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The United States women's national field hockey team, [2] [3] represents the United States in international field hockey. The team is currently coached by David Passmore. [4] It made its first international appearance in 1920 when a touring team visited England, coached by Constance M.K. Applebee. The team made several international appearances ...
The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in the United States, USA Field Hockey, which is a member of the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH). [2] [3] The team's first recorded appearance was at the 1988 Pan American Junior Championship, where the team finished in second place.
A similar field hockey or ground billiards variant, called suigan, was played in China during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644, post-dating the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty). [4] A game similar to field hockey was played in the 17th century in Punjab state in India under name khido khundi (khido refers to the woolen ball, and khundi to the stick). [8]
The Field Hockey Association of America (FHAA) was created six years later to govern men's field hockey in the United States. The USFHA and FHAA combined April 1993, and the United States Field Hockey Association emerged. The name eventually changed to USA Field Hockey, as we know it today. The game consists of 11 players, with two opposing teams.
The EuroHockey Youth Championship is an international boys' and girls' under–18 field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF). It is held biannually and is the top level Youth Championship for the under–18 age group. [1] Spain boys' and the Netherlands girls' teams are the current champions. [2] [3]
Field hockey was introduced at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2010 for both boys and girls. At the 2010 Games, field hockey was held in the outdoor format. From the 2014 Games, the Hockey 5s format, a 5-a-side tournament played on a smaller-sized field, has been used.
It was held from 24 July to 6 August 2021. All games were played at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. It was originally scheduled to be held from 25 July to 7 August 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors. [2]
The 2018 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier for girls' field hockey, also known as 2018 Youth Pan American Championship was the third edition of the Youth Pan American Championship, an international field hockey competition held from 12 – 17 March 2018 in Guadalajara, Mexico. [1] [2]