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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She was named a member of the All-CSAC First Team and ECAC South All-Stars First Team during her during her senior year in 2016, and has previously served as field hockey head coach at her former high school.
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
That’s when field hockey coach Debbie Berg became the girls lacrosse coach and changed the culture of the team.
—Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
That’s when field hockey coach Debbie Berg became the girls lacrosse coach and changed the culture of the team.
—Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
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“Field hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hockey. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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