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Mike Corby (field Hockey)
Michael Wells Corby (born 18 February 1940) is a British field hockey and Squash (sport), squash player. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics in Hockey. He also represented England at the 1967, 1969 and the 1971 World Team Squash Championships. Attended Mill Hill School in North London. References External links * 1940 births Living people British male field hockey players English male squash players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{England-squash-bio-stub ... [...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] |
