Is penalty corner days back?
Editor Note: Before the off-side rule was taken out of book, its Penalty corner prowess or lack of it which has decided the outcome of most international hockey matches. Without offside, teams have started scoring field goals in plenty but the recently concluded Hero Hockey World League 2014 reveal retun of penalty corner as the most effective way of scoring. Our hockey expert B. David, gets you the details in numbers, leaving it to make your own conclusion.
Total PCs in the tournament: 145; Total PCs converted: 34
Average PC conversion rate in the tournament: 29%
India
Total goals scored: 12; Total goals conceded: 21
Total PCs earned: 16; Total PCs converted: 4
Success rate: 25 per cent
Total PCs conceded: 18; Total PCs saved: 12
Success rate during PC defence: 66.6%
Other facts
Three teams had 100 % conversion rate in one particular match: Netherland (vs Australia); England (vs Germany) and India (vs Germany).
Matches where all goals scored were FIELD GOALS: SIX; ie 29.1% of matches produced only field goals (3 matches on day 2: Bel v Arg; Neth v Aus; NZ v Ind;
1 match on 5th day (without including rest days); Bel v Arg;
3 matches on final day: Arg v Ger; Eng v Aus; NZ v Neth)