Vintage Varsity Field Hockey Hoodie. The modern game was developed at public schools in 19th-century England and it is now played globally.
The sport is known simply as "hockey" in countries where it is the more common form of hockey. The term "field hockey" is used primarily in Canada and the United States, where "hockey" more often refers to ice hockey. In Sweden, the term landhockey is used. A popular variant is indoor field hockey, which differs in a number of respects while embodying the primary principles of hockey. And the very popular Bandy which is Field Hockey on ice.