Penalty shoot-out to replace penalty stroke competition

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has decided that a penalty stroke competition should be replaced by a penalty shoot-out competition, This decision was taken by FIH Executive Board at its recent meeting and the new rule will be incorporated in the FIH Tournament regulations, whereas, Pakistan Hockey Federation is carrying out this practice for the last two years, said a spokesman of PHF here on Thursday.
The Penalty Shoot-out Regulation is as follows:- Penalty shoot out regulation, 5 players from each team take a one-on-one penalty shoot-out alternately against the goalkeeper of the other team making a total of 10 penalty shoot-outs. The players take the penalty shoot-out in the sequence nominated and communicated by the team managers to the Technical Officer on duty before the start of the penalty shoot-out competition. Players are chosen by their respective team manager from those listed on the team entry form for that particular match except as excluded hereunder.
After consultation with the Technical Officer on duty, the umpires choose the goal to be used. A coin is tossed. The team which wins the toss has the choice to take or defend the first penalty shoot-out. The team scoring or awarded the most goals is the winner and the competition ceases once an outright winner is determined. During a penalty shoot-out competition, all the players who appear on the team entry form and who are entitled to sit on the team bench for that match are permitted to enter the field of play but only in the area outside the 23m area used for the shoot-out.
The goalkeeper of the team taking a penalty shoot-out may be on the goal-line outside the circle if so directed by the umpire. A player who is authorised by an umpire or technical official to take or defend a penalty shoot-out may enter the 23m area for that purpose. A player who has been suspended by the Tournament Director or has been excluded permanently (red card) from the field of play during that same match, cannot take part in a penalty shoot-out competition.