Field hockey is a team sport in which a team of players attempt to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking the ball with hockey sticks into the opposing team's goal. Its official name is simply hockey, and this is the common name for it in many countries. However, the name field hockey is used in countries where the word hockey is usually reserved for another form of hockey, such as ice hockey or street hockey.

Women's hockey was first played at British universities and schools, and the first club, Molesey Ladies, was founded in 1887[citation needed]. The first national association was the Irish Ladies Hockey Union in 1894, and though rebuffed by the Hockey Association, women's hockey grew rapidly around the world. This led to the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA) in 1927





This is a fine collection of six {6} Field Hockey guides and official rules produced by the Spalding Company.



:: Spalding's field hockey guide; official publication of the A. F. H. A. (1902)

:: Spalding's field hockey guide; official publication of the A. F. H. A. (1904)

:: Spalding's field hockey guide; official publication of the A. F. H. A. (1913)

:: Spalding's field hockey guide; official publication of the A. F. H. A. (1913)b

:: Spalding's field hockey guide; official publication of the A. F. H. A. (1919)

:: Spalding's field hockey guide; official publication of the A. F. H. A. (1922)