the ball.

## 4.41 Clothing and Protection

Team clothing, hand protection, knee pads and when field players may wear face masks.

### Testi 1: Field players' clothing and protective equipment

- Field players of the same team must wear uniform clothing. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.1)
- Each field player may choose shorts, a skort or a skirt, as long as they share colour and design. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.1)
- Hand protection, for normal play or for penalty corners, must fit comfortably into a box 290 mm long, 180 mm wide and 110 mm high. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.2)
- The Rules strongly recommend shin, ankle and mouth protection; thigh, elbow and forearm protectors, leg guards and kickers are for goalkeepers. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.2)
- For medical reasons only, a close-fitting smooth face mask, a soft head-covering or plastic goggles with a soft-covered frame may be worn throughout; the medical reasons must be assessed. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.2)
- Protective headgear for field players is limited to those cases and is not permitted otherwise. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.2)
- Players wearing face masks must not behave dangerously by taking advantage of the protection they wear. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.2)
- Knee pads worn to defend a penalty corner may go outside the socks if they are exactly the socks' colour or black. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.2)
- The box is 290 mm long, 180 mm wide and 110 mm high. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.2)
- Mouth, hands at the sides, knees, shins, ankles. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.2)

## 4.42 Goalkeepers, Sticks and the Ball

The goalkeeper's shirt and kit, communication devices, the stick and the ball.

### Testi 1: The goalkeeper's kit, devices, the stick and the ball

- The goalkeeper's shirt or garment differs in colour from both teams. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.3)
- The shirt is worn over any upper-body protection; elbow protection need not be covered. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.3)
- Headgear and hand protectors may be removed only when the goalkeeper takes a penalty stroke. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.4)
- Body, upper arm, elbow, forearm and thigh protectors, leg guards and kickers are for goalkeepers only. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.4)
- The new Rule 4.6 forbids using or carrying any device to send or receive communication. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.6)
- Including any extra coverings, the stick must pass through a ring with an interior diameter of 51 mm. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.7)
- The ball is spherical, hard and white, or an agreed colour that contrasts with the playing surface. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.8)
- Any bow or rake must run smoothly along the whole stick, on the face or the back but not both, and is limited to 25 mm deep. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.7)
- Headgear on the head, body protection on the trunk, leg guards on the legs and kickers on the feet. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 4.4)
- 25 mm, 51 mm, 110 mm and 290 mm. (Lähde: FIH Rules 2027, Rules 4.2, 4.7)

Lähteet: FIH Rules of Hockey, 2027 edition in force from 1 November 2026, Rule 4 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Rules, not reproduced)

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