Face-off

As a Bully (English faceoff ) is the insertion of the puck or ball in ice hockey, called inline skater hockey, inline hockey and other related sports.

It takes place at game start in the center circle, after interruptions of the game depending on the game situation in one of the two face-off circles in front of goal or a total of four points in the middle third of the face-off ice surface.

The referee throws to the gaming device on the Bully point, while each one players from both teams tried going to conquer with the bat the puck or ball for their team. The other players are located outside the throw on their side of the door outside the so-called bully circle or on the circle and allowed this until after the throw completely entered. In general, the throw-in is taken by a linesman while the referee confident about the rule-compliant design and possibly aborts the game if the objection was not conducted in compliance. He performs only the first Bullys one third.

In southern Bavaria is the play set in ice hockey, the puck is otherwise called, also called "Bully". In addition, the mascot of the Ice Hockey World Championships 1993 received in Germany and in Vienna in 1996 the name "Bully".

In floorball, there are six points Bully, as well as a kick-off point in the middle, also Bullys are running on the. Here rests the ball on the face-off point for a referee's whistle attempt to play the ball players. The goals must be confirmed with a bully at the center.

Even when a Lacrosse Face off is performed at the beginning of the game and after each goal. When indoor hockey, there are also the bully, but this is done here not as an impetus, but only after the game situations in which the ball was unplayable clamped between two clubs.

• Hockey technical term