History Of Hockey


by Swati Banerjee - Date: 2007-03-13 - Word Count: 418 Share This!

Do you know when hockey was first played? All through the past it has been played in some form or the other. Some research in Ethiopia has discovered that it has been around for more than four millenniums. A tablet in Greece has images of young people playing field hockey and it shows that it has been around B.C. Even in South America, Ireland, Egypt, Scotland and Rome; there are proofs and records of this game. The game in these countries was no different than the other even though it was known by dissimilar names. Hundreds of years ago, this game was known as 'Hockie' in Ireland and this is one game that will go on forever.

During the 1600s and 1700s, hockey in England was a little dissimilar and it was more disorganized. People from all over the village would take part in the game and play against one another. It was not unusual for a team to have players ranging from 60-100. It was the goal of the team players to get the ball into common ground of the rival team. This game required quite a few days to finish and after that many player would from injuries like broken limbs. Even though umpires were present, they were not allowed to say any thing without the team members' request.

Ultimately, good judgment was introduced by introducing firm regulations. In England, a headmaster restricted the number of players to thirty for one single team. During the 1860s, England's Eton College laid down some rules for the game. After that, additional rules were introduced after the formation of the Hockey Association in the year 1875. Now the field would be two hundred meters long and the team members would run in the region of the ball. Additional organization was introduced with the formation of 'pyramid' and this time each team consisted of eleven members. There would be three halves, five forwards, two backs and one goalie. This time the umpire had the power to give calls without the approval of the team members.

This game was first played during the Olympics during the year 1908 and it was the men who were permitted to participate. Prior to 1980, women were not permitted to take part in this game. At present, all the countries have hockey teams who participate in The World Cup, the Champion's Trophy and of course, the Olympics.

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