sport is ice hockey. Unlike rugby‚ a specific person did not invent ice hockey. A group of British soldiers created this sport in the mid 1850s. They were stationed in Nova Scotia where they decided to play the sport with sticks made by the Mi’kmaq people of Nova Scotia. In the 1870s‚ students of McGill University made the rules for modern ice hockey and the very first indoor game was played in 1875. Today‚ I will be talking about the history of ice hockey in the NHL‚ why ice hockey is the best sport
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Ice Hockey has played an instrumental role in shaping the person I have become. As a youth ice hockey program at the University of Delaware‚ I was not impressive. I lacked the basic skills that other skaters my age had already mastered. However‚ as an athlete‚ I had heart. Additionally‚ my father taught me to dig deep within myself‚ and never give up‚ because what I had cannot be taught by any coach. Wisdom I use every day. Although‚ ice hockey gave me confidence I would otherwise not have‚ digging
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Jerrett Smith Mrs. Fewer English 40s October 12‚ 2012 Persuasive Essay Many people have been talking about taking hitting and fighting out of hockey in the last few years because of the rise in career ending injuries‚ but the cause is from the fact that hockey players having been getting faster stronger and more skilled. Although people do get severe injuries and some take it too far it’s the risk that they face every time they step on the ice. Hitting starts at the age of 11 which I think is
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the most important thing to do in anything you do in life. Practicing a speech‚ hockey‚ or any sport in the world‚ you need practice. It is imperative
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Hockey .vs. Football (Comparative Essay) Football and hockey are two sports‚ which are similar in objective‚ but very different in their rules and guidelines. In each of these major sports there are rules and guidelines that the players must follow. The topics that will be covered are the weight differences between the players in football and hockey‚ the use of Creatine Monohydrate‚ and last the equipment restrictions. This first paragraph will discuss the weight difference between the players
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Herb Brooks: Charismatic Motivation in Coaching In the following essay‚ I will argue that Herbert "Herb" Brooks was a charismatic leader due to his powerful motivation and his high expectations. He expected great things from the players he coached‚ but mostly‚ he expected them to think of the team and not themselves. He motivated with a powerful punch‚ mostly through fear‚ but was able to unite his teams and eventually the country. Herb Brooks was born on August 5‚ 1937 in St. Paul Minnesota
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The hockey stick was introduced in the early 1800s. The first stick was created of wood with a flat blade. In the 1920s‚ hockey players began to tape their sticks to increase the hold and strengthen the blade. The banana curve or the bend in the blade which we see today was developed during the phase between the years 1957-1980. A certain player named Bobby Hull broke a stick at a practice and began to play around with the “bent” stick and found to his amazement that there was far more accuracy in
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most distinguished and unique signature is hockey and its fights. However‚ hockey officials and executives are trying to eliminate the games most distinctive aspect. Yet‚ because of the recent decline in the amount of fighting in the National Hockey League (NHL) and since a ban on fighting in the NHL could jeopardize the popularity of the sport‚ eliminating fighting from games may not be necessary. Over recent years‚ the amount of fighting in NHL games has been on the decline and the role of the
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Field hockey and basketball both are extremely active sports that take effort to be put into each of them. These sports train mental and physical parts of the mind and hopefully‚ will improve skills for each. Athleticism and dedication are two enormous factors in these particular sports‚ and noticing that people must commit a bundle of time to the sports at hand. Athletes will have to put a bundle of time into these sports however‚ if they enjoy the sport it shouldn’t matter if it takes time and
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into Nationwide Arena during a playoff game is absolutely indescribable. The noise and excitement on everyone’s face‚ makes the feeling so much better. Arriving an hour and a half early seeing all the people waiting for the doors to open‚ knowing these people are just as excited as you are. Constant chants of “CBJ” throughout the whole entire crowd‚ sends chills down my spine. Soon many people’s lives will be affected with just sixty minutes of hockey. The hockey played in the first‚ second and third
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