4000 years ago, hockey was played in Egypt

1000 BC, hockey was played in Ethiopia

First Olympic Hockey Competition for men was held in London

18 players 11 main players 7 subtitute players

How many players are on the field for each team in an official field hockey match ?

How many times can teams sub-out players ?

Field hockey sticks are always right handed

What are the referee's called ?

What side of the stick are you allowed to use ?

What does the referee call if somebody blocks another player from getting to the ball ?

You can score from anywhere on the field

According to the rules of field hockey, how many ways can you hit a ball ?

Where was field hockey invented ?

What kind of surface is field hockey played on?

When any member of attacking team precedes the puck over the defending team’s blue line.

A player passes the puck from his defending zone to a teammate beyond the red centre line

Called for fighting or when minor penalty is committed with intent to injure

Times given is five minutes

Called for boarding, charging, cross-checking, elbowing, holding, hooking, high sticking and roughing

Times given is two minutes

Called for various forms of unsportsmanlike behavior

Two minutes

Called for driving, throwing, checking or tripping an opponent

Called for running, jumping or charging into an opponent

Called when a player delivers a check with both hands on his stick and no part of stick on the ground.

Called when a player uses his elbow to foul another player.

Called when a player carries or hold his stick above the normal height because it can cause injury to that opponent

Called for various forms of misconduct including the use of abusive language to any person or challenging an official’s ruling