Although
field hockey has in fact gained traction and coverage in more recent years in
the United States, the sport itself is still fairly new and pretty much unknown
to a vast majority of the population. Many people have a general idea what the
sport entails, a field, players with sticks and a ball; however, they lack the
specific lingo to be able to fully keep up with a game. Learn some of the slang
and lingo below:
Bully:
following a stop in play, placing the ball on the ground between one player
from each team to neutrally restart the play
Drawing:
when either an offensive player tries to pull a defender out of position or the
defender tries to pull an offensive player offside
The
“D”: formed by the striking circle joining the goal line
Flick:
raising a pushed ball off the ground
Hacking:
a foul for stick interference
Jab:
attempting to make the player in possession of the ball lose possession by
poking at it
Pitch:
the field
Reverse
Sticks: turning a stick so the player is enabled to push the ball in the same
direction
Upper
V: the corners of the top of the goal
Watered-Down:
soaking the turn which allows the surface to better “hold” the ball
If
you are interested in getting in a more in-depth description of the lingo
explained above, or if you are interested in learning about even more field
hockey lingo check out the links below.
Photo Credit: Central Michigan University Athletics
By: Halle Sobczak
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