Field Hockey, or (just plain) Hockey as it is known in most parts of the world, is a stick and ball game with origins dating back thousands of years.
It's traditionally played on grass, but it has become increasingly popular to play on synthetic surfaces at the elite level and in certain countries.
Please submit general sites about field hockey to this category. Please submit sites about field hockey teams and clubs to the Clubs category. However, please submit all non-English language field hockey sites to the most appropriate subcategory in World/. Submitting your site to the wrong category will cause delays in reviewing your site and adding it to the directory.
This category contains links to field hockey interests directed by the International Hockey Federation or Federation Internationale de Hockey (FIH).
The FIH is the world governing body for hockey, comprising a network of five Continental Federations (CHFs), 112 National Associations (NHAs), an executive board and 7 expert advisory committees, with a head office in Brussels.
The FIH retains overall responsibility for hockey worldwide, including the rules of hockey, umpiring, coaching, the organisation of international tournaments and the global development and promotion of the sport.
If appropriate, please submit entries to the most appropriate subcategory listed by nation.
This category contains links and subcategories focused on collegiate field hockey conferences and teams.
Collegiate field hockey is separated by three major distinctions:
NCAA - governing body for collegiate hockey; players are eligible for NCAA scholarships and teams participate against each other for division (Division I, II, and III) and national championships. Teams that do not belong to an conference are listed under "Independent"
NFHL - governing body for collegiate club field hockey (such as student organizations, intramural teams and clubs)
Unaffiliated/Independent clubs - student organizations and clubs not associated or governed by the NFHL
If your club is not a BUSA affiliated university team, please do not submit your site in this category.
If your club operates out of a college or university, but is not affiliated to BUSA, please submit it to the appropriate location under Sports/Hockey/Field_Hockey/Clubs/United_Kingdom .
Training resources for field hockey, including camps, schools and instruction, tips and techniques, how-to sites and other training.
If a site consists of a training company that offers camps along with a myriad of other training services, then please submit this entry to the parent category.