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Standard pitch measurements. The field of play is 91.4 by 55.0 metres (100 yd × 60 yd) with an area of 5,027 square metres (1.24 acres). A hockey pitch is the playing surface for the game of field hockey. Historically, the game was played on natural turf (grass) and nowadays it is predominantly played on an artificial turf. The transition to ...
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Diagram of a hockey field. Most hockey field dimensions were originally fixed using whole numbers of imperial measures. Metric measurements are now the official dimensions as laid down by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in the Rules of Hockey. [28] The pitch is a 91.4 m × 55 m (100.0 yd × 60.1 yd) rectangular field.
International standard ice hockey rink of Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. Hockey rinks in the rest of the world follow the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) specifications, which are 60.0 by 30.0 metres (196.9 ft × 98.4 ft) with a corner radius of 8.5 metres (27.9 ft).
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The goals are smaller than in field hockey: 2m high by 3m wide and a minimum of 1m deep (this is the same size as handball goals as early indoor hockey used existing handball courts). A team consists of six [ 1 ] players on the pitch, one of whom is a goalkeeper , with a maximum 12 players on a team.
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The material was designed for the United Kingdom's first all-weather outdoor field hockey pitches. [4] One of the first academic applications was opened on 4 March 1961 at Dean Close School under the recommendation of Olympic field hockey bronze medalist Denys Carnill for the school's field hockey team. [ 5 ]