Penalty stroke
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This article is about the offence in field hockey. For the tie-breaking competition, see Penalty shoot-out (field hockey). For addition of strokes in golf, see Penalty (golf).
In field hockey, a penalty stroke, sometimes known as a penalty flick, is the most severe penalty given. It is predominantly awarded when a foul has prevented a certain goal from being scored or for a deliberate infringement by a defender in the penalty circle.[1]