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Rule 43 · HPA Blue Book 2026

Penalty 5b: centre hit

A free hit from the centre of the field, with the defenders 30 yards back.

  1. 43

    PENALTY 5B - CENTRE. A Penalty 5b shall be a free hit from the centre of the field of play.

    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 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. 43a

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

  3. 43b

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