moving from the use of a ball and field hockey sticks, to a puck and hockey stick. Women first played hockey at the Melbourne Glaciarium in 1908 when a visiting American fleet arrived in Australia.

Why are field hockey sticks shaped like that? The J-shaped sticks used in field hockey are between 36 and 38 inches long and usually weigh between 18 and 22 ounces. The heaviest a stick can weigh is ...

Injuries caused by the stick and ball are common in field hockey. A most recent study from E Gardner on head injuries in American collegiate women's field hockey showed that 47.9% of all head injuries ...