Field hockey

Field hockey

Of or pertaining to a sport which is played between two teams of eleven players with hockey sticks and a hard, solid plastic ball. The object of the game hit the ball through the opponent's goal or net. The team with the most goals by the end of the game wins.

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free hit

Sports; Field hockey

A free hit is given to one team when the other team has committed a foul outside of the goal area. The hit is taken where the foul took place. See Rules of the Game for a complete explanation.

fullbacks, right and left

Sports; Field hockey

These are the players who stay in the defensive end of the field and their job his to keep the opposing teams forwards from scoring.

goal

Sports; Field hockey

This is where a player tries to shot the ball in order to score a point for their team. The front of the goal is set on the backline or goal line and is 4 yards or 3.66 meters wide and 7 feet or 2.13 ...

goal backboard

Sports; Field hockey

This is a piece of wood and it is put around the inside bottom part of the goal. It is 45 centimeters (approx. 18 inches) high.

goal circle

Sports; Field hockey

A half-moon shaped area in front of the goal where an offensive or attacking player must be before he can take a shot and score a goal. This area is also known as a Scoring Circle or Shooting Circle.

yellow card

Sports; Field hockey

A card given out by the umpire, which suspends the offending player for at least five minutes, but depending on the referee's ruling on the harshness of the foul, the penalty could be longer. That ...