Home of Hockey

(please note: this information is for field hockey, not ice hockey)

Hockey can take its history back to early Egyptians, who first took a stick to a ball. Today's elite hockey players require exceptional skills, and physical attributes such as great endurance, running speed and hitting power and agility to keep pace with the fast moving game.

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