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Timeline of Field Hockey

  • Jan 1, 1500

    When Field Hockey Originated

    When Field Hockey Originated
    Field Hockeyis supposedly originated more than 4,000 years ago. People have found drawings of people that played the game Field Hockey in an Ancient Egyptian Cave.
  • First Modern Game of Field Hockey

    First Modern Game of Field Hockey
    The first modern game o hockey was played in Kingston, Ontario, which used the rules in todays womens hockey. Field Hockey will become a new opportunity in sports in the 1980s and 1990s.
  • Field hockey stick changing its shape

    Field hockey stick changing its shape
    1860, the stick became flat on the playing side (which is the left position where the “toe” of the head of the stick is facing away by the player).
  • Women's Field Hockey Club

    Women's Field Hockey Club
    Ladies Hockey Club, was founded in 1887
  • Field Hockey Materials were Permitted

    Field Hockey Materials were Permitted
    In 1960 and 1970, composite materials were permitted in the manufacture of field hockey sticks
  • Changing the Desing of the Field Hockey Stick

    Changing the Desing of the Field Hockey Stick
    In 1980, the design of the stick changed the size of the head by making it smaller
  • Metal Handels on Field Hockey Stick

    Metal Handels on Field Hockey Stick
    in 1990 field hockey sticks were made with metal handles, but were prohibited by hockey federations in several countries.