| 1901 |
Advantage
Rule accepted.
Constance Applebee introduces hockey to the USA with an exhibition at Harvard |
| 1904 |
Intentionally
undercutting and raising of the ball is penalized.
Scoop stroke permitted. |
| 1907 |
Umpires to
apply rules without waiting for appeal. |
| 1908 |
Penalty
corner introduced |
| 1936 |
Notes & Suggestions to
Umpires published in the Rules book. |
| 1938 |
Stiock
interferance, including hooking of sticks, forbidden |
| 1957 |
25-yard bully
replaced by 16-yard hit. |
| 1959 |
Temporary
suspensions introduced. |
| 1963 |
Penalty bully
replaced by penalty stroke |
| 1970 |
Roll-in from
side-line replaced by push-ins |
| 1972 |
Offside
changes from three to two defenders. |
| 1973 |
Two
substitutes permitted. |
| 1975 |
First rule
book common to men's and women's games.
Code of signals for umpires first published.
Temporary suspension to be at least five minutes. |
| 1979 |
Introduction
of color control cards into Rule Book. |
| 1983 |
Hit-in from
sideline replaced the push-in.
Pass back replaced the center bully.
"Sticks" rule modified to come under dangerous play. |
| 1987 |
Number of
defenders at penalty corner reduced from six to five.
First hit at goal from penalty corner not to cross goal line higher than 18-inches.
Offside to be applied only in 25-yeard areas. |
| 1989 |
Number
of substitutes increased from two to three. |
| 1992 |
"Rolling"
substitutions introduced. |
| 1994 |
Captains made
responsible for teams' behavior and for substitutions.
Goalkeepers required to wear protective headgear. |
| 1995 |
Free hit to
be avanced 10 yards for dissent.
Substitution allowed at penalty corners and penalty strokes. |
| 1996 |
Goalkeepers'
gauntlets renamed "hand protectors" and to be maximum of 14 inches long and 9
inches wide.
No offside introduced as mandatory experiment.
Long corner to be taken from spot on sideline (mandatory experiment)
Pass back amended to Centre Pass |
| 1997 |
Time
prolonged to permit completion of penalty corner at the end of both halves (mandatory
experiment). |
| 1998 |
No offside
and long corner hits confirmed as rules.
Substitutions at penalty corners no longer permitted except for injured defending
goalkeeper.
All measurements and distances now expressed in metric terms. |
1999
(Feb) |
Study of
composition stick continued, but metal and metallic substances banned.
Use of edge of stick to be permitted, subject to safety
(mandatory experiment)
Prolongation of time, to permit completition of penalty corners at half- and full-time,
confirmed as a Rule. |
1999
(Oct) |
Reappraisal
of definition of stick
Broken white lines to be marked on pitch five meters outside circle line.
substitution of player with exposed bleeding to be permitted at penalty corner. |
| 2003 |
Ball no
longer required to be stopped outside the circle before a shot on goal during a penalty
corner. Defenders allowed to play
the ball at any height within the circle (subject to danger). |
| 2004 |
Rule book rewritten
and rearranged to make the Rules easier to understand. The Rules
were laid out in just two sections: Playing the Game and Umpiring
|
| 2005 |
Mandatory
experimental rules (from 2004) adopted as formal rules.
-
permitting a defender to use the stick to stop or
deflect a shot at goal at any height.
-
not requiring the ball to be stopped before a
shot at goal at a penalty corner.
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