4) Players Clothing and Equipments
Tournament Regulations available from the FIH Office provide
additional information and requirements about players' clothing,
personal equipment and advertising. Refer also to regulations
established by Continental Federations and National Associations.
4.1 Field players of the same team must wear uniform clothing.
4.2 Players must not wear anything which is dangerous to other players.
Field players are permitted to wear gloves for protection which do not
increase the natural size of the hands significantly. It is recommended
that field players wear shin, ankle and mouth protection.
Goalkeepers must wear over any upper body protection a shirt or garment
which is different in colour from that of both teams.
4.4 Protective headgear is compulsory for goalkeepers except when taking a
penalty stroke.
A helmet incorporating fixed full-face protection and cover for the
entire head and throat is recommended.
It is also recommended that goalkeepers wear other protective
equipment. The following are permitted for use only by goalkeepers:
body, upper arm, elbow, forearm, hand and thigh protectors, leg
guards and kickers.
4.5 Clothing or protective equipment which significantly increases the natural size
of a goalkeeper’s body or area of protection is not permitted.
4.6 The stick has a traditional shape with a handle and a curved head which is flat
on its left side:
a the stick must be smooth and must not have any rough or sharp parts
b inclusive of any additional coverings used, the stick must be able to pass
through a ring with an interior diameter of 51 mm
c the stick must conform with the specification agreed by the Hockey Rules
Board.
4.7 The ball is spherical, hard and white (or an agreed colour which contrasts with
the playing surface).
Detailed specifications of the stick, ball and goalkeeper’s equipment
are provided in a separate section at the end of these Rules.
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