Hockey game.

Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick. In many areas, one sport (typically field hockey or ice hockey^[1]) is generally referred to simply as hockey.

Starting and Restarting games

To start play a pass will be taken from the decided team from the centre of the field. It may be pushed of hit to a player in their own half. All opponents must be 5 metres from the ball. If the ball goes over the side line the team which did not hit it over the side line will take the ball and restart play by passing it to a player. Then when the ball goes over the back line the defending team will take a hit 16 yards from the back line.

Games played with curved sticks and a ball can be found in the histories of many cultures. In Egypt, 4000-year-old carvings feature teams with sticks and a projectile, hurling dates to before 1272 BC in Ireland, and there is a depiction from c.600 BC in Ancient Greece where the game may have been called kerētízein or kerhtízein (κερητίζειν) because it was played with a horn or horn-like stick(kéras, κέρας)^[4] In Inner Mongolia, China, the Daur people have been playing beikou, a game similar to modern field hockey, for about 1,000 years.^[5]

Most evidence of hockey-like games during the Middle Ages is found in legislation concerning sports and games. Similar to Edward's proclamation was the Galway Statute enacted in Ireland in 1527, which banned certain types of ball games, including hockey.

Ice hockey is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. In regions where it is popular, the game is often referred to simply as hockey. The game is played between two teams with six players on the ice. A team usually consists of four lines of three forwards, three pairs of defencemen and two goalies. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team. Each team has agoaltender who tries to stop the puck from going into the goal or "net.

The field should be rectangular and 91.4 meters long and 55.0 meters wide. It should be clearly marked with white lines.

All lines should be 7.5 cm wide. The longer, 91.4 metre lines are called side lines. The shorter 55 metre lines are called back lines. Goal lines are between the back line and the goal-post. Minimum run off areas should be provided outside the back lines and the side lines.

There is a Centrex line across the field and there are two other lines each 22.90 metres away from the centre line. This forms four even quarters.

Protruding from each back lines is a semicircle, sometimes referred to as the ‘D’ or the circle. These are the shooting circles and a goal cannot be scored unless the shot came from within the circle.

Field hockey is played on gravel, natural grass, sand-based or water-based artificial turf, with a small, hard ball. The game is popular among both males and females in many parts of the world, particularly in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In most countries, the game is played between single-sex sides, although they can be mixed-sex.

The Ball The ball should be spherical, weigh between 156-163 grammes. Its circumference should be 22.4- 23.5 cm. It should be white or any other agreed colour and should be smooth but seem or indentations are permitted. Duration of play In junior hockey games will be 20 minutes each half, in intermediate and secondary hockey halves are 25-30 minutes each way. In international matches each half is 35 minutes long. Scoring a goal To score a goal the ball must be in between the posts, and completely over the line and under the crossbar. It also must be struck by an attacker inside the semicircle. Conduct of play You shall not hit the ball intentionally with the back of the stick, use any body part, play the ball with your stick over shoulder height. You shan't raise the ball dangerously or injure another player or the umpire. You can’t waste time. You can not obstruct the opposition with your stick our body. Sticks Sticks should be flat on one side and curved on the other. Only the flat side may be used during the course of a game. It cannot weigh more than 737 grammes. Ice hockey is a full contact sport and carries a high risk of injury.[30] Not only are the players moving at around 20–30 miles an hour (around 30 – 45 km/h), quite a bit of the game revolves around the physical contact between the players. Skate blades, hockey sticks, shoulders, hips, and hockey pucks all contribute. The number of injuries is quite high[citation needed] and includes lacerations, concussions, contusions, ligament tears, broken bones, hyperextensions, and muscle strains.