Understanding what is meant.

It used to be called 'reading comprehension' or just 'comprehension', now the in term, the jargon, is 'reading for meaning', - not just for the shape and sound of the words read but for an understanding of what the words, individually and collectively actually mean, the message, what is being communicated in a sentence and in a paragraph.

In hockey there has demonstrably been been a dramatic failure of communication regarding the meaning of the following from the FIH published rule-book:-

Responsibility and Liability

Participants in hockey must be aware of the Rules of Hockey and of other information in this publication. They are expected to perform according to the Rules.

Emphasis is placed on safety. Everyone involved in the game MUST (my upper case bold, to emphasis that this is a Rule) act with consideration for the safety of others.

Rule 9.8 Players must not play the ball dangerously or in a way which leads to dangerous play.
A ball is also considered dangerous when it causes legitimate evasive action by opponents.

(a ball raised towards an opponent within 5m with a flick or a scoop is another example of a dangerously played ball. - from Explanation given with Rule 9.9 - no mention is made of either height or velocity)

The demonstration of the failure to understand the words used in the above Rules above is contained in the video.

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