Ninh explains the Rules of Bandy The object of the game is for your team to
score more goals than the opposing team. To score a goal, a player must use their stick
and shoot the ball into the goal. Bandy is a European game played with two teams
of 16, with 11 players taking to the ice at any one time. A team must have at least 8
players on the ice at any given time. Hey Ninh, this looks suspiciously like Ice
Hockey, Field Hockey and Soccer?! Ummm yep! That’s pretty much exactly what
Bandy is. If you take elements of field hockey, ice
hockey and football, you get bandy. The ice is roughly the same size as a football
pitch, a maximum of 110m x 65m. Goals are 3.5m wide and 2.1m high which is
similar to field hockey, But is played on ice, just like ice hockey.
Surrounding the goals are the shooting circles, which form a 17m radius around the goals.
These are the free stroke circles, which are 10m in diameter and we’ll talk more about
those later.
The game starts with a stroke off. Once a team has possession of the ball, they
will try and move the ball towards the opposing goalkeeper and try and score.
You can pass the ball directly between teammates, or skate and control the ball with either
side of the stick, just like in ice hockey. Unlike ice hockey however, the stick is not
curved sideways. So players have to be proficient in passing and shooting the ball from both
the left and the right sides of the stick.
The idea is to set up in good position to be able to shoot the ball towards the goal.
The opposing team will try and stop you by tackling.
They are allowed to try and take the ball away from you and move the ball in the opposite
direction so that they can score themselves. One major rule difference between ice hockey
and Bandy is that in Bandy: forceful contact between players is strictly forbidden – and
there are varying degrees of punishment if you break, this or any of the rules.
Breaking the rules may result in a Yellow Card – which is a warning.
A Blue Card – which means that the offending player has to serve a 5 or 10 minute time
penalty. or a Red Card, similar to football and results
in a player being ejected from the game. Another rule difference, is that in Bandy:
the goalkeeper doesn’t have a stick! He’s the only person who is allowed to catch
and throw the ball and can only do that in his own goal circle.
There are many other differences, but those are the main two you need to know about.
The game is usually played in two 45 minute halves, for a combined playing time of 90
minutes. In bad weather conditions, the referee can
opt to play 3 x 30 minute periods. Highest score at the end of time wins.
That’s basically the gist of it, but there’s a few other things you’ll need to understand
before playing or going to a game. For example:
Free Stroke
A free stroke is awarded to the other team if a player breaks one of the rules.
Usually, they are awarded for fouls, incorrect equipment, incorrect procedures, or the ball
going out of play. The ball is hit either 1m away from the sidelines
(or more commonly) from the free stroke circles, depending on the infraction.
Corner Stroke
Very similar to the short corner in field hockey - this is awarded if a defender deliberately
hits the ball behind their own goal line. The attacking team places the ball at the
corner circle, and the defending team can put their players behind the goal line. The
ball is hit into play and is usually shot towards the goal immediately.
Penalty Shot If a defender intentionally fouls a player
with a legitimate chance to score, a penalty shot will be awarded to the attacking team.
The ball is placed on the ice at the penalty spot, and just like ice hockey, it’s one
shot only. Any goals scored count towards the overall
score.
Substitution. There are unlimited substitutions in bandy,
and they can be made at any time except during a corner stroke.
All substitutions must be made within the designated area.
Overtime / Penalty Shootout.
If the game is tied after 90 minutes, usually two extra x 10 minute periods are played to
determine a winner.
However, some games have the golden goal rule, where the next goal scored wins the game.
For games where a winner must be determined, a penalty shootout may occur.
Team with the most goals after 5 players on each team shoots the ball … wins.
If you’re struggling to understand Bandy, try watching my other videos on ice hockey,
field hockey and football first, and hopefully this’ll all make sense to you.
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Ninh Ly, @NinhLyUK, www.ninh.co.uk