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i was playing a match and to start they flicked a overhead?

i was playing a match and to start they flicked a overhead and the ref told 2 of us that if we lifted our sticks above our shoulders it was a yellow card. Is it true that no-one can lift their stick above their shoulder not even defenders is this true?

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Bram van Asselt, England

You ar e not allowed to play the ball with your stick above your shoulder accept during a penalty corner defence to stop a ball going into the goal.

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