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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Long corner

Sports; Field hockey

When a defending player accidentally hits the ball over the back-line, the ball is then put on the back-line 5-yards or 4.57 metres from the corner flag. The offensive or attacking team gets ...

D

Sports; Field hockey

This is the semicircle in front of the goal. In order to score a goal a player must shoot the ball from inside this semicircle.

Closing down

Sports; Field hockey

This means to force an opposing player, who has the ball, into a position where the defensive player has the opportunity to take the ball away from the offensive player.

Coin toss

Sports; Field hockey

A coin toss decides which team will have control of the ball first. The winning team captain has the choice of taking the ball or choosing which side of the field his team wants to defend. The losing ...

Centre pass

Sports; Field hockey

See Pass Back.

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 ...