Team sport
Hockey
Field hockey — eleven a side, sticks on grass, and the drag flick.
- Origin
- England, 19th century
- Players
- 11 per side
- Governing body
- FIH
- Match length
- 4 × 15 min
- Pitch
- 91.4 × 55 m
- Olympic
- Yes, since 1908
Three ways in
Option one
Rules & how to play
Everything you need to follow a game of hockey: the objective, the field, the fouls and the officials.
6 sections
Option two
History & origins
Where hockey came from and how it grew, told as a timeline of the moments that changed it.
11 milestones
Option three
Players
Search the greats by name, country or honour — or scroll the list to find someone you've never heard of.
10 profiles