{"id":32329,"date":"2026-10-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fieldhockeyzone.com\/?p=32329"},"modified":"2026-10-19T11:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:34:43","slug":"shoot-out-w-hokeju-na-trawie-jak-wyglada-i-jak-go-trenowac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fieldhockeyzone.com\/en\/shoot-out-w-hokeju-na-trawie-jak-wyglada-i-jak-go-trenowac\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoot-outs in hockey \u2013 how a match is decided and how to practise them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last weekend, two junior matches in Poland were decided by shoot-outs, according to PZHT. Formally it was not a penalty stroke but a shoot-out: a series of one-on-one duels in which a player sets off with the ball from the 23-metre line and has 8 seconds to beat the goalkeeper. A penalty stroke looks different: the ball lies still on the spot 6.40 m from the goal-line, the goalkeeper stands with both feet on the line, and the taker has one play, with no feint. A penalty corner is yet another phase of play, with its own procedure described in the post on <a href=\"\/en\/karny-rog-jak-wyglada-i-jaki-sprzet-ochronny-zakladaja-obroncy\/\">the penalty corner<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How a shoot-out works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FIH Rules of Hockey do not describe the shoot-out in the rules text itself. The procedure is in an appendix to the FIH tournament regulations, and that is the version we describe here. Whether and when a shoot-out decides a match in a given competition is set by the regulations of that competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Five takers and one defender.<\/strong> Each team nominates five players to take the attempts and one to defend them, usually the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper may also be one of the takers.<\/li><li><strong>Toss and order.<\/strong> The team that wins the toss chooses whether to take or defend the first attempt. The teams take turns, ten attempts in total.<\/li><li><strong>Set-up.<\/strong> The ball is placed on the 23-metre line opposite the centre of the goal, and the attacker stands next to it outside the 23-metre area. The goalkeeper starts on or behind the goal-line between the posts.<\/li><li><strong>Whistle and 8 seconds.<\/strong> On the umpire's signal the clock starts and both players may move in any direction.<\/li><li><strong>End of the attempt.<\/strong> The attempt ends when 8 seconds have elapsed, a goal is scored, the attacker commits an offence, or the ball goes out over the back-line or side-line. The goalkeeper deliberately playing the ball over the back-line also ends the attempt.<\/li><li><strong>Goalkeeper's offence.<\/strong> An unintentional one, inside or outside the circle, means the same attempt is retaken by the same player against the same goalkeeper. An intentional offence by the goalkeeper is a penalty stroke.<\/li><li><strong>Result.<\/strong> The team with more goals wins. If the lead is greater than the number of attempts the opponents have left, the series ends early.<\/li><li><strong>Level after five.<\/strong> The same players take another series, and the order may differ from the first. The team that took the first attempt in the previous series defends first in the next; the starting team alternates in every subsequent series. When, after the same number of attempts, one team is a goal ahead, it wins, even if not all five have been taken. This is the \u201csudden death\u201d people talk about in the stands.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the attacker can do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A shoot-out is a duel on the move, not a shot from a standing position. The eight-second limit demands quick ball carrying and a decision about whether to feint or shoot. Options to practise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>carrying the ball straight at the goalkeeper and shooting before they can close the distance,<\/li><li>a change of pace: a calmer approach that draws the goalkeeper forward, then acceleration and going round on the side they leave open,<\/li><li>switching the ball to the backhand side and shooting, or lifting the ball over a goalkeeper who has gone down low,<\/li><li>patience until the final seconds, when the goalkeeper starts to attack the ball and space opens up beside them.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which option works depends on what the goalkeeper does. Two pitfalls to watch for: going too wide, so the ball runs out over the side-line, and a shot taken after the 8 seconds are up, because the attempt is already over by then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the goalkeeper does<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goalkeeper has two choices: stay close to the goal and wait for the shot, or come out to meet the attacker and take away their space. In shoot-outs goalkeepers generally come several metres off the line to narrow the angle and force the opponent to decide before they reach the circle. Then it is about patience: moving forward at the attacker's pace, not diving at the first feint, and being ready to go down only when the ball is close. After a few seconds it is the attacker, not the goalkeeper, who is under pressure from the clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two points of the procedure concern the goalkeeper directly. An intentional offence, inside or outside the circle, results in a penalty stroke, and deliberately playing the ball over the back-line ends the attempt with no retake. Full protection matters here, because the attacker shoots from close range, often lifting the ball. What goes into the kit and in what order to put it together, we described in the post <a href=\"\/en\/sprzet-bramkarski-od-zera-jak-skompletowac-zestaw\/\">goalkeeping kit from scratch<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to practise it in training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A shoot-out can be practised at the end of training in ten minutes, provided someone keeps time. Without a clock the drill teaches something other than the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Series against the clock.<\/strong> Five balls on the 23-metre line, goalkeeper in goal, a partner with a stopwatch counts down 8 seconds and calls \u201ctime\u201d out loud. The player sets off on the signal. Start the next attempt once loose balls are clear of the playing area and the goalkeeper signals they are ready. Count goals out of five attempts and repeat the series starting from the other side of the body.<\/li><li><strong>Decision on a signal.<\/strong> A partner signals from behind a protective net, out of the line of the shot, and, the moment the attacker reaches the circle, shows a side with their hand: left, right or shoot straight away. This trains reading the situation at the last moment instead of replaying one plan.<\/li><li><strong>One-on-one tackling without a shot.<\/strong> A field player tries to tackle in a marked area away from the goal. The drill covers carrying and feints, with no shots or lifted balls. Practise attempts with a shot against a goalkeeper in full protective kit, under a coach's supervision.<\/li><li><strong>For the goalkeeper: coming out and stopping.<\/strong> A partner sets off with the ball from 23 metres at varying pace, and the goalkeeper works only on the first phase: coming several metres off the line, stopping in a set position and matching the attacker's pace. A shot comes only every third attempt, so the goalkeeper does not learn to dive at every movement.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For practising shoot-outs it helps to have several balls of the same type, so every attempt behaves the same way. If the club basket has three usable balls left, top up the supply in the category <a href=\"\/en\/sklep\/pilki\/\">Balls<\/a>, and the differences between a training and a match ball are described in the post on <a href=\"\/en\/pilki-do-hokeja-na-trawie-treningowa-czy-meczowa\/\">hockey balls<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shoot-out procedure under FIH regulations: five takers, start from the 23 m line, 8 seconds per attempt, sudden death. 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