Rules Of Hurling
- A player can run a maximum of four steps with the sliotar (ball) in his/her hand.
- A player may take as many steps as he/she wishes while carrying the sliotar on the boss of the hurley.
- A player may take the sliotar into his/her hand up to two times while travelling in possesion.
- The sliotar may not be thrown; the correct hand-pass technique must be used.
- The sliotar may not be picked directly from the ground; the roll-lift or the jab-lift must be used.
- A player who is in possesion may not score with his/her hand.
- If the sliotar is in flight, a player may score by striking the ball with his/her hand.
- Three defenders may stand on the goal-line when a penalty is being taken.
- A free-puc is awarded when a defender strikes the ball over his/her own endline.
- Three points are equal to one goal.
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