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Hockey:
Hockey is a non-contact sport that involves 11 players on each team trying to hit a small ball into a goal using a stick. It is played on a field 100 yards by 50 yards. In the modern game, there is 1 fullback, 2 wing half's, 1 centre half, 2 inside forwards (where I play), 1 centre forward and 1 wingers. Jamie Dwyer is my favorite player at the moment. This is because he works hard, plays how I want to play, plays the the level that I aspire to play at and because he is a fantastic player. (As shown in the video). He is a 4 time international player of the year, won a silver and an bronze at the olympics and plays professional hockey in Holland, just name a short list of the things he has achieved in his career. media type="youtube" key="sPjU6CJ0Bw4" height="315" width="420" align="right"

Equipment: Field players;
 * Stick
 * Shin pads (compulsory unless you sign a waver)
 * mouthguard (compulsory for juniors, not seniors)

Goalkeepers Equipment:
 * Neck protector
 * box[[image:field-hockey-equipment-guide.jpg width="196" height="238" align="right"]]
 * helmet
 * kickers (over shoes)
 * pads (on your legs)
 * thigh guards
 * stick
 * stick glove
 * normal glove
 * arm guards
 * chest pads
 * smock
 * drawstring pants (over thigh guards)

Rules:
 * Free hit if the ball hits your foot.
 * If you raise the ball dangerously and it is not a shot on goal, free hit against.
 * Foot in circle, short corner.
 * Ball travels over the backline, 16 hit.
 * In your attacking 25, everyone must be 5 yards away from the hit.
 * Everywhere else on the field only the other team has to be 5 yards.
 * On a free hit you can take the ball yourself
 * The first shot on the short corner must hit the backboard
 * In the attacking 25, the ball must travel 5 yards before it enters the circle.
 * If you hit the ball over the backline on purpose it is a short corner.
 * If you stop a goal with your body or foot on purpose it is a stroke.
 * If you miss the stroke it is a 16 hit.
 * If you clash sticks while tackling it is a free hit to the person who was carrying the ball.
 * If you back into a player when you have the ball, it is a free hit against you for obstruction.
 * All free hits that are called in the attacking 25 inside of the dotted line must be taken out to the dotted line.
 * A green card is worth 2 minutes of, a yellow is 5 to 10 minutes of and a red is off indefinitely and you have to face a judiciary.
 * If you receive a free hit anywhere on the field, you must make an attempt to stop the ball, then you are allowed to take off with it and run.
 * If you are standing within 5 yards of this and you are the defending side, you and the ball must travel 5 yards before you are allowed to touch it.

The current men's and women's world rankings are as such;


 * **Rk.** || **Country - Men's** || **CF** || **Pts.** ||  || **Rk.** || **Country- Women's** || **CF** || **Pts.** ||
 * 1 || Australia || OCE || 2188 ||  || 1 || Netherlands || EUR || 2063 ||
 * 2 || Germany || EUR || 1988 ||  || 2 || Argentina || PAN || 2030 ||
 * 3 || Netherlands || EUR || 1855 ||  || 3 || Germany || EUR || 1765 ||
 * 4 || England || EUR || 1662 ||  || 4 || England || EUR || 1696 ||
 * 5 || Spain || EUR || 1650 ||  || 5 || China || ASI || 1675 ||
 * 6 || Korea || ASI || 1490 ||  || 6 || New Zealand || OCE || 1615 ||
 * 7 || New Zealand || OCE || 1395 ||  || 7 || Australia || OCE || 1548 ||
 * 8 || Pakistan || ASI || 1315 ||  || 8 || Korea || ASI || 1423 ||
 * 9 || Argentina || PAN || 1292 ||  || 9 || Japan || ASI || 1318 ||
 * 10 || India || ASI || 1288 ||  || 10 || United States || PAN || 1233 ||
 * 11 || Belgium || EUR || 1150 ||  || 11 || Spain || EUR || 1188 ||
 * 12 || South Africa || AFR || 1130 ||  || 12 || South Africa || AFR || 1175 ||
 * 13 || Malaysia || ASI || 1119 ||  || 13 || India || ASI || 1150 ||
 * 14 || Canada || PAN || 1116 ||  || 14 || Ireland || EUR || 905 ||
 * 15 || Japan || ASI || 865 ||  || 15 || Azerbaijan || EUR || 870 ||

References:

App.downloadatoz June 8 2010, TAOZ, 13th June 2012, http://app.downloadatoz.com/iphone/field-hockey-strategy/

Moravian College Equipment Room June 6th 2012, Greyhound Equipment America, 13th June 2012, http://moravianequipment.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/2012-aema-convention-cleveland-day-1_06.html

the video was sourced from youtube.com and was uploaded by HockeyAustralia.

FIH 2012, Federation International Hockey, 14th June 2012, http://www.fih.ch/en/fih/events/worldranking