goal line (within the area bounded by the goal posts and crossbar); whether the ball was legally played or touched inside the circle by the stick of an attacker and did not travel outside the circle before passing completely over the goal-line and under the cross-bar; whether the ball travelled outside the circle before it entered the goal from a shot by an attacker during the taking of a penalty corner; whether a breach of the Rules has been observed within the attacking 23 metre area in the play leading to the awarding or disallowing of a goal. It is then for the Match Umpire to take any breach into account in reaching their decision. Decisions may be referred to the video umpire upon the request of a player of either team, or directly by a field umpire. Each team is permitted one video umpire referral per match, which is retained if the referral is successful and forfeited if the referral is unsuccessful. There is no limit to the number of field umpire referrals in a match. Further reading FIH Umpiring Page, containing umpires briefings, international umpires handbook, and international umpires lists FIH Rules Page Officials appointed to upcoming FIH events England Hockey's umpire resource page Hockey Australia's umpiring page, containing links to resources, accreditation and national appointments References Field hockey terminology Sports officiating