Essay On Field Hockey

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History of Field Hockey Lil Mrs. Nagy English 1a, Period 1 8, November, 2017 Godshall 1 The crowd started cheering as number 3 dribbled down the field. Every single fan stood up on their tippy toes with their teeth clenched. As she’s making her way to the shooting circle, the crowd is so silent, wondering what was about to happen. She’s on her own now, it’s a break away. Time for her and the goalie to face head to head. She shoots, and…. The goalie blocks it. The history of field hockey has been evolving and changing for the better in areas such as equipment, rules, and techniques since the 19th century. If you were not born or raised in either England, Scotland, the Netherlands, France, …show more content…

Until this day, field hockey remains one of the world’s oldest sports in the United States. The idea came from the popular activity called hurling. “Drawings of men playing the game non-competitively can be seen in the Beni Hasan tombs of Egypt’s Nile Valley from around 4,000 years ago” (Wpadminskhdev). Field hockey started from an educated women with good intentions. “In 1901 Miss Constance Applebee came from England to study at Harvard Summer School”(Barnes). Harvard was once a small school located in the United States. Miss Applebee organized the first game of field hockey with the help of her students. The students worked together with smiles on their faces and couldn’t wait for the new sport to go world wide. She referred to herself as “Miss Hockey” and everyone called her that because of her persistence and courage in making field hockey a sport. “From Harvard, she went to Vassar, then helped start the new game at Wellesley, Smith, Radcliffe, Mt. Holyoke, and Bryn Mawr”(Barnes). “By 1922, popularity had increased and the USFHA (United States Field Hockey Association) was founded along with five other local associations”(Barnes). “The origins of field hockey can be traced to nice to Egypt, Persia, and Greece; but the game as we know it, was developed in the British Isles in the late 19th …show more content…

Originally played with a horn and a rubber cube, the game was part of the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece in 200 B.C. Later, Teddington Hockey Club changed the rubber cube into a sphere and that became the official ball. The earliest form of field hockey involved using willow tree branches as sticks and a ball made of wood or cork. During the late 1800s and early 1900s goalies were given shin and knee pads that were typically used in cricket. Helmets

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