Hash marks

Hashmarks (also called " hash marks" ) are marking lines (usually ) on sports fields; they are orthogonal ( perpendicular) to the side line or its lateral boundary.

Use in American football

In American Football Hashmarks be used around the field to divide lengthwise.

In the NFL they are drawn among college and high school games at a distance of 18 meters to the side line at a distance of 25 meters.

If the ball is after a move outside the Hashmarks, it is placed by the umpire for the next turn on the hashmark. Thus provides for the offense always enough space to perform a play on both sides can. If the ball after a play between the Hashmarks lie, starts from the next move from this spot.

Use in ice hockey

Hashmarks ice hockey are markings on the face-off circles (also called " Bully- point" or " Face-off point " called ).

Two parallel lines ( perpendicular to the side band) on both sides of the face-off circle represent the boundaries for the players of the teams dar. These must remain behind the imaginary extension of Hashmarks to the thrown by a referee puck touches the ice and thus recorded the game again is.

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