Objectives:
Brief history of hockey
equipment and facilities
Rules and officials of the game
Topic: Hockey
It is difficult to say where hockey originated, but it is of record that people of the ancient Greece, Romans, and Persians play the game as far back
as 541 B.C. It is on record that the Persian noble played polo on horseback with sticks and ball, and the people played theirs on the ground as a
modified polo. The year 1876 mark the beginning of modern hockey, when the rules and regulations were formed. The first woman hockey club
was formed in England in 1887 and the international federation of hockey was formed in 1900. Hockey was introduced in U.S.A in 1901 and the
first international competition was held in 1952.
Hockey is a field event played between two teams comprising eleven players each. The game is played with hockey sticks and ball.
The Nature of the game
The game is started by a center-pass. The formation on the field resembles that of the football, as the numbers of players are the same.
The objective of the game is to get the ball by dribbling, passing, hitting etc., into the striking circle from where it can be hit into the goal post of
the opposing team to make a goal. The opponent shall defend and make counter attacks.
Basic skills and technique involved in playing hockey
The dribble/ dribbling
The tackling
The drive/ hit/ hitting
The stopping
The passing
The scooping
The flick
The goal keeping
Description of the skills
Passing; passing is the act of transferring the ball from one paler to another member of the team
The dribbling; dribbling is the act of moving with the ball and avoiding the opponents. There are two popular dribble;
The straight dribble
Indian zigzag dribble
The tackling
Tackling is the act of dispossessing an opponent of the ball. It should be done without any rough play
The hitting: Hitting is the act of striking the ball with the face of the stick to make it go a long distance
The stopping: Stopping is the act of putting an end to the movement of a passed ball. It can be done in two ways
Stopping a rolling ball on the ground, when the head of the stick is placed in line with the ball.
Stopping a ball in the air,a ball in the air can be caught with the hand and dropped immediately.
The goal keeping
Goal keeping is the act of stopping a ball that is hit within the striking circle from getting into the goal
Over the goal line
Between the goal post
Under the cross bar
Either in the air or on the ground
By the goal keeper
The rules and regulations
Some of the rules include:
A team consists of 11 players, 22 players play the game at a time.
The game is started by a center-pass
A goal can only be scored from within the striking circle.
Players’ jerseys must be numbered front and back
A player cannot take part in the game with a stick
A player must not deliberately kick the ball
All player must remain in their own half of the pitch during the center pass
A player must not throw the stick at the ball
A player must not hit the ball with the rounded part of the stick
A player must not raise any part of the stick above his shoulder
A player must not under cut or turn in order to hit the ball.
Officials and their duties
The officials are:
Two umpires, one for each half of the field
Two assistant umpires
Duties of the officials
Umpires
Their decisions are final
They shall inspect the equipments
They shall conduct the toss for the choice of ends
They shall blow the whistle to indicate any foul
They have the power to disqualify any player for unsportsmanlike behavior
The assistant umpire
They shall assist the umpire
They shall indicate with the flag when the ball is out
And any other infringement
The controlling world body
Federation of international hockey (F.I.H) headquarters Brussels
Nigeria:
Nigeria Hockey Federation (N.H.F)
