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Field Hockey In The United States
Field hockey in the United States is a sport which has only limited popular support. In the US the sport used to be female dominated as opposed to Europe's male dominant leagues. However, in the United States of America, there are few field hockey clubs, most play taking place between high school or college sides, almost entirely of females. The strength of college field hockey reflects the impact of Title IX which mandated that colleges should fund men's and women's sports programmes comparably. Pennsylvania is a hotbed for field hockey in the United States. History The modern game of field hockey originated in Europe, and grew due to the growth of public schools. Springfield College started playing the game when Dr. James Huff McCurdy composed a set of rules for American Field Hockey, and it continued to grow. Constance Applebee founded the United States Field Hockey Association (USFHA), after noticing a growing popularity in the sport. The Field Hockey Association of Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
United States Women's National Field Hockey Team
The United States women's national field hockey team represents the United States in international field hockey. The team is currently coached by David Passmore. It made its first international appearance in 1920 when a touring team visited England, coached by Constance M.K. Applebee. The team made several international appearances in the early 20th century, leading to the United States hosting the 8th International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations Tournament in 1963. Once the IFWHA merged with its counterpart on the men's side, the United States' first appearance at an FIH-sanctioned tournament was the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where the Americans ended up in sixth place. They have won bronze at the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 1994 World Cup. Olympics Los Angeles 1984 Olympics During the 1984 Summer Olympics, the team won their first international prize, a bronze medal. This happened after the Netherlands defeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Constance Applebee
Constance Mary Katherine Applebee (June 4, 1873 – January 26, 1981) is best known for introducing field hockey in the United States. She was a co-founder of the American Field Hockey Association and served as its head for 20 years. She also founded Sportswoman magazine and was the athletic director at Bryn Mawr College for 24 years. Applebee graduated from the British College of Physical Education in 1899. In 1901, she came to America and took a course in anthropometry at Dudley Allen Sargent's Summer School of Physical Training at Harvard University. After a discussion among her classmates and instructors regarding the British sport of field hockey, she took them to a courtyard behind the Harvard gymnasium and gave a demonstration of the game. In the autumn of 1901 she embarked on a tour of women's colleges in the northeastern United States, introducing field hockey and giving coaching and instruction regarding the sport to the students and faculty at each stop. She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kathleen Sharkey
Kathleen Sharkey (born April 30, 1990) is an American field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ... player. In 2016, she was named to the United States women's national field hockey team for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Early life Kathleen Sharkey was born on April 30, 1990. She grew up in Moosic, Pennsylvania with three siblings, including an older sister. Watching her older sister, Laura, play field hockey sparked Sharkey's interest in the sport. She went on to play field hockey at Wyoming Seminary. Collegiate field hockey player Playing as a striker for Princeton University, Sharkey set multiple all-time school field hockey records including career points (245), points in a season (85), goals in a career (107), goals in a seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Field Hockey At The 2016 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 19 August at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Deodoro. The competition had instituted several changes in the format and structure from the 2012 Summer Olympics. Twenty-four teams (twelve each for men and women) competed in the tournament. Competition schedule The match schedule of the men's tournament was unveiled on 27 April 2016. Format changes On 20 March 2014, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) instituted the changes to the match format, reducing from two 35-minute halves to four 15-minute quarters, with 2 minutes' rest after each period, and 15 at halftime. The purpose of the changes aims to improve the flow and intensity of the competition, and reinforce fan experience and opportunity for game presentation and analysis. Other changes include the implementation of 40-second time outs following both penalty corner awards and the scoring of a goal. Both interruptions and time outs must ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Field Hockey At The 2012 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 29 July to 11 August at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park. On 13 November 2010 the International Hockey Federation (FIH) decided to allocate 12 teams for each men and women events respectively. Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Germany won the Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, men's tournament for the fourth time, and the Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, women's tournament was won by the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Netherlands — their third Olympic women's hockey title. Competition schedule Qualification Each of the continental champions received a berth alongside the host, Great Britain men's national field hockey team, Great Britain (England men's national field hockey team, England, Scotland men's national field hockey team, Scotland and Wales national field hockey team, Wales compete separately in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Field Hockey At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 10 August, culminating with the medal finals on 22 and 23 August. All games were played at the hockey field constructed on the Olympic Green. Competition format Twelve teams competed in both the men's and women's Olympic hockey tournaments with the competition consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into two pools of six teams, and play followed the round robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the pool once. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. At the end of the pool matches, teams were ranked in their pool according to the following criteria, in order: * Total points accumulated * Number of matches won * Goal difference * Goals for * The result of the match played between the teams in question Following the completion of the pool games, teams placing first and second in eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Field Hockey At The 1996 Summer Olympics
The Olympic field hockey tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ..., United States, was held in Herndon Stadium and Panther Stadium from July 20 to August 2, 1996. Men's tournament Women's tournament References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Field Hockey At The 1996 Summer Olympics Events at the 1996 Summer Olympics O Field hockey at the Summer Olympics 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Field Hockey At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul took place from 18 September to 1 October 1988 at the Seongnam Stadium in Seongnam. Twenty teams (twelve for men and eight for women) competed in the tournament. Men's tournament Preliminary round Group A Group B Medal round Final standings # # # # # # # # # # # # Women's tournament Preliminary round Group A Group B Medal round Final standings # # # # # # # # Medal summary Medal table Medalists References External links Official Olympic Report {{Field hockey at the Summer Olympics Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Events at the 1988 Summer Olympics Field hockey at the Summer Olympics 1988 in field hockey, Summer Olympics International field hockey competitions hosted by South Korea, 1988 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Field Hockey At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 29 July to 11 August 1984 at the Weingart Stadium, in Monterey Park. Men's tournament Preliminary round Group A Group B Medal round Final standings # # # # # # # # # # # # Women's tournament The United States and Australia played out a penalty shoot-out for the bronze medal after finishing equal on points and goal difference in the round robin stage, which the United States won 10–5. Pool Final standings # # # # # # Medal summary Medal table Medalists * Penalty stroke competition for the bronze medal: United States defeated Australia 10–5. * Both teams had a 2–2–1 record and 9 goals for and 7 goals against. Canada also had a 2–2–1 record but had 9 goals for and 11 goals against. * West Germany finished just ahead of the tied teams with a 2–1–2 record to claim silver. See also * Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads * Field hockey at the 1984 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster ( ) is a city in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 58,039 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, eighth-most populous city in the state. It is a core city within South Central Pennsylvania, with 552,984 residents in the Lancaster Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area. Settled in the 1720s, Lancaster is one of the oldest inland cities in the US. It served as the capital of Pennsylvania from 1799 to 1812. The city's primary industries include healthcare, tourism, public administration, manufacturing, and both professional and semi-professional services. Lancaster is located southwest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown and west of Philadelphia and is a hub of Pennsylvania Dutch Country. History 18th century Originally called Hickory Town, Lancaster was renamed after the English city of Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster by native John Wright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista ( ; , ) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. It is the second-most populous city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the Largest cities in Southern California, seventh-most populous city in Southern California, the List of largest California cities by population, 15th-most populous city in the state of California, and the List of United States cities by population, 81st-most populous city in the United States. The population was 275,487 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 243,916 as of the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. It is located in the South Bay (San Diego County), South Bay, about halfway——between the two downtowns of the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area, San Diego–Tijuana region. Chula Vista is named for its scenic location between San Diego Bay and coastal mountain foothills. The area, along with San Diego, was inhabited by the Kumeyaay before contact from the Spanish, who later claimed the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance, and Shot (ice hockey), shoot a vulcanized rubber hockey puck into the other team's net. Each Goal (ice hockey), goal is worth one point. The team with the highest score after an hour of playing time is declared the winner; ties are broken in Overtime (ice hockey), overtime or a Shootout (ice hockey), shootout. In a formal game, each team has six Ice skating, skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, including a goaltender. It is a contact sport#Grades, full contact game and one of the more physically demanding team sports. The modern sport of ice hockey was developed in Canada, most notably in Montreal, where the first indoor ice hockey game, first indoor game was play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
