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Public have found some drawings of people that played the game Field Hockey in an Ancient Egyptian tomb that was 4,000 years old.
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English public schools began playing a similar game to hockey in the early 19th century, using a rubber cube instead of a ball.
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Teddington Hockey Club modernized the game with a round ball and the introduction of the striking circle.
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The first modern game of hockey was played in Kingston, Ontario, which used the rules in today's women's hockey. Field Hockey will become a new opportunity in sports in the 1980's and 1990's.
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The stick became flat on the playing side (which is the left position where the “toe” of the head of the stick is facing away by the player).
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British servicemen brought the game of field hockey to India and in 1885 the first clubs formed in Calcutta.
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The Hockey Association was founded in 1886.
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Ladies Hockey Club, was founded in 1887
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The International Rules Board was founded in 1900.
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Field Hockey was first played in the Olympics in 1908.
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In 1960 and 1970, composite materials were permitted in the manufacture of field hockey sticks
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Artificial turf was used, starting in the early 1970s. This changed the dynamics of field hockey because it increased speed. Unfortuanately, artificial turf was bad news for field hockey heavyweights Pakistan and India because it was too expensive, compared to wealthier European countries, and Australia, Germany and the Netherlands began to dominate.
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1980 was the first year that women's field hockey was an Olympic sport. The Netherlands, Germany and Australia are consistent leaders, as in men's field hockey.
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In 1980, the design of the stick changed the size of the head by making it smaller.
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In 1990 field hockey sticks were made with metal handles, but were banned by hockey federations in several countries.