Hockey
Hockey is in some ways like football. It's an 11 a-side team game, where the aim is to score a goal in the opposing team's net.
- See Also:
- Ice Hockey
An Overview of Hockey
- Each player passes a small hard ball around the pitch with a hooked stick.
- A match is 70 minutes, with two halves, and the winner is the team which scores the most goals.
There are also variations to the traditional 11-a-side game these include:
Rush Hockey is an 5 or 6-a-side indoor version of hockey
Quicksticks is a four-a-side version of the game adapted for 7-11 year olds
Zone Hockey is a five-a-side adaptation of the sport that for young wheelchair users to participate alongside able-bodied players.
National Governing Bodies
England Hockey
- Contact Name
- General Information
- Contact Email
- info@englandhockey.co.uk
- Contact Telephone
- 01628 897500
Kings Heath Hockey Club
We are a South Birmingham based hockey club and currently have up to nine teams playing league hockey every Saturday, along with a thriving youth section that plays every Sunday.
Vision Sports Academy CIC
Vision Sports Academy CIC (VSA) is a Birmingham based sports coaching social enterprise, more specifically a community interest company which tackles social objectives & reinvests profits back into the community.
The National Hockey Foundation
Grants to meet one of their chosen areas of focus which includes "young people and hockey", "enabling the development of hockey at youth or community level" and "smaller charities".
The National Hockey Foundation
Grants of £10,000 - £75,000 available to organisations to grow hockey at youth or community level.
http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/
http://www.hockeynation.info/