Alan Patterson (field Hockey)
Alan Joseph Patterson (born 19 January 1941) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics: in 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 and 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972. References External links

* 1941 births Living people New Zealand male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Christchurch {{NewZealand-fieldhockey-bio-stub ...
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Field Hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting circle and then into the goal. The match is won by the team that scores the most goals. Matches are played on grass, watered turf, artificial turf, synthetic field, or indoor boarded surface. The stick is made of wood, carbon fibre, fibreglass, or a combination of carbon fibre and fibreglass in different quantities. The stick has two sides; one rounded and one flat; only the flat face of the stick is allowed to progress the ball. During play, goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with any part of their body. A player's hand is considered part of the stick if holding the stick. If the ball is "played" with the rounded part of the stick (i.e. deliberately stopped or hit), it will result in a penalty (accidental touches ar ...
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