BackUmpires Corner 3 of 5
3. Signals
Timing
Bully
Ball out of play
Goal
Conduct of play
Penalties
| Start time |  | Turn towards the other umpire with one arm straight up in the air |
| Stop time |  | Turn towards the other umpire and cross fully extended arms at the wrists above the head |
| Two minutes of play remaining |  | Raise both hands straight up in the air with pointing index fingers |
| One minute of play remaining |  | Raise one hand straight up in the air with pointing index finger (Once a timing signal has been acknowledged no further time signal is needed). |
Bully
| Bully |  | Move hands alternately up and down in front of the body with palms facing each other. |
Ball out of play
| Ball out of play over the side-line |  | Indicate the direction with one arm raised horizontally |
| (16) ball out of play over the back |  | Extend both arms horizontally sideways |
| (Long corner) ball out of play over the back-line unintentionally by a defender |  | Using right or left arm as appropriate, with the arm well below shoulder level, draw an imaginary line from the point where the ball crossed the back line to the point on the 23 metres line from which the restart should be taken |
Goal
| Goal scored |  | Point both arms horizontally towards the centre of the field. |
Conduct of play
| Dangerous play |  | Place one forearm diagonally across the chest |
| Misconduct and/or bad temper | Stop play and make a calming movement by moving both hands slowly up and down, palms downward, in front of the body | |
| Kick | Slightly raise a leg and touch it near the foot or ankle with the hand | |
| Raised ball |  | hold palms facing each other horizontally in front of the body, with one palm approximately 150 mm above the other |
| Obstruction |  | Hold crossed forearms in front of the chest |
| Third party or shadow obstruction |  | Alternately open and close crossed forearms in front of the chest |
| Stick obstruction |  | Hold one arm out and downwards in front of the body half-way between vertical and horizontal; touch the forearm with the other hand |
| 5 metres distance |  | Extend one arm straight up in the air showing an open hand with all fingers extended. |
Penalties
| Advantage |  | Extend one arm high from the shoulder in the direction in which the benefiting team is playing |
| Free hit |  | Indicate the direction with one arm raised horizontally |
| Penalty corner |  | Point both arms horizontally towards the goal |
| Penalty stroke |  | Point one arm at the penalty stroke mark and the other straight up in the air; this signal also indicates time stopped. |