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Ayeisha McFerran
Ayeisha McFerran (born 10 January 1996) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. She was also named Goalkeeper of the Tournament. McFerran was also a member of the Pegasus team that won the 2014–15 Women's Irish Hockey League. Between 2015 and 2017 she was named three times as an NFHCA All-American while playing for Louisville Cardinals. Early years, family and education McFerran is originally from Larne. She is the daughter of George and Sandra McFerran. She has three siblings, Tamara, Reece and Shea. Her mother died when McFerran was 15. She was educated at Larne Grammar School and at the University of Louisville. In addition to playing field hockey, in her youth McFerran was an Irish dancer and played the flute. Domestic teams Larne Grammar School After taking up field hockey at age 7, McFerran began representing Larne Grammar School as a Year 8 pupil in 2008. McFerran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Antrim
County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population of about 618,000. County Antrim has a population density of 203 people per square kilometre or 526 people per square mile. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland, as well as part of the historic province of Ulster. The Glens of Antrim offer isolated rugged landscapes, the Giant's Causeway is a unique landscape and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bushmills produces whiskey, and Portrush is a popular seaside resort and night-life area. The majority of Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland, is in County Antrim, with the remainder being in County Down. According to the 2001 census, it is currently one of only two counties of the Island of Ireland in which a majority of the population are from a Protestant bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey
The Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey is the women's top division of Field hockey in the Netherlands. The league ranks first in the European league ranking table. The league was established in 1981 and before the league existed the champions of the several districts played in a championship pool to determine the national champion. Amsterdam are the current champions, having won the 2018–19 season by defeating Den Bosch in the championship final. Amsterdam won 20 titles, followed by Den Bosch with 19 and HOC with 14 titles. Format The season starts in August or September of each year and is interrupted by the indoor hockey season from November to February. From March the outdoor season will be continued. The league is played by twelve teams who play each other twice and who compete for four spots in the championship play-offs The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Women's National Field Hockey Team
The United States women's national field hockey team, represents the United States in international field hockey. The team is currently coached by Anthony Farry. It made its first international appearance in 1920 when a touring team visited England, coached by Constance M.K. Applebee. The team made several international appearances in the early 20th century, leading to the United States hosting the eighth International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations Tournament in 1963. Once the IFWHA merged with its counterpart on the men's side, the United States' first appearance at an FIH-sanctioned tournament was the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where the Americans ended up in sixth place. They have won bronze at the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 1994 World Cup. Olympics Los Angeles 1984 Olympics During the 1984 Summer Olympics, the team won their first international prize, a bronze medal. This happened after the Netherlands defeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Women's Hockey World Cup Squads
This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup tournament to be held in London, England between 21 July and 5 August 2018. Pool A China The squad was announced on 11 June 2018. Head coach: Jamilon Mülders #Gu Bingfeng ( C) # Song Xiaoming #Cui Qiuxia ( C) # Xu Wenyu # Peng Yang # Guo Qiu #Ou Zixia ( C) # Yong Jing #Zhang Xiaoxue # He Jiangxin # Liu Meng #Chen Yi ( GK) # Wang Shumin # Chen Yang # Tu Yidan # Wu Qiong # Zhong Jiaqi # Ye Jiao ( GK) Italy The squad was announced on 4 July 2018. Head coach: Roberto Carta # Celina Traverso #Valentina Braconi # Eugenia Bianchi # Eugenia Garraffo # Dalila Mirabella # Martina Chirico ( GK) #Elisabetta Pacella #Mercedes Socino #Chiara Tiddi ( C) # Federica Carta # Jasbeer Singh # Agata Wybieralska # Clara Cusimano ( GK) #Maryna Vynohradova # Giuliana Ruggieri #Lara Oviedo # Ivanna Pessina # Marcela Casale Netherlands The squad was announced on 3 July 2018. Head coach: Alyson Annan #Anne Veenendaal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysia Women's National Field Hockey Team
The Malaysia women's national field hockey team represents Malaysia in international field hockey competitions. As of Jan 2017, the team was ranked 21st in the FIH World Rankings. The team is part of the Asian Hockey Federation. They recently participated in the inaugural International Super Series in Perth, playing against India and Australia in a modified 9-a-side format. Malaysia achieved 5th place in the 2007 Women's Hockey Asia Cup. The team won a bronze medal in the 1982 Asian Games and came 4th place in 1986. History In 2010, the women's national team is invited to play in Malaysia Junior Hockey League as preparation match before the World Cup qualifier. The following season, the women's national team joined with Bandar Penawar Sports School to enter as a team in Division 2 of MHJL. The women's national hockey team create world record with 36–0 thrashing over Cambodia during a Field hockey at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, group match in 2013 Southeast Asian Games, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuala Lumpur
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2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
The 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 was held from January to April 2017. A total of 24 teams competing in 3 events took part in this round of the tournament playing for 8 berths in the Semifinals, to be played in June and July 2017. Qualification 9 teams ranked between 12th and 20th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically. However, Belgium was chosen to host a Semifinal, hence exempt from Round 2 and leaving 8 teams qualified. Additionally 15 teams qualified from Round 1, as well as one nation that did not meet ranking criteria and was exempt from Round 1 to host a Round 2 tournament. The following 24 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament. Kuala Lumpur *Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14–22 January 2017. ''All times are local (UTC+8).'' First round Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Second round Bracket ;5–8th place bracket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic Women's National Field Hockey Team
The Czech Republic women's national field hockey team represents the Czech Republic in international women's field hockey competitions. Tournament record EuroHockey Championship *1995 – 10th place *1999 – 12th place *2017 – 7th place EuroHockey Championship II * 2007 – 7th place * 2015 – *2019 – 6th place *2021 – 6th place EuroHockey Championship III * 2005 – * 2009 – * 2011 – *2013 – Hockey World League *2012–13 – 28th place * 2014–15 – ''Round 1'' * 2016–17 – 25th place FIH Hockey Series * 2018–19 – ''Second round'' See also * Czech Republic men's national field hockey team References External linksOfficial website {{National sports teams of the Czech Republic [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II
The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the 6th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II, a field hockey championship for women. It was held from the 19th until the 27th of July 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. Qualified teams Format The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge. Results ''All times were local (UTC+2).'' Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Fifth to eighth place classification Pool C The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over. ---- First to fourth place classification Semifinals ---- Third and fourth place Final Statistics Final standings Awards See also *2015 Men's EuroHo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penalty Shoot-out (field Hockey)
A penalty shootout is a method used in field hockey to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a tied game. Two methods have been used: the original penalty stroke competition is a best-of-five penalty strokes with sudden death if scores were level after five strokes. An alternate penalty shoot-out competition was introduced at major tournaments in 2011. Sometimes known as a penalty shuffle, the method is similar to penalty shots in ice hockey and consists of one-on-ones between an attacking player and a goalkeeper. Up to 2013, up to two 7.5-minute golden goal periods were played first; that method ceased after. Penalty stroke competition (before 2011) To determine matches that end in a tie, a penalty stroke competition was used. Similar to a penalty shoot-out in association football, teams alternately take penalty strokes, subject to the normal rules, to determine the winner. Each team is represented by any five players ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Women's National Field Hockey Team
The Canada women's national field hockey team participates in international field hockey competitions. In 1991, the Canadian men's and women's programs united under the national umbrella of Field Hockey Canada to share funding and infrastructure. The women's team made its first international appearance at the 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup in Madrid, Spain, finishing in fifth place. They were the runner-up at the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup and the bronze medalists at the 1986 Women's Hockey World Cup. The Canadian women's team participated in the women's international tournament for the first time in 1956. In 1979 Canada hosted 18 countries in Vancouver for that world event; Canada placed 8th. The 1978 Canadian team was the first to enter the Women's World Cup, and placed 5th. Tournament records Team Current roster The squad for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup. Head coach: Rob Short Famous players * Sharon Bayes * Laura Branchaud * Joel Broug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europe after the Acts of Union in 1800. Following independence in 1922, Dubli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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