This week in PE we have been learning about hockey. Hockey is played with 11 players on each team on the field at one time.. The field is 9.40m wide x 55 m in length.
The equipment needed is: hockey sticks, shin pads, mouth guard and the ball to play.
Here are some of the rules:
1 Players can only hit the ball with the flat side of their stick.
2 Hockey players are not allowed to use their feet, or any other parts of the body, to control the ball at any time.
3 You can only score a goal from inside the striking circle in front of the opponents goal
4 Hockey is a non-contact sport so if you push anyone or physically touch your opponent, if this happens the other team will get a free hit.
NZ hockey player profile
Name: Hannah Cotter
Position: Forward
Lives in: New Zealand
Years playing for NZ: She only made an appearance for the Black Sticks in 2023, during a test match against Spain in Mount Maunganui. She was later added to the national squad and named in the team for season four of the FIH Pro. League.
