As one of the world’s most popular sports, field hockey produces celebrities in Argentina, the Netherlands and Australia. But the sport is relatively obscure in the United States, where members of the women’s national team receive a small monthly stipend and their notoriety comes from outside the country.
Later this month, the group heads to London, where it will try to earn the first American medal in the sport in 28 years.
With a back-and-forth rhythm like basketball and shots on goal that can exceed 100 miles per hour, it’s not that hard to understand why field hockey is immensely popular in other parts of the world.
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