▁of ▁the ▁composite ▁sport ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁neither ▁side ▁to ▁gain ▁an ▁advantage , ▁elimin ating ▁or ▁impos ing ▁certain ▁restrictions . ▁The ▁goals ▁are ▁those ▁used ▁in ▁hur ling , ▁with ▁ 3 ▁points ▁for ▁a ▁goal ▁( in ▁the ▁net ▁under ▁the ▁cross bar ) ▁and ▁ 1 ▁point ▁for ▁a ▁shot ▁over ▁the ▁cross bar . ▁A ▁station ary ▁ball ▁taken ▁straight ▁from ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁shot ▁over ▁the ▁cross bar ▁scores ▁ 2 ▁points . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁International ▁Series , ▁a ▁goal ▁became ▁worth ▁ 5 ▁points ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁goals . ▁This ▁ ▁rule ▁was ▁abandoned ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁series , ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁model ▁of ▁ 3 ▁points ▁for ▁a ▁goal . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁may ▁not ▁catch ▁the ▁ball ▁unless ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁goal keeper ▁( or ▁a ▁def ender ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁for ▁a ▁penalty ) ▁and ▁this ▁must ▁be ▁released ▁within ▁three ▁steps . ▁Play ers ▁may ▁not ▁kick ▁the ▁ball , ▁but ▁can ▁drag ▁the ▁ball ▁with ▁their ▁foot . ▁ ▁Although ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁stat ut ory ▁size ▁for ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁games , ▁there ▁is ▁often ▁a ▁custom ▁of ▁using ▁a ▁sli ot ar ▁in ▁one ▁half ▁and ▁a ▁sh int y ▁ball ▁in ▁the ▁other . ▁Each ▁half ▁last s ▁ 3 5 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁first ▁games ▁played ▁were ▁challenge ▁matches ▁between ▁London ▁Cam