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Field Hockey · Rules of Hockey

Regla 1: Terreno de juego

2 tests · 20 datos · actualizado el 30 de octubre de 2026 · markdown

The field, its lines and areas, the circles, penalty spots, goals, flag-posts and team benches.

1.11The Field and Its Lines

Size of the field, side-lines and back-lines, goal-lines, the centre-line and the 23-metres lines.

Test 1The size of the field and the lines on itHacer un test

  1. The field is a rectangle 91.40 metres long and 55.00 metres wide.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.1 · recuerdo

  2. Side-lines mark the longer perimeters, back-lines the shorter ones.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.2 · recuerdo

  3. Only the stretch of back-line between the two goal-posts is the goal-line.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.3 · recuerdo

  4. All lines are 75 mm wide.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.8 · recuerdo

  5. Every line belongs to the field of play, so a ball on the side-line is still in.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.8 · aplicación

  6. The centre-line runs across the field, halfway between the back-lines.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.4 · recuerdo

  7. That area, lines included, is the 23-metres area; the circle is the smaller area in front of the goal.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Terminology (23-metres area) · recuerdo

  8. It is a 23-metres line, which is in fact marked 22.90 metres from the back-line; 14.63 metres is the distance to the front of the circle.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.5 · aplicación

  9. The circle's straight is 14.63 m out, the 23-metres line 22.90 m, the centre-line 45.70 m.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rules 1.2-1.6 · aplicación

  10. 22.90 m, then 45.70 m (half of 91.40 m), then the width of 55.00 m, then the length of 91.40 m.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rules 1.1, 1.4, 1.5 · aplicación

1.12Circles, Goals, Flags and Benches

The circles, penalty spots, goals, corner flag-posts and the team benches.

Test 1Circles, penalty spots, goals, flag-posts and benchesHacer un test

  1. Each penalty spot is centred 6.40 m from the inner edge of the goal-line, in front of the centre of the goal.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.7 · recuerdo

  2. A penalty spot is 150 mm in diameter.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.7 · recuerdo

  3. The goals are outside the field of play, at the centre of each back-line and touching it.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.10 · recuerdo

  4. The Rules name penalty corner equipment, towels and water bottles: no items may be placed inside the goals.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.10 · aplicación

  5. Flag-posts at the corners are between 1.20 and 1.50 metres high.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.9 · recuerdo

  6. Since the 2027 edition the Rules only allow flag-posts at the corners; competition Regulations may make them compulsory, for example where a match is televised.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.9 · aplicación

  7. A bench for each team stands outside the field, both along the same side.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.11 · recuerdo

  8. The circle is the area enclosed by and including the circle-lines, and every line is part of the field, so a ball on the circle-line is inside the circle.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.8; Terminology (Circle) · aplicación

  9. About 6.4 m, 14.63 m, 19.63 m (5 m beyond the circle) and 22.90 m.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rules 1.5, 1.7; Specifications 1.4 · aplicación

  10. 75 mm, 150 mm, 1.20 m and 3.66 m between the posts.

    Fuente: FIH Rules 2027, Rules 1.7-1.9; Specifications 1.5 · aplicación

Fuentes

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

  • FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.82
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.72
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.102
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.92
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.11
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.21
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.31
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.41
  • FIH Rules 2027, Terminology (23-metres area)1
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.51
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rules 1.2-1.61
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rules 1.1, 1.4, 1.51
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.111
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rule 1.8; Terminology (Circle)1
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rules 1.5, 1.7; Specifications 1.41
  • FIH Rules 2027, Rules 1.7-1.9; Specifications 1.51