the hand (it may be carried indefinitely on the hurley) Catching the ball three times in a row without it touching the ground (touching the hurley does not count) Putting the ball from one hand to the other Hand-passing a goal "Chopping" slashing downwards on another player's hurl Deliberately dropping the Hurley or throwing it away. A 'square ball', entering the opponent's small rectangle prior to the ball entering it To cover or shield the ball by lying down on it. To deliberately throw the ball up and catch it again (the ball must touch a hurl or other body part) Carrying the ball over the opponent's goal line Aggressive fouls Can be deliberate or accidental, oftentimes accompanied by a card. They are as follows: Pulling down an opponent. Using the hurl in an uncontrolled or reckless way. Tripping an opponent up Using threatening and/or abusive language to an opposing player, a teammate or an official Throwing the hurl in a dangerous manner Attempts to strike any player or official with a hurl, elbow, fist, head or kick Spitting at an opponent Any form of racial, sectarian or homophobic abuse Scoring Scoring is achieved by sending the sliotar between the opposition's goal posts. The posts, which are at each end of the field, are H posts as in rugby football but with a net under the crossbar as in football. The posts are 6.4 m apart and the crossbar is 2.44 m above the ground. If the ball goes over the crossbar, a point is scored and a white flag is raised by an umpire. If the ball goes below the crossbar, a goal, worth three points, is scored, and a green flag is raised by an umpire. A goal must be scored by either a striking motion or by directly soloing the ball into the net. The goal is guarded by a goalkeeper. Scores are recorded in the format {goal total} – {point total}. For example, the 1997 All-Ireland final finished: Clare 0–20 Tipperary 2–13. Thus Clare won by one point (2–13 being worth nineteen points). In speech, a score consisting of at least one goal and one point is read as simply the two numbers, so Tipperary's 2–13 is read "two thirteen"; the words "goals" and "points" invariably omitted. Goals are never "converted" into points; it is incorrect to describe a score of 2–13 as "nineteen". 2–0 would