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Maltese National Hockey League
The Maltese National Hockey League (''Lig Nazzjonali tal-Ħoki'') is the official field hockey league in Malta. Four teams currently participate in the National League, with all matches being played at the Kordin National Hockey Centre in Paola. Clubs * Sliema Hotsticks Hockey Club * Young Stars Hockey Club * Qormi Hockey Club Qormi Hockey Club is a field hockey club from Qormi, Malta. The club was founded in 1971. History Hockey in the city of Qormi dates back to the 1970s. A teacher at the then Ġużé Galea Secondary School, in San Ġorġ, Joseph Kerr, called Cho ... * White Hart Hockey Club Former Clubs * Rabat DePiro Hockey Club History Hockey was introduced in Malta by the British Services in the late nineteenth century. The home of hockey was established at Kordin Complex, which originally consisted of two pitches as well as a cricket pitch and a pavilion. The complex was inaugurated on 17th October 1888 by the then Duke of Edinburgh. As far back as 2nd Janua ... [...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] |
