A Brief History In Field Hockey
Field Hockey is one of the world's oldest competitive team sports. There is evidence of field hockey being played over 4,000 years ago.
During the 19th century, field hockey evolved in England. This evolution led to the creation of the Federation Internationale de Hockey (FIH) in 1924.
Contance Applebee is responsible for introducing field hockey to the United States in 1901. The United States Field Hockey Association was formed in 1922.
In 1908, men's field hockey was introduced into the Olympic Games. Women's field hockey was first recognized in the Olympic Games in 1980.
The World Cup is the crowning achievement in international field hockey. The World Cup is held every five years and 12 men's and 12 women's teams compete for the title of World Champion.
