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    Field Hockey Primer for Parents
    Field Hockey Primer for Parents
    Field Hockey Primer for Parents
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    Field Hockey Primer for Parents

    By J Louis Frey

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    One of the most exciting games in America is also the most unfamiliar and misunderstood. It's been played in China for at least 1000 years, and it was played in Greece before that. England is credited with refining the modern game. America learned about the sport in 1901 by an intrepid sportswoman by the name of Constance Mary Katherine Applebee. The US fielded its first men's Olympic team in 1932, and its first women's Olympic team in 1980.
    Throughout most of the world this sport is considered a man's sport, but in the US it is mostly women who play. A small group of men play the game in America, the first men's game was played in 1928. The object of the game is to propel a ball into the goal by means of a curved stick. The game is called field hockey but to the lovers of the sport it is simply hockey.
    Learn the basics of the game from a field hockey official and people will come to you during a contest to ask you about the game. It's not like any other game. Hockey is a highly skilled game that many people, especially men, aren't familiar with. They might know about football, basketball, or ice hockey, but field hockey has its own set of rules. Educate yourself and impress the others around you by learning this great sport.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ Louis Frey
    Release dateOct 29, 2013
    ISBN9781311750556
    Field Hockey Primer for Parents
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    J Louis Frey

    J Louis Frey has been an auto racing fan for over 40 years and continues to attend races. He is a racing writer and publisher. He collects racing books, magazines, and programs. Frey is married and has two children. He loves all types of racing cars!

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      Field Hockey Primer for Parents - J Louis Frey

      FIELD HOCKEY PRIMER FOR PARENTS

      By J Louis Frey

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2013 J Louis Frey

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Dedication: To all field hockey players past, present and future.

      Field diagram image from the National Federation of State High School Associations Rules Book.

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Chapter 13

      About the Author

      Preface

      I already know what you are thinking. How did a nice guy like me get involved in field hockey? Isn’t that a girl’s sport? It’s true that I didn’t play the sport when I was growing up. My mom didn’t play it; neither did my mother-in-law, my wife or my daughter (except in gym class.)

      I had been an official in other high school sports when I heard that help was needed in field hockey. Up until then I had never seen a complete field hockey game and knew none of the rules. I paid to receive a rules book, studied it, took the test and passed. That, however, was just the beginning of my field hockey odyssey. Book knowledge does not equate to officiating prowess. The biggest factors I had to overcome were what constituted stick fouling, which was the easier one, and judging less objective things like danger which was much more difficult. I was certainly the most raw of recruits.

      That was back in 1997, and since then I have truly grown to love the sport. I hope one day that by reading this primer you too will fall in love with field hockey, if you are not in that camp already.

      Officials must always be aware of safety and fairness during a game. They must remain vigilant throughout the game so that no situation disintegrates into an unwanted outcome. This can happen when the actions of players, coaches or spectators become uncontrollable and unruly. The home teams’ players, coaches and fans see the game their way. Likewise, the away team only sees the game through their eyes. Most of the time the officials are the only people at a game who can be completely objective about plays and situations.

      This book was not written to give field hockey training or game strategy. It was written to give general information about the game. I have heard from many parents and fans who don’t understand the basics of the game. They don’t understand the calls, the penalties or the fouls.

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