Definitions for penalty corner
penal·ty cor·ner

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1. penalty cornernoun

   a particular penalty awarded against the defending team in certain circumstances

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1. Penalty corner

   In field hockey, a penalty corner, sometimes known as a short corner, is a penalty given against the defending team. It is predominantly awarded for a defensive infringement in the penalty circle or for a deliberate infringement within the defensive 23-metre area. They are eagerly sought by attacking players and provide an excellent opportunity to score. There are particular rules for that only apply at penalty corners and players develop specialist skills, such as the drag flick, for this particular phase in the game.The penalty corner has always been an important part of the game, that importance has become more pronounced since artificial turf became mandatory for top-level competitions in the 1970s. The importance of penalty corners has drawn criticism, with the proportion of field goals scored through open play reduced as attackers look to create a foul in the penalty circle, particularly from defenders' feet, rather than shooting directly.The Netherlands' Paul Litjens was the former leading international scorer with 267 goals in 177 matches and was a specialist in hitting goals from penalty corners. Litjens and early specialists were accurate, hard-hitters of the ball; however, the introduction of the drag flick to counter the goalkeepers that lie down during the hit became the favoured technique. This led to the introduction of experts in this skill and Litjens' record was surpassed by Pakistani player Sohail Abbas who is often described as the "world's best" penalty corner and drag flick specialist. India's Sandeep Singh is also regarded as one of the best and has the fastest drag-flick at 145 km/h (90 mph).

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1. Penalty corner

   The penalty corner is a special and important phase in the development of a field hockey match. Also called a "short corner", "PC" or simply "penalty", it is awarded to the offending team when the defending team commits an offence in its shooting circle or an intentional offence in its defending quarter. The offending teams keenly seek after these penalty corners since they offer great scoring opportunities, similar to those offered by direct free kicks in association football. Whilst the penalty corner has always been an important part of the game, that importance has become more pronounced following the introduction of artificial turf in the 1970s. The former great penalty corner strikers like Paul Litjens, Ties Kruize and Michael Peters were successful due to the countless hours they spent in practice perfecting their skills and craft. Uneven bounce and unpredictability were ironed out when artificial turf was introduced. Hence the proliferation of penalty corner specialists during the 1980s and 1990s including Floris Jan Bovelander, Jay Stacy, Carsten Fischer, Khalid Bashir, Craig Davies, Jim Irvine and Seong Seo Kim were no doubt largely due to the evenness and predictability of the new surface. While these players are basically hard hitters of the ball, the introduction of the drag flick provided another dimension to counter the goalkeepers who lie down during the hit. This new skill of drag flicking also introduced new exponents of this skill including Bram Lomans, Taco van den Honert and Taeke Taekema, Steller, Sohail Abbas, Sandeep Singh, Kuhan Shanmuganathan, Florian Kunz, Christopher Zeller, Calum Giles, Hayden Shaw and Jorge Lombi who are the modern exponents of this lethal skill. They all have ability to whip the ball at speed up to 120 km/h. This technique has remained the favoured way to score goals on penalty corners.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of penalty corner in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of penalty corner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_Corner
3. ^ Wikidata
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