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Great Britain Super League
The Great Britain Super League was a short lived field hockey tournament organised by Field hockey in Great Britain, Great Britain Hockey. It was established in 2007 as a showcase for British hockey talent. The event was run from 2007 until 2012 and is now defunct. The inaugural teams were from England (Wessex Leopards, Saxon Tigers and Pennine Pumas), Scotland (Caledonian Cougars and Highland Jaguars) and Wales (Celtic Panthers) competing. Players from the national leagues represented their relevant region. Winners Men's Super League Women's Super League 2006-2007 Super League Men's standings Final Women's standings Final 2007-2008 Super League Men's standings Final Women's standings Final 2008-2009 Super League Men's standings Women's standings 2009-2010 Super League Men's standings 2010-2011 Super League Men's standings Women's standings Final 2011-2012 Super League Men's standings Final Women's standings Final Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
