Ball games II

Physical and Health Education J.S.S 3 First Term

Week 2

Ball games II

Performance objectives:

Students should be able to:

1. Apply the rules and safety regulations governing the game.

Content

Hockey rules and safety regulations

1. Hockey players can only hit the ball with the flat side of their stick.

2. Hockey players (other than the goalkeeper) are not allowed to use their feet, or any other parts of the body, to control the ball at any time.

3. A goal can only be scored either from a field goal, a penalty corner, or from a penalty stroke.

4. Hockey players may not trip, push, charge, interfere with, or physically handle an opponent in any way. Hockey is a non-contact sport and all fouls result in a free hit or a ‘penalty corner’ for the non-offending team depending on where the infringement took place and the severity of the foul.

5. A player who breaches the rules, either by rough or dangerous play, misconduct, or an intentional offence, can be shown a card either green, yellow or red card.

Green card: This is an official warning given to the hockey player to not break the rules.

Yellow card: This results in a hockey player being sent off the pitch for 5minutes, following an offence.

Red card: A red card results in an early shower and is given for more serious offence.