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Rules and Briefings
NFHS Rules Committee Approves Self-Pass Option
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.
Feb 15, 2010 - 9:00:00 AM

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NFHS Rules Committee Drops Stick Label Requirement
INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Field Hockey Rules Committee has lifted the requirement of having a visible and permanently labeled stick. The change, which was subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors, will take effect with the 2010-11 season.
Feb 15, 2010 - 9:00:00 AM

Rules and Briefings
2009 Indoor Briefing
Cris Maloney, UmpireHockey.com publisher and author of HOW TO UMPIRE FIELD HOCKEY provides students attending his umpiring camps, clinics and courses this four part online resource covering the 2009 Indoor Hockey briefing.
Jan 5, 2010 - 7:00:00 AM

Rules and Briefings
Self Pass / Free Hit Rule Tutorial
Terry Walsh, USA Field Hockey's Technical Director, has prepared a video/animation in conjunction with the FIH detailing and explaining the new Free Hit rule. Various situations using the self pass option are included in the tutorial.
Jul 19, 2009 - 7:00:00 AM

Rules and Briefings
2009 Rules of Hockey
The rules governing the game of hockey in 2009 and the 2009 briefing for outdoor umpire managers are now available. [ED: The briefing has been updated twice since this article was published, most recently on April 20, 2009. The latest briefing is linked to in this article and marked as "Version 3". Change marks are not provided.]
Mar 13, 2009 - 9:00:00 PM

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