<P> When the ball passes completely over the sidelines (on the sideline is still in), it is returned to play with a sideline hit, taken by a member of the team whose players were not the last to touch the ball before crossing the sideline . The ball must be placed on the sideline, with the hit taken from as near the place the ball went out of play as possible . If it crosses the back line after last touched by an attacker, a 15 m (16 yd) hit is awarded . A 15 m hit is also awarded for offences committed by the attacking side within 15 m of the end of the pitch they are attacking . </P> <P> Set plays are often utilized for specific situations such as a penalty corner or free hit . For instance, many teams have penalty corner variations that they can use to beat the defensive team . The coach may have plays that sends the ball between two defenders and lets the player attack the opposing team's goal . There are no set plays unless your team has them . </P> <P> Free hits are awarded when offences are committed outside the scoring circles (the term' free hit' is standard usage but the ball need not be hit). The ball may be hit, pushed or lifted in any direction by the team offended against . The ball can be lifted from a free hit but not by hitting, you must flick or scoop to lift from a free hit . (In previous versions of the rules, hits in the area outside the circle in open play have been permitted but lifting one direction from a free hit was prohibited). Opponents must move 5 m (5.5 yd) from the ball when a free hit is awarded . A free hit must be taken from within playing distance of the place of the offence for which it was awarded and the ball must be stationary when the free hit is taken . </P> <P> As mentioned above, a 15 m hit is awarded if an attacking player commits a foul forward of that line, or if the ball passes over the back line off an attacker . These free hits are taken in - line with where the foul was committed (taking a line parallel with the sideline between where the offence was committed, or the ball went out of play). When an attacking free hit is awarded within 5 m of the circle everyone including the person taking the penalty must be five metres from the circle and everyone apart from the person taking the free hit must be five metres away from the ball . When taking an attacking free hit, the ball may not be hit straight into the circle if you are within your attacking 23 meter area (25 yard area). It must travel 5 meters before going in . </P>

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