History of Field Hockey

Field hockey has been dated back to the earliest civilizations from the Arabs, Greeks, Persians, and the Romans all having their own version of it. In the late 19th century hockey started to be played in English schools. In 1901 the game was then brought to America by an English woman, Constance M.K. Applebee. Constance spread the game all over American colleges. The influence she had on the sport then moved to schools, colleges, and clubs. The object of hockey is to hit the puck with a hockey stick into the opposite goal. To play you need a team of 11 players, one goalie and 10 outfielders. Outfielders with have shin guards and gum shields on while the goalie has more padding on like, a face mask, helmet, padded gloves, chest pad and leg guards. Each player will have a hockey stick. To win, you need more goals than the other team. The game is split into two halves both of 35 minutes with a 5-minute break in-between.