Hockey- Friends, you must have heard about a lot of sports and there are many people who like or love the sports very much. Some people like to play cricket, some people like to play football and some people like to play hockey. So friends, today we are going to talk about the game of hockey, we are going to discuss about hockey like what is hockey, it’s history and how to play hockey. Means we discuss about everything. So friends, read this article till the end, you will know everything about hockey.
History of Hockey-
Friends, let us talk about the origin of hockey game. Friends, this game is probably originated in Scotland in 1527, but according to some sources, it is also considered that this game is originated in Egypt about 4000 years ago. Friends, at that time was known as Hokie, and if we talk about the present time Hockey game, then, it was started by the British in the end of 18th century and beginning of 19th century.
There is no need for much equipment to play this game(Hockey), that’swhy this game has become a popular and famous game of children and youth also.
History of Hockey in India-
If we talk about the history of this game of hockey in India, then , this game is very popular and famous game , infact , Hockey is the national game of India. If we talk about the history of hockey in India. So friends, The Indian Hockey Team entered in the Olympics for the first time in 1928 and won. Considering the popularity of hockey game in India, for promoting and supporting this game the first Hockey Club in India was formed in Kolkata in 1885-86.
Hockey become a very popular game in short period of time. Major Dhyan Chand (also known as hockey king) is considered to be the one of the best and greatest Indian Hockey player.
Members of India Men’s National Field Hockey Team-
Names of members are as follows-
- Jaipal Singh
- Broome Pinniger
- Dhyan Chand
- Richard Allen
- William Goodsir- Cullen
- George Marthins
- Leslie Hammond
- Rex Norris
- Feroz Khan
- Shaukat Ali
- Frederic Seaman
- Michael Rocque
- Michael Gateley
- Kher Singh Gill
- Sayed Yusuf.
Let us know about how to play Hockey-
Friends, now let us discuss about how to play hockey. Firstly there are two teams which participate in this game and each team having 11 players. If we talk about playing hockey then, the toss is taken first. The team that wins the toss gets the chance to score a goal in first quarter or play the match with center pass. The players score goals by the shooting puck into the opponent’s goals and the team which secures or scores more goals at the end of the game is considered as the winner.
The duration of hockey game is 60 minutes. Each game is divided into three periods of 20 minutes. So friends, this is all about hockey game.
Equipments required for Hockey-
The following equipments required for hockey-
- Stick
- Helmet
- Gloves
- Skates
- Shoulder pads
- Elbow pads
- Mouth guard
- Hockey Socks
- Hockey pants
- Hockey Shell
- Shin guards
- Puck
- Neck guard
- Hockey bag
- Skate guards.
Conclusion-
Friends, if we talk about games, so out of all the games, hockey has it’s own identity, this game not only has a different identity infact it is the national game of India. This game is very popular and famous among all the games and loved by the peoples.
FAQs on Hockey-
Q1- What is the duration of hockey game?
ANS- 60 minutes.
Q2- Who is the father of sports in India?
ANS- Major Dhyan Chand.
Q3- How many players are there in a hockey team?
ANS- 11 players.