Field Hockey playing surfaces vary depending on the level of play.
The majority of games are played on grass or on synthetic turf surfaces, depending on who is running the game and the availabaility of the surfaces. Most stronger countries in the sport have turfs enough for everyone to use, while those who are not as strong, see the sport as a minor one only or who cannot normally afford a lot of them use grass or sometimes packed dirt surfaces.
Most grades of field hockey above the junior-school level play on artificial surfaces like astroturf; for most national and international games, it is actually required that the surface be one of these turfs.
Hockey was historically not played on ice until around the invention of modern ice hockey. This was well after the creation of modern field hockey, which itself derived from earlier variations. In short: field hockey was first.
Ice Hockey is Hockey played on ice; as compared to Field Hockey which is played on grass.
Field Hockey is played in 2 halves consisting of 35mins each.
Ice hockey is not played on a field. Other than the odious "Winter Classic outdoor games. Anyone have the info for field hockey?
Hockey is the ANSWER!!!
He was an Indian hockey player and played field hockey
Hockey was first played in the Olympics in 1908.
No. It is not played in Antarctica.
Field Hockey, at the higher levels is normally played on a turf field. High schools normally will play on grass.
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Ice hockey is played on ice, while field hockey is played on a grass surface, the rules in field hockey are kinder than ice hockey, and the sticks vary between versions.
In the Olympics, there are four events: men's field hockey, women's field hockey, men's ice hockey, women's ice hockey. The first two are played during the Summer Games; the latter two are played during the Winter Games.