field hockey
noun
: a game played on a turfed field between two teams of 11 players each whose object is to direct a ball into the opponent's goal with a hockey stick
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In between, when North Carolina’s longtime field hockey coach retired, Matson invited herself to apply and got the job, something akin to one of John Wooden’s seniors immediately replacing him at UCLA.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Sports on the service will include football, basketball, soccer, baseball, hockey, rugby, wrestling, lacrosse, softball, volleyball, field hockey, cross country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, track & field, rowing and water polo.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Kylie Kelce made time to share her love of field hockey with a Kansas City high school team.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Triumph for the nation Pakistan is now waiting for the moment that Nadeem stands atop the podium to receive his gold medal — the country’s first Olympic gold since its men’s field hockey team won in Los Angeles in 1984.
—Samra Zulfaqar, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Sports on the service will include football, basketball, soccer, baseball, hockey, rugby, wrestling, lacrosse, softball, volleyball, field hockey, cross country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, track & field, rowing and water polo.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Kylie Kelce made time to share her love of field hockey with a Kansas City high school team.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Triumph for the nation Pakistan is now waiting for the moment that Nadeem stands atop the podium to receive his gold medal — the country’s first Olympic gold since its men’s field hockey team won in Los Angeles in 1984.
—Samra Zulfaqar, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Field hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hockey. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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