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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corner flag

Sports; Field hockey

There are four flags that mark the corners of the field.

corner hit

Sports; Field hockey

When the ball goes over the back line by being hit out by the defending team, the attacking team gets to take the ball out of bounds on the back line. The ball is hit back in bounds within 5 yards ...

goal keeper

Sports; Field hockey

The goalkeeper tries to stop the ball from going in the goal. Just like in every other game that has a goalkeeper. They are the only player that is allowed to touch the ball with their body, but once ...

goal line

Sports; Field hockey

See Backline

green card

Sports; Field hockey

A Green Card is given out by the umpires, (not the same as the green card given out by the Immigration and Naturalization Service) and is a warning to the offending player for minor rule violations. ...