The Origins of Field Hockey
Imagine ice hockey, but instead of an ice rink there is a grass field, and instead of full body padding all they have is a mouthguard and shin guards. The motive of the game is to tap or hit a small concrete ball with the end of the stick and score in the other goal. Of course, there are a lot of rules incorporated and specific moves or body stances needed to succeed. This is a generalization of field hockey and this was interpreted and changed a little to become an intramural sport at Trinity University.
Field hockey existed as an Intramural sport at Trinity for only four years because it faced a lack of popularity in Texas and the school did not provide enough educational sessions to give people an opportunity to learn to play. Intramural sports at Trinity have always had a strong presence as the record books containing the statistics of numerous clubs demonstrates (IM Rules, Records & Regulations, 1971-1976). Some sports were more commonplace like soccer or football and then Trinity had the few more unique sports like flicker ball and field hockey (Trinitonian pg. 11, 1974).