field hockey
noun
: a game played on a turfed field between two teams of 11 players each whose object is to direct a ball into the opponent's goal with a hockey stick
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Her field hockey team won three Class M state titles in 2018, 2019 and 2021 and her lacrosse team won two state titles in Class M, in 2021 and 2022.
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
Copy field hockey by making both teams put a set number of players on the halfway line, to create space and make holding easier to police.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Her older sister, Chayna, starred for Mashpee’s field hockey team before continuing her collegiate career at Anna Maria.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Princess Kate is known for her athletic abilities, from being a captain of her field hockey team at Marlborough College to exercising with cold water swimming.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
Copy field hockey by making both teams put a set number of players on the halfway line, to create space and make holding easier to police.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Her older sister, Chayna, starred for Mashpee’s field hockey team before continuing her collegiate career at Anna Maria.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Princess Kate is known for her athletic abilities, from being a captain of her field hockey team at Marlborough College to exercising with cold water swimming.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
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“Field hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hockey. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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