Hockey is a fast moving, exciting and potentially tough game in which two 11-a-side teams try to hit, push, pass or dribble the ball into each other's goal using J-shaped sticks. Hockey is played in over 120 countries and is one of the national sports in India and Pakistan.

The rules of hockey are very similar to the rules of football except that players must use sticks instead of their feet to play the ball. Top level hockey is also played almost exclusively on artificial grass or a water based pitch which has made it into a fast, energetic and exciting game to watch!

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Alongside cricket, field hockey is a national sport of India and Pakistan and it is played in more than 120 countries.

Alyson Annan holds the record for the number of international goals scored. While appearing 201 times for Australia she scored 149 times.