Back line
The line at each end of the field. Which team put the ball over it decides whether the restart is a hit-in or a Corner 60.
When the attacking side puts the ball over and clear of the back line, the defence gets a hit-in. It is taken from where the ball crossed, but never closer than 4 yards to a goal post and never more than 40 yards from the centre of the goal. A goal judge places the ball up to a foot inside the line. Nobody from the side facing the hit may be within 30 yards, except a player returning from an offsi
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