Quick Fire
In its most common form, a hockey match consists of two teams of 11 players competing to score more goals than each other by hitting, pushing, flicking or slapping a ball using a hockey stick! Matches last 70 minutes, two periods of 35 minutes, and are most commonly played outdoors on artificial turf pitches.
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september, 2016
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1sep11:30 am- 3:00 pmHockey – Session 1Please click here for more details
1sep4:00 pm- 7:30 pmHockey – Session 2Please click here for more details
2sep12:30 pm- 4:00 pmHockey – Session 1Please click here for more details
2sep5:00 pm- 8:30 pmHockey – Session 2Please click here for more details
3sep10:30 am- 2:30 pmHockey – Session 1Please click here for more details
3sep3:00 pm- 6:30 pmHockey – Session 2Please click here for more information
4sep9:00 am- 3:00 pmHockey – All DayPlease click here for more information
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Why should you watch this
Key skills include passing, tackling, carrying the ball (dribbling along the ground) shooting and 3D skills. Participants need a Hockey stick, shin guards, appropriate footwear and a mouth guard. Goalkeepers wear a helmet and padded body armour on their feet, legs and upper body.
As hockey is a team game, it is an excellent way to develop communication skills and learn to work effectively with other people.
Did you know…?
- Versions of hockey can be traced back hundreds of years but the modern version of the game was developed in Britain in the 1800sas an alternative option to football for cricketers during the winter months.
- The first organised club was the Blackheath Football and Hockey Club,which dates back to at least 1861.
- Variations of the game include Indoor Hockey, played on a wooden floor between teams of six players and in England, Rush Hockey, a new small-sided version played by teams of four or five.
- Participants need a Hockey stick, shin guards, appropriate footwear and a mouth guard. Goalkeepers wear a helmet and padded body armour on their feet, legs and upper body.
How it works
Designated Athlete Mentor – Chris Grifffiths. Please click here for more information.