Field hockey was first introduced as an Olympic sport in 1908, and it has undergone plenty of changes over the last century. Still, one part of that remains is the sport's famously short sticks.

With the 2024 fall sports season just around the corner, there is no better time to get familiar with college field hockey rules than now. The dimensions of a standard field hockey field are ...

11 matchup on a field smaller than a soccer field. Players use a field hockey stick to dribble with the ultimate objective of scoring on the opposing team’s goal. Field hockey sticks feature a ...

Field hockey sticks have a J-shape. The curved head is rounded on the right side and flat on the left side, and players can only hit the ball with the flat side of the stick. There are no left ...

“To bring home a second national championship in field hockey to Northwestern ... who controlled the ball with a stick-stop. Tromp whipped a drag flick into the bottom left pocket of the ...

The No. 1 ranked Northwestern field hockey team continued its historic ... but graduate student Lauren Wadas caught the rebound with her stick and scored the game-winner — clinching at least ...

The forward said she hopes she can inspire young girls to pick up a field hockey stick for the first time. But as she looks back on her field hockey journey’s beginnings, Bent-Cole said she can ...

In field hockey, each side has 11 players on the field (16 on the roster) and vies to score more goals than the opponent using sticks to dribble and shoot. Goals are worth one point. Players are ...

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, FIELD HOCKEY TONIGHT ... and Lauren Campisano got her stick on it just enough to deflect it into the goal for a 2-0 halftime cushion.Rousseau scored ...

But on Long Island in the 1970s, women’s ice hockey wasn’t as prevalent. The majority of girls who wanted to hit something into a net with a stick played field hockey. Fuchs played on her high ...