Rule 13 · AAP Reglas de Juego 2026
Changing ends and wrong line-up
Ends change after every goal, and at half time if no goal has been scored; play restarts at the centre within 25 seconds.
Ends shall be changed after every goal. Ends shall also be changed if no goals have been scored by half time, and play shall restart in the position corresponding to the change of ends. After a goal is scored, play shall restart with a Throw-in in the middle of the field. Players shall be allowed a reasonable time to reach the centre of the field at a short canter, the Umpire deciding when to bowl the ball, within 25 seconds at most, to restart play. If there are two umpires on the field and all 8 players are lined up, play may start even if the second Umpire has not reached the Throw-in. If the Umpire inadvertently allows the sides to line up the wrong way, the responsibility is his and there shall be no remedy; that is, if a goal is scored it shall count for the team that scores it and not be taken as an own goal. But if no goal has been scored by the end of the period, ends shall then be changed.
Original text
Después de cada gol se cambiará de lado. También se cambiará de lado si no se hubieran marcado goles hasta la mitad del partido y el juego se reanudará en la situación que corresponda al cambio de lado. Después de marcarse un gol, el juego se reiniciará con un Throw in en el medio de la cancha. Se les concederá a los jugadores un tiempo razonable para llegar al centro de la cancha a un galope corto, siendo el Juez quien defina cuando arrojar la bocha dentro de los 25 segundos como máximo para reiniciar el juego. Si hubiera dos jueces en cancha y estuvieran los 8 jugadores formados podrá iniciarse el juego aun cuando el segundo Juez no hubiera llegado al Throw-in. Si el Juez inadvertidamente permite la alineación equivocada de los bandos, suya es la responsabilidad y no habrá remedio, es decir, que de anotarse un gol será válido para el equipo que lo anote y no tomado como gol en contra. Pero si al final del período no se ha marcado un gol entonces se hará el cambio de lados.
Before: Blue attacks the right-hand goal and scores.
After: ends changed; the umpire throws in at the centre within 25 seconds.
Ends are changed after each goal: each team then attacks the other goal, and play restarts with a throw-in in the middle of the field.
Translation for educational purposes. The original Spanish text prevails.