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Leisen Jobe
Leisen Michelle Jobe (born 20 February 1973) is a retired female field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ... player from New Zealand. She was born in Whangarei, Northland. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and with ''The Black Sticks'' team she finished in sixth place. She also competed in other tournaments. References External links * 1973 births Living people New Zealand female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand Field hockey players from Whangārei 20th-century New Zealand women 21st-century New Zealand women {{NewZealand-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting circle and then into the goal. The match is won by the team that scores the most goals. Matches are played on grass, watered turf, artificial turf, synthetic field, or indoor boarded surface. The stick is made of wood, carbon fibre, fibreglass, or a combination of carbon fibre and fibreglass in different quantities. The stick has two sides; one rounded and one flat; only the flat face of the stick is allowed to progress the ball. During play, goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with any part of their body. A player's hand is considered part of the stick if holding the stick. If the ball is "played" with the rounded part of the stick (i.e. deliberately stopped or hit), it will result in a penalty (accidental touches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
