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First Official Club
1849
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Blackheath HC (hockey club) was founded in London in 1849 as the first professional field hockey club.
Field hockey was brought to the United States
1901
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By an English woman, Constance M.K. Applebee. She spread the game to Vassar, Wellesley, Holyoke, Radcliffe, and Bryn Mawr Colleges.
First US Touring Team sets sail for England
1920
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It competed with English clubs.
United States Field Hockey Association Was Formed
1922
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Only women could sign/compete with this original association.
Field Hockey Association of America was formed
1930
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As the governing body for the men’s game.
The USFHA women qualified for the 1980 Olympic games.
1980
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Although a certain boycott prevented them from participating.
The USFHA women win Bronze in the Los Angelas Games.
1984
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the men’s and women’s associations merged into the USFHA
1993
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Which is the official field hockey organization recognized by the Olympic Committee.