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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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Field hockey

Fouls

Sports; Field hockey

See Rules of the Game for details and explanations.

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.

Aerial

Sports; Field hockey

This is a pass that is meant to move the ball over a long distance and is usually used to pass over defenders heads to a teammate.

Aerial pass

Sports; Field hockey

Hitting or playing the ball while it is in the air and not on the ground.

Back line

Sports; Field hockey

The line signifying the end of the field. This is also called the goal line. When an offensive player knocks the ball out-of-bounds over the back line the defending team gets to put the ball back in ...

Back stick

Sports; Field hockey

This is when the ball hits the rounded face of the hickey stick. This is an illegal shot.

Back pass

Sports; Field hockey

This is a defensive pass to pass the ball backwards to help the attacking team get their offence in place before moving forward to attack the defenders goal.

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