Field Hockey · Livello 4: Intermedio · Sottolivello 4.5
Penalty Corner Routines
10 test · 100 fatti · aggiornato il 30 ottobre 2026 · markdown
How a penalty corner is run: the set-up and roles, injecting by push, hit or drag, the stick stop, the hitter, the basic options, rebounds and deflections, and the defence with its goalkeeper, post, first runner and trails.
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Test 1The set-upFai un test
Players stand on the edge of the circle.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
Other players stand on the other half to defend if the corner fails.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Set up · richiamo
The back-up stands behind the hitters to collect any missed passes.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Set up · richiamo
The ball must first be received outside the circle, then brought back in.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Set up · richiamo
Attention must be given to training them to make the most of matches.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
The defensive corner must be just as efficient and organised.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
The set-up, the push-out, the stick stop, the hitter, rebounds and deflections.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
Set, inject, stop, strike.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
Injector at the line, stopper at the edge, hitter beside, back-up behind.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Set up · applicazione
Attackers round the circle, ball on the back-line: a penalty corner.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · applicazione
Test 2The injectorFai un test
In the guide's set-up, the injector also guards the short rebound on the right.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
It is recommended that the ball is pushed from the left side.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Injector · richiamo
It makes it easier to hit from the stick stop and to roll to either side.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Injector · richiamo
The injector must have at least one foot outside the field.
Fonte: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3c · richiamo
Push or hit without intentionally raising it.
Fonte: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3i · richiamo
The injector must not play it again until another player has played it.
Fonte: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3j · richiamo
The inserter begins the play and injects the ball.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Set up · richiamo
Set, inject, enter, cover.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
Inject, stop, shoot.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
The player putting the ball into play from the back-line.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · applicazione
Test 3Injecting by push, hit or dragFai un test
The ball can be injected by a push, hit or drag.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Injector · richiamo
The push is well directed and flat.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Injector · richiamo
The release can be disguised, so its timing is hard to predict.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Injector · richiamo
Injection speed is softer.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Injector · richiamo
Injection speed is much harder.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Injector · richiamo
The defenders' reaction is quicker because they can react to the backswing.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Injector · richiamo
It can only be used effectively on artificial turf.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Injector · richiamo
Push softest, the drag hard and accurate, the hit hardest.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Injector · richiamo
The push can be disguised; the hit shows its backswing.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Injector · richiamo
A hard, flat, accurate drag along the turf.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Injector · applicazione
Test 4The stick stopFai un test
The stick stopper stops the ball and rolls it back into the circle.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
The stopper needs to be agile and have a low body position.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Stick stop · richiamo
Eye-ball contact over the whole distance until it reaches the stick.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Stick stop · richiamo
Hands must be separate to ensure stick stability.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Stick stop · richiamo
The face of the stick is tilted forward.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Stick stop · richiamo
At the stop, the player must be still with the right foot forward.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Stick stop · richiamo
After the stop it must be moved into the circle as quickly as possible.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Stick stop · richiamo
Ready, watch, stop, move.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Stick stop · richiamo
Hands, face, feet.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Stick stop · richiamo
Stopping the ball at the top of the circle: the stopper.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Stick stop · applicazione
Test 5The hitterFai un test
The rhythm and movement must be one smooth forward movement.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, The hitter · richiamo
The rhythm of the body movement adds momentum.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, The hitter · richiamo
The hitter runs in after the shot to cover long rebounds.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, The hitter · richiamo
The hit is not just about power but also control.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, The hitter · richiamo
A hit as first shot must cross at no more than 460 mm, the backboard height.
Fonte: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3l · richiamo
For flicks, deflections and scoops the ball may be raised if not dangerous.
Fonte: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3m · richiamo
The striker hits, slaps or drag-flicks the ball towards goal.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
Back, step, strike, follow.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, The hitter · richiamo
Wait, strike, follow.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, The hitter · richiamo
Shooting from the stop: the hitter.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, The hitter · applicazione
Test 6Basic optionsFai un test
Hit 1: pass to H1, shot.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Basic options · richiamo
Pass Right: pass to H1, pass to H2, shot.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Basic options · richiamo
Give & Go: pass to H1, pass and return with H2, shot.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Basic options · richiamo
L1: pass to L1, shot.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Basic options · richiamo
Passes move the runners and keeper out of line.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Basic options · richiamo
These players are pass options or tippers.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Set up · richiamo
Teams call or signal the option in advance.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary (cues) · richiamo
Inject, H1, H2, shoot.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Basic options · richiamo
Give, go, return, shoot.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Basic options · richiamo
Pass to H2, shot: Hit 2.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Basic options · applicazione
Test 7Rebounds and deflectionsFai un test
The slip hitter also covers the long rebound to the keeper's right.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
Deflection runners cover the long and short rebounds on the keeper's left.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
The slip hitter hits, slaps or drag-flicks when the ball is slipped from the stick stop.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
Players covering the short rebound zone are right and left of the keeper.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
L1, L2, R1, R2 can run in to deflect or collect a rebound.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Set up · richiamo
A save near goal often leaves a loose ball.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
Rebounds in the middle belong to the hitter and the stopper.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
Shot, spill, arrive, score.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · richiamo
Right, middle, left.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · applicazione
Running in to touch the shot: deflection runner.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners · applicazione
Test 8The defensive set-upFai un test
Not more than five defenders, including the goalkeeper.
Fonte: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3f · richiamo
The other defenders must be beyond the centre-line.
Fonte: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3g · richiamo
Defenders must understand their individual job and cooperate.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Defensive penalty corners · richiamo
1:3: one field player on the left of the mid-line, three on the right.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Defence position options · richiamo
Two each side of the mid-line: the 2:2.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Defence position options · richiamo
Penalty corner protective equipment includes face masks.
Fonte: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 4.2 · richiamo
So that a won ball has someone to go to.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Defensive corner · richiamo
Keeper, post, trails, runner.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Defensive corner · applicazione
Line up, inject, charge, clear.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Defensive penalty corners · richiamo
Five behind the line, the rest beyond halfway: a defensive corner.
Fonte: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3f-g · applicazione
Test 9The first runnerFai un test
The first wave needs an explosive start.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, First wave · richiamo
Place pressure on the hitter or block the shot.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, First wave · richiamo
The stick is held in the right hand.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, First wave · richiamo
Many flyers keep their body safely out of the way of any shot.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Defensive corner · richiamo
Tilted forward so the ball does not deflect off the stick.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, First wave · richiamo
This player keeps the body out of the line of the ball.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, First wave · richiamo
Flyer: runs directly to where the shot is taken.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Defensive corner · richiamo
Wait, go, run, block.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, First wave · richiamo
Waves go in turn.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, First wave · applicazione
Charging the hitter: the first runner.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, First wave · applicazione
Test 10Trails and the postFai un test
Step out just ahead of the line at the feet of the goalkeeper.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Post player · richiamo
Relaxed grip and keep stick still.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Post player · richiamo
The goalkeeper immediately aligns in the direct line of the ball.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Goalkeeper · richiamo
They clear balls that rebound off the goalkeeper's pads.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Second and third wave · richiamo
And defend the left and right side deflections.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Second and third wave · richiamo
Low trail holds space to deter deflections and collect rebounds.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Defensive corner · richiamo
The high trail may also join the flyer to pressure shots.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Defensive corner · richiamo
Pressure, save, collect, clear.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Defensive corner · applicazione
Position, balance, grip, stillness.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Post player · richiamo
Next to the keeper at the post: the post player.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Post player · applicazione
Fonti
KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, USA Field Hockey 101, NFHCA notes, FIH history and official results; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered rules belong to the Rules category (Field Hockey - Rules of Hockey).
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners21
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Injector12
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Stick stop9
- NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Basic options8
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, First wave8
- NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Set up7
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, The hitter7
- NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Defensive corner7
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Post player4
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Defensive penalty corners2
- NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Defence position options2
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Second and third wave2
- FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3c1
- FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3i1
- FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3j1
- FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3l1
- FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3m1
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary (cues)1
- FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3f1
- FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3g1
- FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 4.21
- FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3f-g1
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Goalkeeper1