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Michelle Kasold
Michelle Kasold (born May 26, 1987) is an American field hockey player. Kasold was on the team that won the field hockey tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games. She also made the U.S. team for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kasold was born in San Jose, California. She graduated from East Chapel Hill High School in 2005 and Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ... in 2009. References External links * Behind the Uniform (Michelle Kasold's blog)Michelle Kasold verified Twitter account 1987 births Living people American female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2011 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for the United S ... [...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] |
