a very big part of everyday life for many people. There are advantages and disadvantages to all sports‚ more advantages in some than others. The game of Soccer has many more advantages over the game of Field Hockey‚ which undoubtedly makes it the better sport of the two. Soccer is a sport that consists of 90 minutes of hard play while field hockey is 70 minutes of stop and go due to the whistle being blown so often. Soccer does not stop as often as other sports. There are no time-outs and
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1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team "’Do you believe in miracles? YES!’ said AABC broadcaster Al Michaels’”‚ (Painter). Al michaels said this line as the 1980 United States Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team upset the Soviet Union in the semi-final game. The United States team was composed of a highly skilled coach‚ Herb Brooks‚ as he had just won a national championship for college hockey with the University of Minnesota’s Golden Gophers in 1979 (Barnes). Herb Brooks was not new to the program as he was the
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Will fighting be banned? The contemplating debate about the future of fighting in the nhl has astonished the National Hockey League fans. Some say fighting will make the game more dangerous others safer. Fighting is a big part of hockey. Although there are less fights now‚ players need a way to take out their anger and frustrations during a game. Fighting also gives the home team the intensity needed in winning the stanley cup final. If fighting was banned in the nhl players would result in being
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Some people call it a “shoulder check”. This name is based off a term in hockey. This is because the actions are somewhat similar to each other. Shoulder Checking in hockey is running your shoulder into another player’s shoulder. This is usually done while going full speed down the ice with your shoulder. Shoulder checking another person in the hall is still running your shoulder into theirs. It is much less violent than in hockey and is obviously not done on ice. When someone shoulder checks another
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My Hockey Adventures As winter approached‚ my parents constantly bothered me about choosing a winter sport. Because I was only in the sixth grade‚ my options for sports within the middle school were basketball‚ dance‚ or cheerleading. Luckily‚ I thought outside of the box and suggested hockey to my parents‚ even though my school did not have a team. A couple of my friends who played for the Mandan Hockey Club had helped me convince my parents to let me give it a try. The next week I was already
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actual toughest sport in the world‚ men’s ice hockey. Hockey is considered one of the “Big Four” (one of the four major sports in the United States)‚ but is the least popular of the group. That most likely comes from the fact that hockey is played on ice rather than grass‚ dirt‚ or wood like the other sports‚ and is the lowest scoring sport with shutouts being very likely and 5 goals a tremendous feat. However‚ there are many similarities between hockey and other sports. It doesn’t have the traditional
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Hockey is a very tough sport and it can be highly challenging. It requires several skills: dedication‚ good balance‚ inner strength‚ competitiveness‚ eye-hand coordination‚ and a love of skating. My journey with skates and ice began when I was 7 years old and continued until the State High School tournament in 12th grade‚ which was the climax of my journey. Though hockey is a sport‚ I didn’t see it that way‚ nor did I just play it‚ I lived for it. Each day I pushed myself physically‚ mentally and
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my campus‚ I realized there were a few areas of high school sports that I miss. These are a few of those things. 1. Teammates During my four years playing hockey we always had a close team that was focused on improving after each practice and game. We spent the preseason having dryland conditioning and in the off-season playing spring hockey. We played together as much as possible in preparation for the upcoming season in hopes of a state
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of life. And it is from this resentment‚ the story The Hockey Sweater was written. The Hockey Sweater is a story told from the perspective of a young boy living in a small town in Quebec. He‚ like all the kids his age loved hockey‚ especially the Montreal Canadiens. He is so deeply loyal to his French heritage that he hates the Toronto Maple Leafs and anything about them for the sole reason that they are not French. Roch Carrier’s The Hockey Sweater is an allegory underlining the tensions found between
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Video Games are Killing our Youth Did you know that most kids play a first-person role in killing someone? Granted‚ it may be on a television‚ but it is your kid that is making it all happen. Kids everywhere are playing mature rated video games. These games are playing a very interesting role in our children’s lives. Violent video games should not be allowed: they are leaving kids immature‚ making kids have violent and inappropriate thoughts‚ and encouraging bad behavior in young kids. Morally
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