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Sports

Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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feet

Sports; Field hockey

When a player kicks the ball or uses their feet in some manner to gain an unfair advantage. This does not have to be intentional.

field

Sports; Field hockey

The field is 100 yards long, 91.50 meters and it is 60 yards wide, 54.90 meters.

five meter line

Sports; Field hockey

When a defensive player knocks the ball out of bounds behind his teams goal line, the opposing team gets to put the ball back in play on the sidelines five meters up from the ...

flick

Sports; Field hockey

This is when a player lifts the ball into the air with his / her stick. This stroke is used for shots on goal and for penalty shots.

formation

Sports; Field hockey

The places or area on a field where players will be positioned.

forwards, right and left inside

Sports; Field hockey

They are offensive players whose objective is to get the ball and start an attack on the opposing teams goal. They will get the ball from their halfbacks of fullbacks and pass it ...