50 The introduction of the self pass has had an CHRISTIAN BLASCH enormous impact on hockey Players no longer need to pass a free hit to a team-mate fi rst. Now he can immediately ‘pass to himself’. Jaap Stockmann: “This is an excellent development thanks to the EHL. The game has become a bit more spectacular with the self pass. In the past when a foul was made around the circle the forward had to wait until his team-mates were also up front. Now you can quickly take the free hit yourself and do some damage. This is nice for the spectators as well. The sport has become faster which has another result. Teams that are not super fi t just cannot make it in top-level hockey anymore. Matt Taylor: “It’s a brilliant new rule. The defence could make a strategic foul in the past to seriously slow down the attack. Now the game continues, which also gives a boost to the viewing pleasure of the spectators. Christian Blasch: “The introduction of the self pass has had an enormous impact on hockey and has resulted in a signifi cant increase in the speed of the “Those eight seconds seem to last longer than they actually do” CHRISTIAN BLASCH game. I am convinced that this has been the most important change in the rules in the last ten years. Now there is hardly a moment when the game stagnates. As a referee I have to be completely concentrated during the entire course of the match. For the arbitrators this FOTO: FRANK UIJLENBROEK Pagina 49
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