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Rule 42 · HPA Blue Book 2026

Penalty 5a: spot hit

A free hit from where the ball was when the foul happened, with the defenders 30 yards back.

  1. 42

    PENALTY 5A - SPOT. A Penalty 5a shall be a free hit from the spot where the ball was when the foul occurred, but at least 4 yards from the boards or side lines.

    Penalty 5a from above: where the ball is placed and where both teams stand until it is hit (riders drawn larger than scale)
    1. Penalty 5a: where the ball was, at least 4 yd from the boards or side lines
    2. The hitting team may stand where it chooses
    3. The hitter, Blue 1, on the approach
    4. The defending team behind a line 30 yd from the ball, parallel to the back line
    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. 42a

    The team taking the hit to be free to position themselves where they choose.

  3. 42b

    The team facing the hit to be behind an imaginary line parallel to the back line 30 yards from the ball.