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Rule 44 · AAP Reglas de Juego 2026

Penalty 5b: free hit from the centre

A free hit from the centre of the field, defenders 30 yards away between the ball and their goal.

  1. 44

    A free hit at the ball from the centre of the field; no player of the offending side may be less than 30 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 desde el centro de la cancha, no puede ningún jugador del bando infractor estar a menos de 30 yardas de la bocha, siempre entre la línea de la bocha y el arco que defiende, pudiendo el bando perjudicado colocarse donde quiera.

    Penalty 5b from above: where the ball is placed and where both teams stand until it is hit (riders drawn larger than scale)
    1. Penalty 5b: the centre of the field
    2. The hitting team may stand where it chooses
    3. The hitter, Blue 1, on the approach
    4. The defending team at least 30 yd from the ball, between the ball and its goal
    5. The other penalties' spots: P and the penalty's number
    Penalty 5b seen from behind the hitter: the ball on its spot, the hitting team in blue, the defending team in white

    Penalty 5b from the centre; a Penalty 5a is set up the same way where the ball was

  2. 44a

    If a player of the offending side is placed illegally, the side fouled shall be awarded a new hit, the penalty spot being moved forward 30 yards. If the same offence is repeated, a 30-, 40- or 60-yard or half-way “foul” shall be given, as appropriate, taking into account where the infringement took place.

    Original text

    Si un jugador del bando infractor se ubicara en forma antirreglamentaria, se le concederá al bando perjudicado un nuevo tiro, avanzando el punto del penal 30 yardas. En caso de repetirse la misma falta se cobrará “foul” de 30, 40, 60 yardas o mitad de cancha según corresponda teniendo en cuenta el lugar de la infracción.

  3. 44b

    If any player of the offending side 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 algún jugador del bando infractor 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.

Translation for educational purposes. The original Spanish text prevails.