Field hockey
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Hockey - factfile Hockey - an overview and history of the sport
Hockey - an overview and history of the sport
Hockey is an invasion game that combines the skills of speed, endurance, technical prowess and physical toughness. The game is contested by two teams of 11 players and involves one team attacking another team's territory with the aim of scoring a goal. Wooden sticks and a hard plastic ball are required to play hockey. The rules have changed dramatically over the last 20 years to ensure the safety of all players.
The game of hockey has a number of different formats and can be played competitively and recreationally in a range of styles.
Although the origins of hockey are unknown, there is evidence that a similar game was played 4000 years ago by people in Egypt and South America.
Research has shown that modern hockey did not begin until 1862, when the first ever hockey club (Blackheath HC) was formed. It took another 24 years for the Hockey Association to be founded in 1886 and a further ten years for the All England Women’s Hockey Association to
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THE HISTORY OF FIH & HOCKEY
THE ORIGINS OF HOCKEY
The origins of hockey can be traced back almost 4’000 years, with historical references found in Iran, Egypt and Greece.
The birth of modern hockey and drafting of the first rules of the game was in the United Kingdom in 1876, following the establishment of the first clubs, Blackheath Club (est. 1849) and Teddington Hockey Club (est. 1871).
1908
FIRST APPEARANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Hockey debuted at the Games of the 4th Olympiad in London, England in 1908, with England, France, Germany, Ireland, Scotland and Wales competing in the Olympic Men`s Hockey competition.
Hockey has been present in all but two (1912 & 1924) Summer Olympic Games since 1908 with 45 nations competing on one or more occasions.
Nine nations have won gold in the history of the Games, dominated by India, who have been Champions on 8 occasions, including a 38 year reign from 1928 until 1960
Olympic Final – England vs Ireland 1908
1924
FOUNDING OF THE FIH
The Fédération Internationale de Hockey sur Gazon (FIH) was foun
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Hockey
Sports played with hockey sticks
This article is about various hockey sports. For other uses, see Hockey (disambiguation).
Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers of players, apparel, and playing surface, they share broad characteristics of two opposing teams using sticks to propel a ball or disk into a goal.
There are many types of hockey. Some games make the use of skates, either wheeled or bladed, while others do not. In order to help make the distinction between these various games, the word hockey is often preceded by another word, as in field hockey, ice hockey, roller hockey, rink hockey, or floor hockey.
In each of these sports, two teams play against each other by trying to manoeuvre the object of play, either a type of ball or a disk (such as a puck), into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick. Two notable exceptions use a straight stick
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