Hockey
Hockey is one of the most
popular fast-paced sports games in the world. It is an exciting and
spectacular game played by two teams either on ice-rink or on a field.
Each team presents a certain country or region and consists of six
players: two defense-men, two wingers, one goalkeeper and one center
man. Hockey players should be very skilled and agile. This game requires
skillful skating and excellent stick handling. There are various types
of hockey. The most popular and widespread games are field hockey, ice
hockey, sledge hockey and street hockey. Field hockey is played on
natural grass with a small, hard ball and J-shaped sticks. Ice hockey is
one of the most spectacular sports of Winter Olympics. It originally
appeared in the expanses of North America hundreds of years ago and is
now played in many northern countries. First competitions in Canada were
amateur, but gradually they became professional. The first professional
league, known as NHL, was formed in 1917. The rules of the game are
simple. The players try to score a goal into the opponents’ gate. The
puck should completely cross the goal line and enter the net. Sledge
hockey is played by people with physical disabilities. This sport is
played during Winter Paralympics. Street hockey is played on hard
surface, usually asphalt, with a ball instead of a puck. Being a rough
game, hockey causes many injuries. Nevertheless, people love this game
and enjoy watching it.