Hockey is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each using sticks and a ball. The game originated in ancient Greece but the modern rules developed from a version played by cricket clubs in the 19th century. Today it is played globally with particular popularity in Europe, Asia, Oceania, and South America. India has had great success in hockey, winning 8 gold medals and being the national sport.
2. HOCKEY
Field hockey, commonly known as
hockey, is a team sport which is
played between two teams of eleven
players with hockey sticks and a ball.
3. HISTORY
There is a depiction of a hockey-like game from
200 BC in Ancient Greece when the game may
have been called because it was played with a
horn and a ball-like object
The first club was in 1849 at Blackheath in south-
east London, but the modern rules grew out of a
version played by Middlesex cricket clubs for winter
sport
At the turn of the 21st century, the game is played
globally, with particular popularity throughout
Europe, Asia, Oceania, and South America - With it
being the national sport of India.
4. RULES OF PLAY
The game is played between two teams of up to
sixteen players, out of whom eleven are permitted
to be on the pitch at any one time. The remaining
five players, the substitutes, may be substituted in
any combination, from one to five, an unlimited
number of times in the course of a game
Players are permitted to play the ball with the flat of
the 'face side' and with the edges of the head and
handle of the field hockey stick with the exception
that, for reasons of safety,
5. Grip
There are two different types of grip:
The Standard grip: This grip is used for
most skills including trapping, pushing
and dribbling. In this grip you have your
left hand at the top of the stick, and your
right hand one-third to one-half of the
way down the stick depending on
personal preference.
8. MAJOR HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS
Olympic Games - held every four years.
World Hockey Cup - held every four years, in between the Olympics.
Champions Trophy - currently held every year, for the top 8 ranked
nations.
Hockey Champions Challenge - held every years for teams ranked
9th-16th in the world.
Hockey Champions Challenge II - held every years for teams ranked
17th-24th in the world.
Although invitational or not open to all countries, the following are
also considered international tournaments:
Commonwealth Games held ever four years between members of
the Commonwealth of Nations
Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament - held annually in Malaysia,
an invitational tournament.
Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Hockey Tournament -held annually for aged
under-21 in Malaysia, an invitational tournament
9. INDIAN HOCKEY
India won 8 Gold ,1 silver and 2
bronze medals in olympics.
India has a record of winning 6 Gold
medals in a row from 1928-1956.