New Penalty Corner Rules trials abandoned, says FIH President Ikram

The proposed trials for changes in the penalty corner rules have been abandoned, said FIH President Tayyab Ikram at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on the sidelines of the Asian Champions Trophy on Friday. But we need to continue working to enhance the safety of our athletes.” 𝐅𝐈𝐇 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 After internal consultation, the International Hockey Federation has decided to abandon the penalty corner rule trial in the particular… pic.twitter.com/GO4fPezYCp — International Hockey Federation August 11, 2023 What changes had the FIH proposed? In a press release, the global governing body for the sport had proposed the following changes in the Penalty Corner routine: The set up of the Penalty Corner is the same as the current rule but the ball must travel at least 5m outside of the circle, beyond the 5m dotted circle, before a goal can be scored Number of defenders remains at 5, all starting behind the back line Number of attackers is at the discretion of the attacking team All attackers except for the initial injector must start 5m outside the circle When the ball is played from the baseline, all players are able to move and play as normal No restriction on height of shots at goal once the ball has travelled outside the 5m dotted line and returned inside the circle. More similar to normal hockey play, with a significant advantage of more players available to the attacking team Remove the need for additional protective equipment to be worn by field players, reducing the barrier to entry of having to purchase further equipment and improving the safety, and the safe appearance, of hockey At International level, the time permitted for the teams to set up once a PC is awarded can be reduced from 40 seconds speeding up the game and reducing delays What current and former players had to say about the proposal?