The origins of modern hockey have not been officially recorded but the game is believed
to date from the earliest civilisations, making it possibly one of the oldest sports in the
world. Historical records show that a crude form of hockey was played in Egypt over
4,000 years ago, and in Ethiopia around 1,000 BC. Various museums offer evidence that
a form of the game was played by the Romans, the Greeks, and by the Aztec Indians in
South America several centuries before the New World was founded in the late 15th
century.
Hockey-like games involving sticks and balls have been played for thousands of years
and were called names such as ‘paganica’ (Romans), ‘hurling’ (Irish) and ‘shinty’ (Scots).
The name ‘hockie’ appears to have been first recorded in Ireland in 1527 and probably
comes from the French word ‘hoquet’ meaning ‘shepherds crook’. The modern game of
hockey evolved in England in the mid-18th century, primarily around schools. Eton
College in England was where the first set of rules for the game were written in the
1860’s.
The birth of hockey as we know it today took place at the Teddington Cricket Club, where
a more sophisticated game of hockey was being developed. It was through discussions
at this club that decisions to include dribbling, passing, no use of the hand to stop the
ball, goal scoring only from inside the goal circle and restricting the stick to shoulder
height on the follow through of a swing, were reached.
Further rules were written in 1875 when the Hockey Association was formed in England
to administer regular competition. The game was played on a field nearly 200 metres
long and all players chased the ball around the field. With experience, the rules of the
game were revised and altered. As in football (soccer), team positions were slow to
develop, but in 1889 the pyramid system of using five forwards, three half backs, two full
backs and one goalkeeper evolved. This system is the most commonly used in hockey
today.In 1908 the first Olympic hockey competition for men was held in London. Hockey was
subsequently dropped from the 1912 Stockholm Games, and reappeared in 1920 in
Antwerp before being omitted again in Paris in 1924. The organisers of the Paris Olympic
Games refused to include hockey on the basis that the sport had no international
federation.
Hockey then took one of its most important steps forward in 1924 when Frenchman, Paul
Léautey called together representatives from six national federations to form the sport's
international governing body. The International Hockey Federation, known as the FIH,
was created.
The women's game developed quickly in many countries and in 1927, the International
Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA) was formed. The FIH and the
IFWHA organisations came together in 1982 to form the FIH and create one international
governing body for hockey. Today, the FIH consists of five Continental associations –
Africa, Pan America, Asia, Europe and Oceania – and 122 member national
associations.
So this is all about it.
to date from the earliest civilisations, making it possibly one of the oldest sports in the
world. Historical records show that a crude form of hockey was played in Egypt over
4,000 years ago, and in Ethiopia around 1,000 BC. Various museums offer evidence that
a form of the game was played by the Romans, the Greeks, and by the Aztec Indians in
South America several centuries before the New World was founded in the late 15th
century.
Hockey-like games involving sticks and balls have been played for thousands of years
and were called names such as ‘paganica’ (Romans), ‘hurling’ (Irish) and ‘shinty’ (Scots).
The name ‘hockie’ appears to have been first recorded in Ireland in 1527 and probably
comes from the French word ‘hoquet’ meaning ‘shepherds crook’. The modern game of
hockey evolved in England in the mid-18th century, primarily around schools. Eton
College in England was where the first set of rules for the game were written in the
1860’s.
The birth of hockey as we know it today took place at the Teddington Cricket Club, where
a more sophisticated game of hockey was being developed. It was through discussions
at this club that decisions to include dribbling, passing, no use of the hand to stop the
ball, goal scoring only from inside the goal circle and restricting the stick to shoulder
height on the follow through of a swing, were reached.
Further rules were written in 1875 when the Hockey Association was formed in England
to administer regular competition. The game was played on a field nearly 200 metres
long and all players chased the ball around the field. With experience, the rules of the
game were revised and altered. As in football (soccer), team positions were slow to
develop, but in 1889 the pyramid system of using five forwards, three half backs, two full
backs and one goalkeeper evolved. This system is the most commonly used in hockey
today.In 1908 the first Olympic hockey competition for men was held in London. Hockey was
subsequently dropped from the 1912 Stockholm Games, and reappeared in 1920 in
Antwerp before being omitted again in Paris in 1924. The organisers of the Paris Olympic
Games refused to include hockey on the basis that the sport had no international
federation.
Hockey then took one of its most important steps forward in 1924 when Frenchman, Paul
Léautey called together representatives from six national federations to form the sport's
international governing body. The International Hockey Federation, known as the FIH,
was created.
The women's game developed quickly in many countries and in 1927, the International
Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA) was formed. The FIH and the
IFWHA organisations came together in 1982 to form the FIH and create one international
governing body for hockey. Today, the FIH consists of five Continental associations –
Africa, Pan America, Asia, Europe and Oceania – and 122 member national
associations.
So this is all about it.
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