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Zimbabwe
Association	Hockey Association of Zimbabwe
Confederation	AfHF (Africa)
Head Coach	N Milner
Manager	C Lapham
Captain	T Maredza
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	81 (12 March 2024)
Highest	41 (2003)
Lowest	70 (January 2017)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1964)
Best result	12th (1964)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	5 (first in 1983)
Best result	3rd (2000)
African Games
Appearances	5 (first in 1987)
Best result	2nd (1987)
Medal record
All-Africa Games
Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

Notes[edit]

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^ South Africa qualified but gave up their automatic berth on the premise that there weren't enough black players in the team. Argentina took their place as the 7th ranked team at the Olympic Qualification Tournament.^[1]
^ South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.^[2]^[3] As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014–15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.^[4]^[5]

South Africa Mini Hockey
	3v3 Hockey	6v6 Hockey	8v8 Hockey	Normal hockey
	6-7 years old	8-9 years old	8-11 years old
Length	27m	50m	50m	91.4m
Width	22m	25m	45m	55m
Length of defensive zone	-	-	10m	22.9m (termed the "23 metre area")
Width of goals	2m	2m	2m	3.66m
Circle	no	no	yes	yes
Source: SA Hockey Fundamental COACHING Framework adapted from FIH age specific coaching

play on
no obstruction no "foot" rule
no offside
no penalty corners
If the ball goes over the backline the defender starts play again from 5m up from the backline

no obstruction
no "foot" rule (but the ball can't be deliberately kicked)
no offside
free hit & sideline hit-in everybody must be 5m away
no penalty corners-instead have a free hit 10m from the baseline, all players must be 5m away and no direct shots at goal are allowed if the ball goes over the backine the defender starts play again from 5m up from the backline

play on
no obstructions
no "foot" rule (but the ball can't be deliberately kicked)
no offside
Penalty corner, or, if there are no circles, free bit 15m from the bastine every player 5m away and no direct shots at goal allowed.
If the ball goes over the backline by by a attacker, the defender starts play again from 15m up the backline.
If the ball goes over the backline by by a defender, a long corner at 5m from the corner on the sideline, every player and no direct shot at goal allowed.