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Standard pitch measurements. The field of play is 91.4 by 55.0 metres (100 yd × 60 yd) with an area of 5,027 square metres (1.24 acres). A hockey pitch is the playing surface for the game of field hockey. Historically, the game was played on natural turf (grass) and nowadays it is predominantly played on an artificial turf. The transition to ...
Diagram of a hockey field. Most hockey field dimensions were originally fixed using whole numbers of imperial measures. Metric measurements are now the official dimensions as laid down by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in the Rules of Hockey. [27] The pitch is a 91.4 m × 55 m (100.0 yd × 60.1 yd) rectangular field.
This template is primary used for field hockey. For ice hockey, use Template:IceHockeybox. {{fieldhockeybox ...
For men's teams, use the parameters "shorts1" and "shorts2" For women's teams, use the parameters "skirt1" and "skirt2" For teams playing without sleeves use 1 and 2 and for teams playing with sleeves use 3 and 4
If the ball goes over the back line, the opposing team shall have a free push on the 10 metre line opposite the point where the ball went over the back line. A free hit (a free push for under-7 games) is awarded to the opposing team for any player: raising the stick above waist height; playing the ball deliberately with their feet or hands
A goal can be made directly from a stroke-off, penalty-shot, a free-stroke, a face-off or a corner stroke. Centered at each short-line of the bandy field is a 3.5 m (11 ft) wide and 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) high goal cage, regulated to size, form, material and other properties in section 1.4 of the Bandy Playing Rules. The cage has a net to stop the ...
Indoor hockey is an indoor variant of field hockey. It is similar to the outdoor game in that two teams compete to move a hard ball into the goal of the opposing side using hockey sticks . Indoor hockey is played on a smaller area and between smaller teams than field hockey and the sidelines are replaced by solid barriers from which the ball ...
In field hockey, a penalty corner, sometimes known as a short corner, [1] is a penalty given against the defending team. It is predominantly awarded for a defensive infringement in the penalty circle or for a deliberate infringement within the defensive 23-metre area. They are eagerly sought by attacking players and provide an excellent ...