The game of hockey can be traced back to the earliest civilizations of the world But the modern game that we are playing today was started in england in the mid 1800's and the first formal field hockey club was the blackheath football and hockey club' it was formed in 1861.
The game has changed from being a 70 minute game with 2 halves, to a 60 minute game with 4 15 minute halves. And instead of going into overtimes we go staight into a shootout which means theres a lot of pressure on the goalie and the person going for the goal.
A few facts-
The game has changed from being a 70 minute game with 2 halves, to a 60 minute game with 4 15 minute halves. And instead of going into overtimes we go staight into a shootout which means theres a lot of pressure on the goalie and the person going for the goal.
A few facts-
Men’s hockey has the fastest swing speed of any sport reaching around 165 km per hour, And the fastest ball ever recorded was at 350 km per hour.
The hockey turf is 91 metres long and 55 metres wide.
Also we have only won 1 olympic gold and that was in the 1976 summer olympics.





