Question
Download Solution PDFHow many players are a part of the team on the field in a game of Hockey?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 11.
Key Points
- Field hockey, also called hockey is an outdoor game played by two opposing teams of 11 players each.
- Players use sticks curved at the striking end to hit a small, hard ball into their opponent's goal.
- It is called field hockey to distinguish it from the similar game played on ice.
- Rules are made by the International Federation of Hockey.
- The total duration of a field hockey match is 60 minutes.
- It is played in four quarters of 15 minutes each.
- It consists of a goalkeeper and 10 field players.
- There are five substitutes on the bench and there is no limit to the number of times a player is allowed to be substituted.
- Apart from the length of the game, there are tied overtime of 5 minutes followed by a shootout.
- Thus, there are 16 players including substitutes in a Hockey team but on the field only 11. Hence the correct answer is 11.
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