Rule 39 · HPA Blue Book 2026
Penalty 2: spot or 30-yard hit
For a foul inside the 30-yard line, the fouled team gets an undefended free hit at goal, from the spot or from 30 yards.
PENALTY 2 - SPOT OR 30 YARD HIT. If the foul occurred within the 30 yard line the Captain of the team fouled shall be offered the choice of one undefended free hit from either the spot where the foul occurred or 30 yards from the goal line of the team that has fouled opposite the centre of the goal: • All of the team taking the hit to be positioned behind the ball. The player taking the hit may hit or hit at the ball only once and may not make another play. Should the ball fail to cross the goal or back line or rebound into play off a goal post the team facing the hit will be awarded a free hit from where the ball came to rest, as for a Penalty 5a. The ball may be moved outwards towards the boards or side-line should a goal post interfere with the player taking the hit. • The team facing the hit has no play and must be behind their back line and not between the goal posts nor behind the goal. They may not distract the player taking the penalty, including unintentionally, and must allow the ball to come to a rest.
Penalty 2 from above: where the ball is placed and where both teams stand until it is hit (riders drawn larger than scale) - Penalty 2: 30 yd from the goal line, opposite the centre of the goal
- Or from the spot of the foul, if it happened inside the 30-yard line
- The hitting team behind the ball
- The hitter, Blue 1, on the approach
- The defending team behind its back line, not between the posts nor behind the goal
- The other penalties' spots: P and the penalty's number
