Field Hockey

Field Hockey is played on gravel natural grass, sand based or water based artificial turf, with a small hard ball the game played between two teams.Each team consists of 11 players including goal keeper. In the beginning, the captain of both the teams toss for the choice of ends or doing pass. The winner of the toss can select one of the two end. The captain can change their respective goal keepers and will inform the umpire about this change.The duration of the game is divided into two periods of thirty five minutes each. At half time the team will change their end.

The game is popular among both males and females in many partsof the world, particularly in Europe, Asia, Australia and South Africa. In most countries the game is played between single sex sides, Although they can be mixed sex.

The governing body is the 116 member International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men's Field hockey hasbeen played at each summer Olympic Games since 1908 (except 1912 and 1924) While women's field Hockey has been played each summer Olympic Games since 1980.

Its birth place is Asia and authorities credit persia with having devised it about 2000BC. Modern hockey was created in England. The true ancestor of hockey was Iris hurling. The first hockey club was formed in 1849 at blacjheath in south east London. The first international match played in 1895 between England and Ireland. Field Hockey is the national sport of India and Pakistan.