Team Sports
Field Hockey score tracker, approved by everyone who played.
Two teams use sticks to hit a small, hard ball into the other team’s goal. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the winner or a draw, with the score if you kept it. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.
Scoring
How log8 scores Field Hockey
Record the winner or a draw, with the score if you kept it.
- Any size from 1v1 up to 11v11. Uneven sides count too.
- Record the score, or just who won.
- Add goal scorers and assists if you like.
- Draws count. Add the shootout if one decided it.
The basics
How to play Field Hockey
The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.
- Players11 a side officially, with a goalkeeper.
- How to winScore more goals than the other team by the end.
- The official gameThe FIH writes the rules. A match is four quarters of 15 minutes.
- How groups differCasual games often skip the circle rule, play 7 a side, or use a football pitch. Agree before you start.
- Hit the ball with the flat side of your stick only.
- A goal only counts if the ball was hit from inside the shooting circle.
- Don’t use your feet or body to play the ball. Only the goalkeeper can, inside their circle.
- Don’t raise your stick above your shoulder, and don’t hit the ball dangerously high.
- A foul gives the other team a free hit. A bad foul in the circle can give a penalty corner or stroke.
- Start from the centre, and again after every goal.
Play better
Field Hockey tips
- Keep your stick low and on the ground.
- Pass early and keep moving.
- Receive the ball on the flat side of your stick.
- Defenders, stay between the ball and your goal.
In the app
Logging a game in log8
- Pick the game and the playersChoose Field Hockey, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
- Enter the resultRecord the winner or a draw, with the score if you kept it.
- The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
- Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.
Log a game · Results everyone approves · Head-to-head records · Guest players · Cups and tournaments · How to play guides
Questions
Field Hockey in log8: questions
Can I keep Field Hockey scores with friends in log8?
Yes. Field Hockey is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the winner or a draw, with the score if you kept it. The other players approve it, then it counts.
How do you win at Field Hockey?
Score more goals than the other team by the end.
How many people play Field Hockey?
11 a side officially, with a goalkeeper.
Do people play Field Hockey differently?
Casual games often skip the circle rule, play 7 a side, or use a football pitch. Agree before you start.
Do my friends need the app?
No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.
Settle your Field Hockey rivalry.
log8 is coming soon to Android and iPhone, and is free to download. It is in closed testing now: write to us for an invite, or to hear the day it reaches the stores.
Updated by the log8 team