FIH Rules of Hockey 2017

2 Stick
The following specification applies to all hockey
with effect from 1 January 2013. However,
National Associations are requested to use
discretion when applying this specification at
lower hockey playing levels where it is reasonable
to permit continued use of sticks meeting the
previous specification.
The change to the maximum length of a hockey
stick applies with effect from 1 January 2015.
All measurements are made and other
specifications assessed with any coverings or
additional fixings attached to the stick (that is, with
the stick in the form in which it is used on the field).
2.1 This section specifies the properties of the stick. Properties
outside the specifications are not permitted. Although the
properties are described as explicitly as possible, the FIH
reserves the right to prohibit any stick which, in the opinion
of the FIH Rules Committee, is unsafe or likely to have a
detrimental impact on playing the game.2.2 The shape
and dimensions of the stick are tested by placing the stick
playing side downwards on a flat surface marked with the
lines shown in figures 3 and 4. Lines A, A1, B, B1 and Y
are parallel and are perpendicular to lines C and X. The
dimensions in figures 3 and 4 are:
line A to line A1
line A to line B
line A1 to line B1
line A to line Y
line C to line X
51 mm
20 mm
20 mm
25.5 mm
100 mm
2.3 The stick has a traditional shape, consisting of the handle
and the head:
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