2. • Rules very similar to soccer;
• People used to play it in Greece since 200 B.C.;
• Modern hockey appeared in England in the
19th century;
• Entered the Olympics in 1908;
• Hockey was better developed in England’s
colonies;
• Hockey x Field hockey;
8. Brazilian team
• World rank: 33th;
• CBHG is trying to spread field hockey (“hockey on grass”) in
Brazil;
• Projects to introduce field hockey in particular and public
schools, like CMRJ;