Field Hockey Primer for Parents
By J Louis Frey
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One of the most exciting games in America is also the most unfamiliar and misunderstood. It's been played in China for at least 1000 years, and it was played in Greece before that. England is credited with refining the modern game. America learned about the sport in 1901 by an intrepid sportswoman by the name of Constance Mary Katherine Applebee. The US fielded its first men's Olympic team in 1932, and its first women's Olympic team in 1980.
Throughout most of the world this sport is considered a man's sport, but in the US it is mostly women who play. A small group of men play the game in America, the first men's game was played in 1928. The object of the game is to propel a ball into the goal by means of a curved stick. The game is called field hockey but to the lovers of the sport it is simply hockey.
Learn the basics of the game from a field hockey official and people will come to you during a contest to ask you about the game. It's not like any other game. Hockey is a highly skilled game that many people, especially men, aren't familiar with. They might know about football, basketball, or ice hockey, but field hockey has its own set of rules. Educate yourself and impress the others around you by learning this great sport.
J Louis Frey
J Louis Frey has been an auto racing fan for over 40 years and continues to attend races. He collects racing books, magazines, and programs. Frey is married and has two children. He loves all types of racing from Sprint Cup to sprint cars!
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Field Hockey Primer for Parents - J Louis Frey
FIELD HOCKEY PRIMER FOR PARENTS
By J Louis Frey
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Copyright 2013 J Louis Frey
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Dedication: To all field hockey players past, present and future.
Field diagram image from the National Federation of State High School Associations Rules Book.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
About the Author
Preface
I already know what you are thinking. How did a nice guy like me get involved in field hockey? Isn’t that a girl’s sport?
It’s true that I didn’t play the sport when I was growing up. My mom didn’t play it; neither did my mother-in-law, my wife or my daughter (except in gym class.)
I had been an official in other high school sports when I heard that help was needed in field hockey. Up until then I had never seen a complete field hockey game and knew none of the rules. I paid to receive a rules book, studied it, took the test and passed. That, however, was just the beginning of my field hockey odyssey. Book knowledge does not equate to officiating prowess. The biggest factors I had to overcome were what constituted stick fouling, which was the easier one, and judging less objective things like danger
which was much more difficult. I was certainly the most raw of recruits.
That was back in 1997, and since then I have truly grown to love the sport. I hope one day that by reading this primer you too will fall in love with field hockey, if you are not in that camp already.
Officials must always be aware of safety and fairness during a game. They must remain vigilant throughout the game so that no situation disintegrates into an unwanted outcome. This can happen when the actions of players, coaches or spectators become uncontrollable and unruly. The home teams’ players, coaches and fans see the game their way. Likewise, the away team only sees the game through their eyes. Most of the time the officials are the only people at a game who can be completely objective about plays and situations.
This book was not written to give field hockey training or game strategy. It was written to give general information about the game. I have heard from many parents and fans who don’t understand the basics of the game. They don’t understand the calls, the penalties or the fouls.