Field Hockey

DO YOU KNOW

Indian and Pakistani national teams dominated men's hockey until the early 1980s. India and Pakistan won four of the first five Hockey World Cups. After 1980, Netherlands, Germany and Australia gained importance. Other strong hockey playing nations are Spain, Argentina and South Korea.

HISTORY OF FIELD HOCKEY

It is not known when and where hockey began. Historical records show that hockey type game was played in various antique civilizations. 4,000-year-old drawings found in the Beni-Hasen tombs, in the Nile Valley (Egypt) depicted men playing this sport.

Some other traces show that the Arabs, the Persians, the Romans (a version called paganica) , the Ethiopians and the Aztecs were playing a variation of hockey. The first ever evidence of a a team sport was found on bases of statues, which were part of the wall built by Themistocles in 478 B.C.

The European settlers in Argentina in the 16th century described a somewhat hockey-like game of the Araucaño Indians known as cheuca or 'the twisted one' from the twisted end of the stick used by players.

In the Middle Ages, games like hockey were played throughout Europe. It was known as cambuca (or comocke or cammock; compare modern camogie) in England, shinty in Scotland, jeu de mail in France, and het kolven in The Netherlands.

Modern hockey was developed in the British Isles. It became firmly established by the first half of the 19th century.

HOCKEY FIELD

• 100 × 60 yard (91.4 m × 55 m) rectangular field.
• The goal is 7 feet (2.14 m) high and 12 feet (3.66 m) wide.
• The semi-circle is of 16 yards (14.63 m) from the goal known as the shooting circle (or D or arc)
• The dotted line is 5 yards (5 m) from the semi-circle
• The lines across the field is 25 yards (22.9 m) from each end-line and in the center of the field.
• The penalty spot or stroke mark is placed 7 yards (6.4 m) from the center of each goal.

HOCKEY TIPS

• A "push" shot is played when the player uses wrists to push at the ball.
• "Flick" or "scoop" shot is similar to push but it requires an additional wrist action to force the stick through at an angle to lift the ball off the ground.
• A "hit" is a shot where a backlift is taken and contact with the ball is made quite forcefully.
• To produce much stronter hit, the stick is raised higher and swung at the ball, known as a "drive."
• A term "tackle" is the placing of stick into the path of the ball. To increase tackles effectiveness, players place the entire stick close to the ground horizontally.
• "Flat" (also known as square) signifies a pass made to either the right or left of the player with the ball at a 90 degree angle.

Asian Games 2010

Hockey team thrashes Hong Kong by 7-0

After a dream run in Commonwealth Games 2010, India's men hockey team thrashed Hong Kong in their first tie at Asian Games. The goal fiesta started with Sandeep Singh converting two penalty corners, followed by Bharat Chetri, Sarwanjit and Shivender Singh scoring goals to make it an emphatic 7-0 victory.

Results

Date	Pool	Time	Match	Result
Monday, 4 Oct	Women Pool B	1030 hrs	New Zealand Vs Wales	New Zealand win (5-1)
Monday, 4 Oct	Women	1300 hrs	South Africa Vs Trinidad & Tobago	South Africa win (12-0)
Monday, 4 Oct	Women Pool B	1600 hrs	Canada Vs Malaysia	Malaysia win (2-3)
Monday, 4 Oct	Women Pool A	1800 hrs	India Vs Scotland	Match Draw (1-1)
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Women Pool B	0830 hrs	England Vs Wales	England win (4-1)
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Men Pool A	1030 hrs	Pakistan Vs Scotland	Pakistan win (3-1)
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Women Pool A	1300 hrs	Australia Vs Trinidad & Tobago	Australia win (11-0)
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Men Pool B	1400 hrs	New Zealand Vs Trinidad & Tobago	New Zealand win (7-1)
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Women Pool B	1600 hrs	New Zealand Vs Malaysia	New Zealand win (5-0)
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Men Pool B	1630 hrs	Canada Vs South Africa	South Africa win (1-4)
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Men Pool A	Men Pool A	India Vs Malaysia	India win (3-2)
Tuesday, 5 Oct	Women Pool A	2100 hrs	South Africa Vs Scotland	South Africa win (2-1)
Wednesday, 6 Oct	Men Pool A	0830 hrs	Australia Vs Scotland	Australia win (9-0)
Wednesday, 6 Oct	Women Pool B	1100 hrs	Canada Vs England	England win (1-4)
Wednesday, 6 Oct	Women Pool A	1330 hrs	India Vs Australia	Australia win (1-2)
Wednesday, 6 Oct	Men Pool B	1530 hrs	England Vs Trinidad & Tobago	England win (4-0)
Wednesday, 6 Oct	Men Pool B	1830 hrs	New Zealand Vs South Africa	New Zealand win (4-2)
Wednesday, 6 Oct	Men Pool A	2030 hrs	Pakistan Vs Malaysia	Pakistan win (4-1)
Thursday, 7 Oct	Women Pool A	1100 hrs	Scotland Vs Trinidad & Tobago	Scotland win (6-1)
Thursday, 7 Oct	Women Pool B	1300 hrs	Malaysia Vs Wales	Wales win (1-2)
Thursday, 7 Oct	Men Pool A	1600 hrs	India Vs Australia	Australia win (2-5)
Thursday, 7 Oct	Men Pool B	1800 hrs	Canada Vs England	Match Draw (1-1)
Friday, 8 Oct	Women Pool A	0830 hrs	South Africa vs Australia	Match Draw (1-1)
Friday, 8 Oct	Women Pool A	1030 hrs	Trinidad & Tobago Vs India	India win (0-7)
Friday, 8 Oct	Women Pool B	1330 hrs	New Zealand Vs England	New Zealand win (4-1)
Friday, 8 Oct	Men Pool B	1530 hrs	South Africa Vs Trinidad & Tobago	South Africa win (5-3)
Friday, 8 Oct)	Women Pool B	1830 hrs	Wales Vs Canada	Canada win (1-2)
Friday, 8 Oct	Men Pool A	2030 hrs	Malaysia Vs Scotland	Malaysia win (2-0)
Saturday, 9 Oct	Men Pool B	0830 hrs	New Zealand Vs England	England win (3-5)
Saturday, 9 Oct	Men Pool A	1030 hrs	Pakistan Vs Australia	Australia win (0-1)
Saturday, 9 Oct	Women Pool A	1330 hrs	Australia Vs Scotland	Australia win (5-2)
Saturday, 9 Oct	Women Pool B	1400 hrs	England Vs Malaysia	England win (3-0)
Saturday, 9 Oct	Men Pool B	1600 hrs	Trinidad & Tobago Vs Canada	Canada win (0-2)
Saturday, 9 Oct	Women Pool B	1630 hrs	New Zealand Vs Canada	New Zealand win (3-1)
Saturday, 9 Oct	Men Pool A	1900 hrs	Scotland Vs India	India win (0-4)
Saturday, 9 Oct	Women Pool A	2100 hrs	South Africa Vs India	India win (1-3)
Sunday, 10 Oct	Men Pool B	1200 Hrs	England Vs South Africa	England win (2-1)
Sunday, 10 Oct	Men Pool B	1400 Hrs	New Zealand Vs Canada	Not Available
Sunday, 10 Oct	Men Pool A	1630 Hrs	Australia Vs Malaysia	Australia win (7-0)
Sunday, 10 Oct	Men Pool A	1900 Hrs	Pakistan Vs India	India win (4-7)
Monday, 11 Oct	Women 9-10	0830 Hrs	Trinidad & Tobago vs Malaysia	Trinidad & Tobago win (2-1)
Monday, 11 Oct	Women semifinal	1100 Hrs	Australia vs England	Australia win (1-0)
Monday, 11 Oct	Women 5-6	1330 Hrs	India vs Canada	India win (3-0)
Monday, 11 Oct	Women semifinal	2000 Hrs	New Zealand vs South Africa	New Zealand win (1-0)
Tuesday, 12 Oct	Men 9-10	0830 Hrs	Scotland vs Trinidad & Tobago	Scotland win (7-0)
Tuesday, 12 Oct	Men semifinal	1100 Hrss	Australia vs New Zealand	Australia win (6-2)
Tuesday, 12 Oct	Men 5-6	1330 Hrs	Pakistan vs South Africa	South Africa win (3-2)
Tuesday, 12 Oct	Men semifinal	1730 Hrs	England vs India	India win (4-5 : Penalty Shoot Out)
Tuesday, 12 Oct	Men 7-8	2000 Hrs	Malaysia vs Canada	Canada win (2-3)
Wednesday, 13 Oct	Women	1030 Hrs	England vs South Africa (Women's Bronze Medal Match)	England win (1-0)
Wednesday, 13 Oct	Women	1300 Hrs	Australia vs New Zealand (Women's Gold Medal Match)	Australia win (4-2)
Thursday, 14 Oct	Men	0900 Hrs	England vs New Zealand (Men's Bronze Medal Match)	New Zealand Win(Penalty 5-3)
Thursday, 14 Oct	Men	1130 Hrs	Australia vs India (Men's Gold Medal Match)	Australia win (8-0)

Highlights - India v/s England (Semi Final)

India enters finals of hockey at Commonwealth Games 2010. The semi final went to penalty shoot out. England was ahead India by 3-1 goals. Resilient India came back ending up 90 minutes game in 3-3. 15 minutes of extra time failed to decide the winner. India goal scorers : Ashley Jackson (2), Simon Mantell. England goal scorers : Vikram Pillay, Saravanjit Singh (2). Indian goal keeper Bharat Chetri saved third penalty stroke of England. India converted all their penalty strokes.

Commonwealth Details

Venue

Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium

Schedule	4-14 October 2010
Pools	MEN Pool A :Australia, Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Scotland Pool B :England, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago WOMEN Pool A :Australia, South Africa, India, Trinidad & Tobago, Scotland Pool B :England, New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia, Wales
Medals at Stake	1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze (Men & Women each)

Hockey World Cup - 2010 Highlights

India crashes out of world cup

India crashed out of the FIH World Cup after a dissapointing loss to England in a do or die match. The hosts carried loads of expectations befor walking into the game but a dismal performance by the forwards shattered India's hopes of world cup semis. The team lacked co-ordination on the field and every single pass went into the sticks of opposition who capitalised on evry opportunity. England went 2-0 in the first half and India never looked like catching on. However, in the final minutes, India two scored two quick goals giving fans a rau of hope but at the end, we ended up on the loosing side. With this 3-2 loss, India is now out of the race for semis and the last match against South Africa is just a matter of prestige.

Indian hopes in despair after 2-5 loss to Spain

Road to the semi finals of FIH world cup 2010 became a tough say for India after a 2-5 loss to Spain. India lost the match with the same margin as they lost to Australia. The successive losses have made it very tough for Indian side to stay in the competition and now the performance of other teams will also be a deciding factor for India's survival. Indian hockey team seemed to lack the winning intensity and except for first 10 minutes, the team looked completely shattered. Forwards were caught napping and defence showed many loopholes. In the end, a desrved victory for Spain.

India gets a 2-5 thrashing from Australia

India got a 2-5 thrashing from Australia in their poll match at Hockey World cup 2010. The flank attacks, diagonal runs from around 23 metres and the minus passes, all at tremendous pace, put India out of circulation. Indian forward line missed the presence of Shivinder Singh who is under suspension from FIH. The Australians showed sheer domination in the game with their defence saw through India's deep flank runs and crosses. Hard tackling and good marking of India's forwards in the circle led them to a convincing victoru after they faced an upset from England in their opening match.

India beats Pakistan

India defeated the arc rivals Pakistan in an exceptional display of hockey skills and talent. The high voltage clash between the two asian hockey giants resulted in a one sided affair with India beating Pakistan by 4 goals to 1. Indian players thrashed the opposite team with continues attacks on the goal post and defended its own very effectively. Penalty corner specialist Sandeep Singh scored two goals whereas Prabhjot Singh and Shivinder Singh scored one goal each. For Pakistan, Sohail Abbas scored the only goal.

Schedule


Finals Matches

Closing Ceremony

Venue
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi