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    5 Questions Every Field Hockey Player Has Been Asked A Million Times

    About to tattoo the answers on my face.

    MadelineBmore1
    by MadelineBmore1

    Community Contributor

    1. Why the eff does the ref blow the whistle every 5 seconds?!

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    Nobody knows!! (Check out the official NCAA rules and international rules to learn more about the game.) 

    2. You can't use both sides of the stick? Why not??

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    One side is flat...the other is curved..use your eyes. (Or at least read about it here.)

    3. Does your back hurt from bending over the whole time?

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    Not if you have the correct form and keep up with  strength and conditioning! #somanypullups #alldayeveryday

    4. Why do field hockey girls wear skirts?

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    Because we look awesome! And, for historical reasons. (Namely, an Englishwoman, Constance Applebee, brought the sport to the U.S. and the skirts stayed.) 

    5. Is Field Hockey an Olympic sport?

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    Think they stole these gold medals? Nope! THEY EARNED THEM! (It's been an Olympic sport since 1908.) 

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