Modern hockey sticks are J-shaped and constructed of a composite wood, glass fibre or carbon fibre

The metal grill affixed to the front of the goal keepers helmet is called a ‘Cage’

The English word hockey is thought to come from a popular medieval game in France, Hocquet, meaning ‘shepherds crook’

The two goals at either end of the field are 3.66 metres wide by 2.14 metres high

Hockey has been dropped and reinstated into the Olympics twice! It has stayed continuously since 1928

Field hockey will be played at the Arafura Games, however other forms of hockey include ice hockey, roller or inline hockey, sledge hockey, street hockey and even unicycle hockey!

A hockey field is rectangular, being 91.40 metres long and 55.00 metres wide

‘Indian dribble’ is a term given to the motion a player uses to repeatedly move the ball across the body whilst running. This technique was first used by the Indian teams of the 1950’s