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Take the Field Hockey Challenge!

Can you unleash the hockey striker in you and score a goal? Lets find out!
Hitesh Pai
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Did You Know?
A field hockey stick usually comes in a range of 35 to 38 inches. However, a maximum of 41 inches was specified from 2016 onwards.
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Trivia!
There are two teams in one match. Each team can field a maximum of 11 players and can arrange themselves into various positions.
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Quick Fact!
Modern day field hockey was started in England in the mid 1800s. The first field hockey club 'Blackheath Football and Hockey Club' was formed in 1861.
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Know This!
As per the latest rules, there are 4 quarters of 15 mins each. There is a 15 minute intermission at half-time.
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Fun Fact
Players standing at midfield positions are called midfielders and these are multi-tasking runners of the team.
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Good To Know!
Dribbling is moving while alternating the ball from one side of the body to the other to avoid defenders.
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Did You Know?
There are 3 cards in hockey indicating foul play - green card for two-minute suspension, yellow card for five to ten-minute suspension, and red card for permanent suspension from the game.
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Fun Fact!
Match referees in field hockey are called Umpires. There are two umpires. Some games even have more than two.
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Did You Know?
Field hockey was introduced with men's game in the year 1908 at the London Olympics with six teams.
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Quick Fact
Pakistan won the first ever Hockey World Cup in 1971, beating the hosts Spain by 1-0.
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Did You Know?
Natascha Keller, the German striker scored 209 goals in 425 appearances. She has the most caps by a female player in field hockey history.
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Trivia!
Pakistan's Sohail Abbas holds the record for the highest goals scored in International Men's Field Hockey with 348.
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