• 9964432222
  • Mail Us
  • Appointment
  • Locate Us
  • Chat Now
  • Courses
  • Login
  • Register
Manifest IAS
JournalsOfIndia
Manifest Learning Academy
  • Home
  • SNIPPETSfor Prelims
  • ARTICLESfor Mains
  • BROWSEBY SOURCE
  • DOWNLOADS
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • SNIPPETSfor Prelims
  • ARTICLESfor Mains
  • BROWSEBY SOURCE
  • DOWNLOADS
No Result
View All Result
JournalsOfIndia
No Result
View All Result
Home Sports

Hockey World Cup 2023

January 20, 2023
in Sports
Reading Time: 5 mins read
0
Hockey World Cup 2023
141
VIEWS
Share on WhatsAppShare on TelegramShare on Facebook
image_pdfMake PDF

In news–  India hosted the ongoing 15th Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup.

About Mens Hockey World Cup-

  • The Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). 
  • The tournament was started in 1971. It is held every four years, bridging the four years between the Summer Olympics.
  • Pakistan is the most successful team, having won the tournament four times. 
  • The Netherlands and Australia have each won three titles, and Germany has won two titles. Belgium and India(1975) have both won the tournament once.
  • The 2018 tournament was held in Bhubaneswar, India from 28 November to 16 December. 
  • Belgium defeated Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out 3–2 after the match ended in a 0–0 draw to win their first World Cup title. The World Cup expanded to 16 teams in 2018.
  • 16 teams per gender qualify to participate in the FIH Hockey World Cup through the Hockey World Cup Qualification Tournaments will participate in the FIH Hockey World Cup.
  • The 2023 Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup is the quadrennial world championship for men’s national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation.
  • The tournament was held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, India from 13 to 29 January 2023.
  • This is the fourth time that India hosted the tournament including, 2018, 2010,1982.

India’s previous wins-

About Hockey-

  • Defined by break-neck pace, on the surface, hockey is a simple game to follow.
  • Field hockey is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each. 
  • Each team has one goalkeeper, who is permitted to use his hands and feet to prevent goals, defenders, midfielders and attackers, who are only allowed to use their sticks to control the ball. 
  • The coach determines the formation of a team which decides the distribution of the outfield players in the playing 11.
  • The aim of the game is to score in the opposing team’s goal while preventing the opposition from scoring in yours. 
  • To advance the ball, players can either pass to their teammates using their sticks or dribble the ball – this is done by pushing the ball forward while running with it. 
  • Crucially, to score a goal, the scorer has to enter the opposition D – the D-shaped box 16 yards in front of the goal. A shot from outside the D is not counted.
  • The playing area is a rectangle, marked with white lines on the blue astroturf on which the game is played.

Key terms used in Hockey-

Following are some of the commonly used terms by  the commentators to describe hockey-specific rules and ways of play:

Types of hockey hits

Playing hockey requires tremendous skill and technique from the players. Players have to master various ways to hit the ball with their sticks and know the right situations to use them. Importantly, the players can only touch the ball with the flat part of the stick. A few common hitting techniques are,

  • Standard hit: the most basic and commonly used technique to hit the ball. The player uses a swinging motion of the stick towards the ball to hit it.
  • Sweep/Slap Hit: a similar motion as the one above, except closer and more parallel to the turf. It uses more power and generally, the ball sticks to the ground. Players will often use this type of hit to score a goal.
  • Scoop: a hit where a player raises the ball off the ground by getting the head of the stick under the ball and using a lifting motion. This can be used with deftness to lift the ball above an outstretched goalkeeper as well as with more power to make long passes.
  • Flick: a useful technique which also lifts the ball up, but with a jerking action of the wrists. It is generally used to score goals.
  • Tomahawk/Reverse backhand: played with the edge of the stick when the stick is held in the reverse grip (sometimes called the frying pan grip). This is a useful technique, especially for right handed players playing on the left side and can be used to shoot or pass.
  • Jink: is a typical skill used by a player while dribbling to lift the ball over the stick of another player.

Ways to win the ball-

An important aspect of hockey is defenders trying to win the ball back from the offence. To do this, they can employ some of the following techniques.

  • Tackle: players are allowed to dispossess opponents using their sticks. A clean/legal tackle manages to dispossess the opponent by hitting them or their sticks with the defenders own stick.
  • Interception: players can also intercept passes to regain possession. 

Offences and resulting penalties-

  • During the game, players can commit various offences which are then penalised. Some common fouls entail the ball touching your feet, tackling from behind, third party interference (two players are not allowed to tackle an attacking player at the same time), obstruction (when a player or a stick comes in between the ball and the other player) and dangerous play. 
  • Dangerous play can be called when the stick is raised above one’s waist or when the umpire deems that a player endangers the opponent in any way while attacking or defending the ball. 
  • Hitting the ball in the air is also not allowed, though this is often a subjective call made by referees.

Fouls are penalised in different ways-

  • Free hits are awarded to the team against which a foul has been committed. Players are allowed to pass or carry the ball (upto three yards) during a free hit.
  • Penalty Corners are awarded to the attacking team for an offence or foul committed by the defensive team in their own D. The ball will be placed on the baseline, and then passed to the teammates at the top of the attacking D for a shot on goal. Players use a technique called a drag flick to convert penalty corners. Penalty corners are among the most lucrative opportunities for teams to score.
  • Penalty strokes are awarded for intentional fouls on an attacker who has possession of or opportunity to play the ball in the circle or for fouls in the penalty circle that prevent a “certain goal.” These are the most severe penalties given in hockey.
image_pdfMake PDF
Source: The Indian Express
Tags: NewspaperPrelims

Related Posts

Procedure for selecting an Olympics host

Procedure for selecting an Olympics host

January 23, 2023
Sagol Kangjei

Sagol Kangjei

January 7, 2023
The new Dexa scan tests for cricket player

The new Dexa scan tests for cricket player

January 2, 2023
e-Sports

e-Sports

December 31, 2022
FIFA Awards 2022

FIFA Awards 2022

December 20, 2022
New chief of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

New chief of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

December 12, 2022
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

November 24, 2022
India to host FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup 2022

India to host FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup 2022

September 15, 2022
The 1st Khelo India Women’s Judo Tournament

The 1st Khelo India Women’s Judo Tournament

August 26, 2022
15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA)

15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA)

August 23, 2022
Please login to join discussion

Our Offline Classroom Student

CONGRATULATIONS TO 2021 TOPPERS !!!

Rank 171 Kumar Shivashish
Rank 250 Sahithya
Rank 263 Sumit Kumar Thakur
Rank 311 Deepak Ramachandra Shet
Rank 455 Ravinandan B M

February 2023
MTWTFSS
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728 
« Jan    

Browse by Category

  • Agriculture
  • Disaster Management
  • Economy
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Geography
  • Governance
  • History
  • Law & Policy
  • Opinion
  • People in News
  • Places in News
  • Science & Tech
  • Security
  • Society
  • Sports
  • Uncategorized

Browse by Tags

AIR All India Radio BBC Business Line Business Standard dow Down to Earth DownToEarth DTE Economic Times ET FAO Financial Express GS-1 GS-2 GS-3 GS-4 Hindustan Times IE India & the world Indian express Indiatoday India today Kurukshetra Livelihoods portal LiveMint Mains News News Paper Newspaper PIB Prelims PRS India RSTV Science Reporter Survey The Hindu The India Express The Indian Express The Print the wire Times of India TOI TOPPERS Yojana
JournalsOfIndia

Our vision is to orient the readers to grasp the facts objectively and analyse critically. In the rush of reaching first to the readers, the websites miss the balanced opinion, which is the need of the hour. We aim to reach the readers with more crispness, preciseness and relevance. We bring the articles in UPSC way for the civil services aspirants and the Wisest Way for general readers.

Categories

  • Agriculture
  • Disaster Management
  • Economy
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Geography
  • Governance
  • History
  • Law & Policy
  • Opinion
  • People in News
  • Places in News
  • Science & Tech
  • Security
  • Society
  • Sports
  • Uncategorized

Browse by Tag

AIR All India Radio BBC Business Line Business Standard dow Down to Earth DownToEarth DTE Economic Times ET FAO Financial Express GS-1 GS-2 GS-3 GS-4 Hindustan Times IE India & the world Indian express Indiatoday India today Kurukshetra Livelihoods portal LiveMint Mains News News Paper Newspaper PIB Prelims PRS India RSTV Science Reporter Survey The Hindu The India Express The Indian Express The Print the wire Times of India TOI TOPPERS Yojana

Newsletter

The most important UPSC news and events of the day.

Get Journals daily newsletter on your inbox.

© 2020 JournalsOfIndia - A free initiative by Manifest Team.

  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Home
  • SNIPPETS
  • ARTICLES
  • BROWSE
  • DOWNLOADS
No Result
View All Result

© 2020 JournalsOfIndia - A free initiative by Manifest Team.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In