Field Hockey Positions

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Across
  1. 2. Their job is to play both offense and defense, so they are running back and forth back and forth from offense to defense
  2. 5. Right attack player closest to the right sideline
  3. 8. Left attack player closest to the left sideline
  4. 11. Also can be called Left Inner, Left Center or Left Striker. Used when there are 4 attack players
  5. 12. These are the players who score the most. During most games, they play between midfield and the opposition's goalpost.
  6. 13. Player who protects the goal and wears protective clothing. Can play the ball with any part of the body.
  7. 14. These are the people who are fully in the back. Their job is to defend and to keep the ball out of their own goal before it even reaches the goalie.
  8. 16. Back defender closest to the right sideline
Down
  1. 1. midfielder in the middle of the field.
  2. 3. Also can be called Right Inner, Right Center or Right Striker. Used when there are 4 attack players
  3. 4. Is one of the fullbacks, but they stay behind the others and are closest to their team's goalpost besides the goalkeeper.
  4. 6. Back defender in the middle. Sometimes will be behind left and right back in which case often called sweeper.
  5. 7. Non-player who officiates the game and enforces the rules
  6. 9. midfielder closest to the left sideline
  7. 10. Back defender closest to the left sideline
  8. 15. midfielder closest to the right sideline