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[EDITOR: Based on this press release, some have misunderstood the NFHS's intention regarding free hits inside the attacking 25-yard area. Please note that the self-pass is an option on ALL free hits, no matter where they take place, during all games between high school teams.]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- One of the most significant rule changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Field Hockey Rules Committee makes a self-pass legal for several ball insertion situations. The changes, which were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors, will take effect with the 2010-11 season.
The changes will allow a team to use the self-pass as a means of inserting center passes, 16-yard hits, side-ins, free hits, long hits and all free hits awarded outside the 25-yard area. The defense must still remain 7 yards from the ball.
"The self-pass will improve the flow of the game and provide another option for schools," said Elliot Hopkins, NFHS assistant director and liaison to the Field Hockey Rules Committee. "It provides teams with some strategic choices."
A complete listing of all rules changes approved by the committee is available on the NFHS Web site at http://www.nfhs.org/. Click on "Athletics & Fine Arts Activities" on the home page, and select "Field Hockey."
Field hockey is the 11th-most popular sport for girls at the high school level, according to the 2008-09 High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the NFHS, with 64,563 participants nationwide. The sport ranks 13th in school sponsorship with 1,818 schools sponsoring the sport. In addition, 174 boys participate in field hockey at 98 schools.
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This press release was written by Emily Newell, a spring intern in the NFHS Publications/Communications Department and a sophomore at Butler (Indiana) University.
About the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)
The NFHS, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the national leadership organization for high school sports and fine arts activities. Since 1920, the NFHS has led the development of education-based interscholastic sports and fine arts activities that help students succeed in their lives. The NFHS sets direction for the future by building awareness and support, improving the participation experience, establishing consistent standards and Rules for competition, and helping those who oversee high school sports and activities. The NFHS writes playing Rules for 17 sports for boys and girls at the high school level. Through its 50 member state associations and the District of Columbia, the NFHS reaches more than 19,000 high schools and 11 million participants in high school activity programs, including more than 7.5 million in high school sports. As the recognized national authority on interscholastic activity programs, the NFHS conducts national meetings; sanctions interstate events; produces publications for high school coaches, officials and athletic directors; sponsors professional organizations for high school coaches, officials, spirit coaches, speech and debate coaches and music adjudicators; serves as the national source for interscholastic coach training; and serves as a national information resource of interscholastic athletics and activities. For more information, visit the NFHS Web site at http://www.nfhs.org/.
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