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 addition to being a loving mom of (almost) four girls, coaching girls' field hockey, and having her own podcast, Kylie Kelce is finding more ways to help women and girls build confidence in sports.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The inaugural Massachusetts Vocational schools field hockey championship will take place on Monday and Tuesday.
—David Pollard, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2024
Seven years later, Walton handled a case involving the NCAA, which had been named as a defendant in a medical malpractice litigation filed by former American University field hockey player Jennifer Bradley.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Then, Beth Stelling returns to Dayton, Ohio, to offer reflections on the Wright Brothers, field hockey, splitting time as a child with her father in Orlando, and sneaking into frat parties as a teenager.
—Will Digravio, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The inaugural Massachusetts Vocational schools field hockey championship will take place on Monday and Tuesday.
—David Pollard, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2024
Seven years later, Walton handled a case involving the NCAA, which had been named as a defendant in a medical malpractice litigation filed by former American University field hockey player Jennifer Bradley.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Then, Beth Stelling returns to Dayton, Ohio, to offer reflections on the Wright Brothers, field hockey, splitting time as a child with her father in Orlando, and sneaking into frat parties as a teenager.
—Will Digravio, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Field hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hockey. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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