Lovely Tips | Love Tips | Iphone tips and tricks | Romantic Tips: Hockey How To Understand Hockey ================================================================================ admin on 10 April, 2010 03:37:00 Hockey consists of two teams of 11 players each of which will be split up into two types of position: defensive and offensive. The game is also split into 2 halves lasting 30 minutes each. The aim of the game is to get the ball into the opponent's goal, by passing, dribbling and hitting the ball with a stick.