Field hockey is a semi contact sport with 11 players per team.
There are 2 umpires, 1 per side, on the field with a communication type control of the game.
The Objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team.
THERE ARE ONLY RIGHT HANDED STICKS
Hockey has 11 players with the most common formation of
4-4-2
Hockey has many rules from foots, back-sticks,lifted, danger and offsides ;)
Hockey Has set pieces that include short-corners, long-corners, 16s and the P-flick.
Here are some extra information with regards to the game of Field-Hockey
Field Hockey Has 11 players per team on the field.
There are 2 umpires, 1 per side , each umpire has a role of monitoring their half of the field.
Each player is required to use a Hockey Stick ( all sticks are desgined for the right hand ). Each player is also required to wear shin pads to gaurd their legs.
The Goal keepers wears pads that mitigate the impact that the ball my causes, the shirt they wear is called a SMOK.
The games basic formation is the 4-4-2,
! Goal Keeper
4 Defenders ( 2 center, 1 left, 1 right)
4 Links/Mid-Fielders( 2 center, 1 left, 1 right )
2 Forwards/Stickers ( 1 left, 1 right)
The game is MOSTLY played on astro-turf which could be ( water, sand or hybrid ) based.
The white ball is 7.13-7.48 cm in diameter, with a weight of 156-163g.
To score a call, a player with-in the D has to have touched the ball before it goes into the goal.
