hockey

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  • 1500

    how many years was it supposedly originated

    Public have found some drawings of people that played the game Field Hockey in an Ancient Egyptian tomb that was 4,000 years old.

  • English public schools play in early 19th century

    English public schools began playing a similar game to hockey in the early 19th century, using a rubber cube instead of a ball.

  • modernized hockey

    Teddington Hockey Club modernized the game with a round ball and the introduction of the striking circle.

  • first modern game

    The first modern game of hockey was played in Kingston, Ontario, which used the rules in today's women's hockey. Field Hockey will become a new opportunity in sports in the 1980's and 1990's.

  • field hockey stick shape changes

    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).

  • field hockey in india

    British servicemen brought the game of field hockey to India and in 1885 the first clubs formed in Calcutta.

  • field hockey association was founded

    The Hockey Association was founded in 1886.

  • woman's field hockey club created

    Ladies Hockey Club, was founded in 1887

  • international rules board founded

    The International Rules Board was founded in 1900.

  • summer Olympics

    Field Hockey was first played in the Olympics in 1908.

  • new field hockey materials permitted

    In 1960 and 1970, composite materials were permitted in the manufacture of field hockey sticks

  • artificial turf used

    Artificial turf was used, starting in the early 1970s. This changed the dynamics of field hockey because it increased speed. Unfortuanately, artificial turf was bad news for field hockey heavyweights Pakistan and India because it was too expensive, compared to wealthier European countries, and Australia, Germany and the Netherlands began to dominate.

  • females compete in the Olympics

    1980 was the first year that women's field hockey was an Olympic sport. The Netherlands, Germany and Australia are consistent leaders, as in men's field hockey.

  • new design of field hockey stick

    In 1980, the design of the stick changed the size of the head by making it smaller.

  • field hockey stick handles turned to metal

    In 1990 field hockey sticks were made with metal handles, but were banned by hockey federations in several countries.