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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's still a better game for shorter girls. [/quote] I disagree strongly. I played Division I field hockey and have coached for 15+ years. A taller girl will have some major advantages with reach, for example -- very important both defensively and on attack. The initial learning period can be harder for somebody taller -- it will be important to get a correctly sized stick, for example, and hopefully they will have good coaching so they don't stoop, but that's it. What IS true is that a short, very fast, player will not be disadvantaged by her size and can still play Division I. There are not that many sports where that is true (for example, see a Division I women's lacrosse team -- very tall across the board.) Only in the U.S. is field hockey only played by women; in Europe and Asia it is played even more by men. The average height of male Olympic field hockey players in the 2012 Olympics was 5 feet, 11 inches.[/quote]
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