on the pitch
10 on the field and 1 goalkeeper
There are
substitutes
who roll on and off
The pitch is made from artificial turf.
It is 91.4 metres long by 55 metres wide.
Wembley football pitch
is 105 metres long and 69 metres wide
Hockey is played with
a hockey stick and a ball.
The ball is slightly larger
than a tennis ball.
At the 2012 London Olympics,
Hockey was the 3rd most
watched sport
There are no left-handed sticks.
An experienced drag flicker
can get the ball up to 75mph
(120km/h)
which is as fast as a cheetah!
International players
cover more than
5 miles
during the course of a hockey match
England women’s team
won silver at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
(And the men’s team won bronze!)