Field hockey is a team game for men and for women. There are eleven players in a hockey team. A match has two halves, and each half lasts 35 minutes. There is a half time break of ten minutes.
Each team has a goal, which has net on
three sides. Each team member must try to hit a ball into the
goal net of the other team. Players use wooden or metal sticks
to hit the
ball.
All players wear
a mouthguard and protection on their legs.
Goalkeepers use their whole body to stop the ball from going into
the net. Goalkeepers need to wear more padding to protect their
bodies.
Players can only shoot for goal from a shooting circle.The goalkeepers
are the only players allowed to kick the ball. An umpire makes
sure all players keep the rules.
Read more about Olympic hockey here
http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=HO
You will find a kidcyber student activity page about hockey here
Acknowledge this source in your bibliography like this:
Thomas & Sydenham, Hockey . [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au (2008)
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Sydenham & Thomas, [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au (© 2008)