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SPORT NAME: Field Hockey
SPORT TYPE: Hockey Sport | Team Sport | Field Sport | Outdoor Sport |
What is Field Hockey?
Field hockey is a sport played a large, rectangular field
covered with grass or artificial turf during which
two teams attempt to score goals by using a hockey
stick to hit a ball in the opponents goal.
Is Field Hockey an Olympic Sport?
Yes the sport of field hockey has been an officially contested
Olympic sport since 1908 and a women's competition
was added in 1980.
Organizations Focused on Field Hockey
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