Friday, November 7, 2025

Secret Hockey Umpire: Free hits, position and retakes

We want to encourage quick free hits in as fair a way as possible and to avoid retakes, writes Secret Umpire.

The more quick free hits we can allow the more opportunities are created and the more excitement for all to enjoy.

This is easier said than done. So what are our guidelines? What can we do to achieve consistency? What must we look at or judge? Are different areas more important?

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