Hockey Quiz Questions

1.

How long does a full version game of hockey last?

a) 50
b) 60
c) 70
d) 80

2.

How
a)
b)
c)

3.

What is your decision if the ball is hit from outside of the D into the goal without touching any

many periods of the game are there in hockey?

2
3
4

stick, part of the body or the goal keeper inside the D?

a) No goal defensive hit out (hit by an attacking player)
b) Goal
4.

How
d)
e)
f)

many players are in a hockey team when using the whole pitch?
10
11
12

5.

How many players are allowed per team on the pitch when playing indoor hockey
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7

6.

Does a team have to play with a fully kitted up goalkeeper?

a) No
b) Yes

7.

If 2 defenders simultaneously tackle an attacking player at the same time it is a foul ?

a) Yes
b) No

8.

How far must a player be from another player after a foul has been committed within the field of
play before they can close the player taking the free hit?
a) 3m
b) 4m
c) 5m
d) 6m

9.

10.

What cards are used as penalties in hockey?

a) Yellow warning and red suspended for the rest of the game.
b) Green warning, yellow minimum of 5 minutes, red suspended for the rest of the game.
c) Green 5 minutes suspension, yellow 15 minute suspension and red suspended for the rest of the game.
How can the offended team restart the game after a foul or the ball goes off the side line?
a) With a pass only.
b) Self pass or pass.

11.

What is your decision if the ball hits a defenders foot inside the D disadvantaging the attacking
team?
a)
Free hit from outside of the dashed line.
b)
Penalty stroke.
c)
Penalty corner also called a short corner.

12.

If the ball comes off a defender and goes over the base line either side of the goal what is the
decision?
a) Long corner to the attacking team from the corner like in football.
b) Long corner to the attacking team taken 5 yards up the side line.
For a bonus mark can you outline the new rule change regarding where long corners will be taken
from next season? The restart will be taken in line with where the ball went out of play 16 yards
from the back line(in line with where the top of the D).

13.

If the ball goes over the baseline off an attackers stick what is the decision and where does the
game restart from?
a) Hit out for the defender taken from the middle of the pitch from the penalty spot.
b) Hit out for the defender taken in line with the top of the D and in line with where the ball crossed
the base line.
c) From the top of the D and in any position along this line.

14.

When defending a penalty corner what is the maximum number of players a team is allowed behind
the goal line?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6

15.

Where do the rest of the defending team have to start from when defending a penalty corner?
a) In their attacking D
b) Behind the half way line
c) Behind the 25 yard/23m line in their own half

16.

What is your decision if a defender stops the ball on the goal line with their foot?
a) Penalty corner
b) Penalty stroke

17.

If a penalty stroke is awarded and taken by the striker but saved resulting in the ball returning
back towards the striker what is the decision?
a) Penalty stroke is over and the game restarts with a hit out to the defending team from the top of
the D
b) Play on with the attacker trying to score from a rebound and the rest of the players engaging.

18.

Are there any restrictions on the number of players allowed in the shooting D in hockey?
a) Only 5 attacking players
b) Only 6 attacking players
c) Only 7 attacking players
d) No restriction

19.

Is
a)
b)
c)

it mandatory to wear?
Gum shield and shin pads
Just a gum shield
Just shin pads

d) Neither
20.

Is it good practice for children to wear a gum shield and shin pads?
a) Yes
b) No

21.

When is a bully used during a match

a) At the start of a game
b) After a goal has been scored
c) When a simultaneous foul occurs between two opposing players

22.

Is a player allowed to lift the ball over a players stick or in the air over a number of players?
a) Yes if it poses no danger on the way up or the way down
b) No as lifting a ball in a game is dangerous

23.

You are not allowed to intentionally back into a player when dribbling with the ball?
a) True
b) False

24.

When shooting at goal from a penalty corner which of the following are allowed resulting in a goal
being awarded? Circle all the correct answers
a) The ball travels no higher than the back board height and crosses the line hitting the back board.
b) A striker hits the ball firing the ball straight into the top corner
c) A striker drag flicks the ball into the roof of the net.
d) A striker passes the ball at the top of the D to a player in the D who sweeps the ball into the top
corner of the goal
e) The ball is hit along the ground towards the goal and deflects off a defenders stick or another
attackers stick crossing the line above the back board hitting the net.

25.

Where do all the players other than the striker and keeper have to stand when a penalty stroke is
being taken?
a) On the half way line
b) Behind the 23m/25 yard line
c) Outside of the D

26.

How many umpires officiate a game of hockey?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3

27.

How many players are permitted when playing mini hockey (2 cross field pitches on a standard
hockey pitch)?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8

28.

How old does a child have to be before they are permitted to play senior hockey?
a) 13
b) 14
c) 15
d) 16
e) 17

29.

Is a keeper allowed to kick the ball outside the D?

a) Yes
b) No

30.

If a defender commits a cynical foul inside the 25yard/23m area but outside the D what would
the umpire award?
c) Penalty corner
d) Free hit outside the dashed line