Field Hockey |
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| Author:
| Egan, Tracie |
| Series title: | Sports from Coast to Coast Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4042-0182-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2004 |
| Publisher: | Rosen Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.50USD $19.95USD $33.47 |
Book Description:
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Second only to soccer as the largest team sport in the world, field hockey is the oldest of all ball and stick games. Though its exact origins are unknown, the sport began its present day development in mid-nineteenth- century England and soon came to be considered a "suitable" game for women to play. Although men continue to play field hockey, it is women who have excelled at the sport and given it the popularity it has today. In the United States, teams in the Northeast dominate the sport.
Second only to soccer as the largest team sport in the world, field hockey is the oldest of all ball and stick games. Though its exact origins are unknown, the sport began its present day development in mid-nineteenth- century England and soon came to be considered a "suitable" game for women to play. Although men continue to play field hockey, it is women who have excelled at the sport and given it the popularity it has today. In the United States, teams in the Northeast dominate the sport.