field hockey

Nobody ever wants to think about getting hurt and not being able to play the sport they love, but it happens more than anyone wants to talk about. Certain injuries within field hockey are inevitable given the extremely physical nature and non-stop action the sport entails. However, there are a number of ways athletes can put themselves in the best possible position to avoid having to sit on the sidelines with an injury. If you’re wondering what some common field hockey injuries are, here you go: Ankle sprains Knee injuries (ACL or cartilage damage) Hamstring strain Shin splints Groin pull As [Read More>]

In a fast-paced game like field hockey where the action is constant, having confidence in your own on-field abilities is incredibly important. Most of the time, being confident in your skills and the preparation you’ve put into your game up to that point is more than half the battle when it comes to experiencing success. Some people are born confident, but many athletes need to work at it constantly to feel as though they’re comfortable enough with themselves to really let it fly. The biggest hurdle people who struggle with confidence is figuring out why they’re not feeling confident on the [Read More>]

You love playing field hockey, but do you know where and how the sport you dedicate all this time to originated? If not, then you’re in luck, because we’re here to help. Forms of the sport can be traced back to as far as the ancient times in Egypt, Persia, and Greece, but field hockey as we know it today was developed a little later than that. It was still a long time ago, though – the late 19th century in the British Isles. You can thank Constance M.K. Applebee for bringing field hockey over to the United States of America, which [Read More>]

There’s nothing more exciting than trying something new. For many, there’s also nothing more unnerving than trying something new. Even if you’ve given it plenty of thought and voluntarily decided to give field hockey a try, that won’t prevent you from being nervous the first time you step foot on a field. And that’s completely normal! Don’t worry about being nervous – this means you’re human. It’s important to remember that your ability level when you start playing field hockey won’t at all be the same by the time you have even a few games or practices under your belt. This [Read More>]