The game Hockey.

Hockey

Sports:

Sports are physical education for early development. Activity needing physical effort and skill done as a competition according to rules are called sports. The skills learned from sports contribute to the entire development of young people. Through participation in sports, people learn about honesty, teamwork, respect, etc. There are many sports played in worldwide. The top five sports in the world are football, cricket, basketball, hockey, and tennis.

What is hockey:

As we all know that Hockey is the national game of Pakistan and India. It is played throughout the country. Many of the countries of the world started playing hockey in the 19^th century. It became very popular. British soldiers brought this game to the subcontinent in the 19^th century. Pakistani women also took part in this game.

Records:

Between 1956 and 1986, Pakistan recorded extraordinary conquests which are still unmatched. Pakistan won the Olympic and world cup crowns. The Asian game's title won six times by Pakistan, Olympic and World cup crowns, three of the world precious titles. Pakistan won the champions trophy. No other hockey-playing country has achieved this victory in the history of games so far.

How to play?

Players take different positions in hockey ground. They are attackers, mid defenders, defenders and a goalkeeper who remains in team’s shooting circle, protecting the area. Each team consisting of 16 players, 11 on the field and 5 in the interchange area. Players use their hockey sticks to control, push, pass and hit the ball. The objective of the game is to get the ball into the opposing team’s goal. The team that scores the most goal wins the match. The match consists of two periods of 35 minutes with a short half-time break of about 5 to 10 minutes. If there is a tie so two extra time periods of seven and a half minutes can be given. This is called the golden goal rule. If there is still a tie penalty strokes decide a winner.

Titles won by Pakistan:

The following titles are won by Pakistan. The first Asian games hockey title was won by Pakistan (in 1958 at Tokyo). The first world cup was won by Pakistan (in 1971 at Barcelona). The first junior world cup was won by Pakistan (in 1978 at Versailles). The first champion trophy was won by Pakistan (in 1978 at Lahore). The first Asian cup was won by Pakistan (in 1982 at Karachi).