I wanted to know how, when and where did field hockey start?

Step 1: Find the source,

This artical talks about how it started in England in the late 1800s

About Field Hockey

Step 2: Verify the source

I checked on the field hockey BC website. It’s the official website for BC’s field hockey team where you can educate your self on field hockey and coaching.

Here are someone the websites that I found:

This says that field hockey traces back to ancient Egypt, Persia, and Greece; but the game as we know it was developed in the British Isles

https://www.longstreth.com/field-hockey/history-of-field-hockey.asp

Now this one talks about the same thing and a little bit more descriptive with the dates and who. this article says that 3,000 years to the Greek classical era, but the modern name “field hockey” first appeared in England in the 14th century when King Edward III issued a proclamation outlawing the practice of leisure sports by the working class.

https://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-field-hockey.htm

This article says agrees with the other two

https://www.stickhandlingpro.com/blog/Where-Did-Field-Hockey-Originate/

I also talked to fellow field hokcey players about this.

Step 3: Checking your facts

The growth of field hockey

According to this artical field hockey is one of the most popular sports in the UK

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_hockey_in_England

According to this artical there are over 1050 field hockey clubs in the england alone

Step 4: Summary

Field hockey is one of the biggest sports that partake all over the world. I have conculded that it’s true. Field hockey originated in england. There could have been something else similar to it in ancient Egypt, Persia, and Greece; but it was turly developed in england. The first artical is true because the webiste is legite and I have used it before, the team is real and I have seen the team before. I have looked everywhere and have talked to fellow field hockey players and they all say the same thing. I have fact checked as much as I can and have come to the same conculsion. Field hockey is originated in england and started in 1908.