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Rule 42 · AAP Reglas de Juego 2026

Penalty 4: 60-yard hit

A free hit from 60 yards in front of goal, defenders at least 40 yards away between the ball and their goal.

  1. 42

    A free hit at the ball, or an attempt to hit it, from a point 60 yards from the offending side's goal line, opposite the middle of the goal. No member of the offending side may be less than 40 yards from the ball, always between the line of the ball and the goal it defends; the side fouled may place itself where it wishes.

    Original text

    Un golpe libre a la bocha o su intento de pegarle desde un punto situado a 60 yardas de la línea del arco del bando infractor, frente al medio del arco. Ninguno del bando infractor podrá estar a menos de 40 yardas de la bocha, siempre entre la línea de la bocha y el arco que defiende, pudiendo el bando perjudicado colocarse donde quiera.

    Penalty 4 from above: where the ball is placed and where both teams stand until it is hit (riders drawn larger than scale)
    1. Penalty 4: 60 yd from the goal line, opposite the centre of the goal
    2. The hitting team may stand where it chooses
    3. The hitter, Blue 1, on the approach
    4. The defending team at least 40 yd from the ball, between the ball and its goal
    5. The other penalties' spots: P and the penalty's number
    Penalty 4 seen from behind the hitter: the ball on its spot, the hitting team in blue, the defending team in white

  2. 42a

    If, when Penalty 4 (60 yards) is taken, in the umpire's opinion the free hit would have gone wide but a player of the offending side was placed illegally, the shot must be taken again.

    Original text

    Si al ejecutarse el Penal 4 (60 yardas) en la opinión del juez el golpe libre hubiera sido desviado pero un jugador del bando infractor se ubicara en forma antirreglamentaria, el tiro deberá ejecutarse nuevamente.

  3. 42b

    If the player comes onto the field from the wrong side after the penalty has been taken, he may only take part in play once he complies with the offside law by passing his first teammate.

    Original text

    Si el jugador ingresara a la cancha por el lado equivocado después de ejecutado el penal sólo podrá intervenir en el juego una vez que cumpla con la ley del off side pasando a su primer compañero.

  4. 42 Nota

    NOTE: If the free hit is missed or mishit, the ball shall be in play and the attacking team may only intervene with a controlled half-swing stroke

    Original text

    NOTA: Si se errara el golpe libre o éste fuera defectuoso, la bocha estará en juego y el equipo atacante sólo podrá intervenir con un golpe controlado de medio swing

Translation for educational purposes. The original Spanish text prevails.