8. Handicap Calculation
In all matches played under handicap conditions, the higher handicap team (Sum total of handicaps of four players) shall concede to lower handicap team, as many goals as the difference is, in the four chukkar match. But in the event the tournament committee or the technical committee decides to play the match more than 4 chukkars for each additional chukkar the goals to be conceded will be calculated as follows.
(a) The difference of goals between the two teams will be divided by 4 and the result thereby will be added in the difference of goals for playing additional chukkar.
(b) If there is any fraction, less than half will be counted as half, and fraction more than half will be counted as one. Example 1- If the difference of goals between two teams for 4 chukkar is 7 goals, it will be divided by 4, result will be 1.75 therefore 2 more goal will be added in the difference for one extra chukkar. Example 2- If the difference is 5 goals in the 4 chukkar between two teams, on dividing by 4 the result will be 1.25. This means only one and a half goal should be added in the original difference of goal for one extra chukkar. Similarly in the event of the tournament committee or the technical committee decided to play 3 chukkars match, the result arrived in the above examples will be reduced from the original difference in goals between two teams.
In all matches played under handicap conditions, the higher handicap team (Sum total of handicaps of four players) shall concede to lower handicap team, as many goals as the difference is, in the four chukkar match. But in the event the tournament committee or the technical committee decides to play the match more than 4 chukkars for each additional chukkar the goals to be conceded will be calculated as follows.
(a) The difference of goals between the two teams will be divided by 4 and the result thereby will be added in the difference of goals for playing additional chukkar.
(b) If there is any fraction, less than half will be counted as half, and fraction more than half will be counted as one. Example 1- If the difference of goals between two teams for 4 chukkar is 7 goals, it will be divided by 4, result will be 1.75 therefore 2 more goal will be added in the difference for one extra chukkar. Example 2- If the difference is 5 goals in the 4 chukkar between two teams, on dividing by 4 the result will be 1.25. This means only one and a half goal should be added in the original difference of goal for one extra chukkar. Similarly in the event of the tournament committee or the technical committee decided to play 3 chukkars match, the result arrived in the above examples will be reduced from the original difference in goals between two teams.
9. Play Continuous
With the exception of the above said intervals the play shall remain continuous and no time shall be taken off for changing bicycles and sticks during a period, except as legislated for in the Field Rule 22.
10. Termination of Period (Chukkar)
Each period of play except the last shall terminate after the expiration of the prescribed time (designated by the ringing of a bell or other signal) as soon as the ball goes out of play, or on ringing the second bell on the expiry of 30 seconds and the game will terminate wherever the ball is.
NOTE: In all cases (except the last period when the score is not tied) players shall continue to play until the ringing of the second bell.
NOTE: In all cases (except the last period when the score is not tied) players shall continue to play until the ringing of the second bell.
11. Penalty exacted next period (Chukkar)
If a foul is given at the first stroke of the bell after the Umpire's whistle terminates the period, the penalty shall be exacted at the beginning of the next period, except in the event of a tie in the last period when the penalty shall be exacted at once and the period continued until ringing of the second bell on expiry of 30 seconds and the game will terminate wherever the ball is.
12. Game Stopped
The game shall be stopped in two different ways:
(a) The game shall be stopped whenever the ball is out of play or dead, i.e. when the ball goes through the goal, side or back lines, or when a foul occurs.
(b) The umpire shall blow two sharp blasts, which will tell the timekeeper NOT to deduct/stop time. This TIME PENALTY will be totally at the discretion of the umpires.
(a) The game shall be stopped whenever the ball is out of play or dead, i.e. when the ball goes through the goal, side or back lines, or when a foul occurs.
(b) The umpire shall blow two sharp blasts, which will tell the timekeeper NOT to deduct/stop time. This TIME PENALTY will be totally at the discretion of the umpires.
13. Last Period
The last period shall terminate, although the ball is still in play, at the first stroke of the final bell, wherever the ball may be, except in the case of a tie.
14. Tie
In the case of a tie the last period shall be prolonged till the ringing of the second bell and if still a tie, after an interval of five minutes the game will be started with widened goals and be continued in periods of the usual duration, with the usual intervals, until one side obtains a goal which shall determine the match.
