• 55 metres by 41.7 metres pitch (half normal size). • Three periods of 15 minutes of play • Five players per side on the field at any time • No drawn games (extra time) • Scored from anywhere on the field • One-on-one challenge instead of penalty corners.
This is just one of the futile attempts by FIH to market their game in countries where Field Hockey is not popular or infrastructure/weather problems are there.
Around 2013, they started Hockey 9s with 9 players in Australia but it flopped.
Indoor Hockey is another variant popular in countries like Austria, Poland.
Trying to make game fast, indoor or small turf so that universities can buy it.
In other Hockey News, India Junior Hockey team finished second in Sultan Johor Cup. We had 4 consecutive victories against Malaysia, New Zealand, Japan, Australia before losing twice to Great Britain.
Next up is Asia Hockey Champions Trophy from October 18 at Muscat Oman.
Comments
Still 2-3 Medals can be expected.
• Three periods of 15 minutes of play
• Five players per side on the field at any time
• No drawn games (extra time)
• Scored from anywhere on the field
• One-on-one challenge instead of penalty corners.