around me as the tires of my car grind against the cold concrete. My dad pulls into the back parking lot and signals for me to get out of the car. I groan‚ knowing that I am in for a long practice‚ and slowly drag myself out of the front seat. I lug my hockey bags out of the trunk‚ and they become another nagging reminder of the grueling workout I’m about to face. My dad speeds away and I’m left alone‚ staring at the large‚ brightly lit building looming over me. The rink is in a low-income area‚ and beyond
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influence on me is hockey‚ and that is what I’m going to talk about here. Around fourth grade‚ I stopped playing football. I wasn’t the best player‚ I got knocked around a lot‚ and I never got playing time. I was a kid that loved to play a sport so I wanted to play something else. One day‚ I was introduced to a professional ice hockey player by one of my elementary school teachers. His name was RJ Umberger. RJ Umberger was the main person that influenced me to play competitive ice hockey. RJ Umberger is
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The largest hockey league in the world is the National Hockey League. The league was introduced in 1917‚ and originally had only five teams. Today it has grown to far greater proportions‚ now boasting 30 teams‚ each with an 82 game season‚ and if a team makes the playoffs‚ there can be up to another 28 games played on top of that. "The NHL is an elite league that houses only the best players from around the world" (History). The rules used in the NHL are generally used as the standard all over
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many people take a deeper look into fighting. Players are getting bigger and stronger‚ which has resulted in an increase in the number of injuries during the 2007 NHL season. Fighting is also giving hockey a bad image to some‚ which is turning away potential sponsors and fans. However‚ fighting in hockey has tolerated since day one. It is also an aspect to the game that draws many people to the game and can also be used as a strategical move to shift momentum and to help star players do their jobs
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Yuliya looked at Tyler and I saying “Why are you guys not sad we are losing?” I said back “No matter what happens in this game hockey is hockey‚ and you can not find me upset at the sport because the goals that the Blues and Jets have scored where all good hockey goals.” She looked at Tyler and I and agreed and stated that she still wanted the Blues to win‚ just as we all did. But you can’t win them all. We stayed and watched the whole because we are dedicated fans‚ and Yuliya wanted to take
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The Hockey Sweater Essay Have you ever had to wear something you really hate? Or do something you don’t want to? In ‘The Hockey Sweater’ this happens to Roch.The short story ‘The Hockey Sweater’ was very effectively written‚ realistic and relatable. This is because the characters actions make sense‚ the setting is realistic and the story was easy to relate to. Have you read something that makes you feel like you’re in the book? How would you act if all your friends and teammates were were angry and laughing at
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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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Field Hockey is one of the top 3 popular world sports.It’s equally as fun as it is competitive. It shaped me into a better athlete‚ made me a better person‚ and gave me something to be passionate about. With field hockey I know I can go a long way and make something out of myself with it in the future. Entering middle school I hadn’t planned on doing field hockey in the future‚ but my gym teacher had recommended it for me after watching me play floor hockey. Being told that I was good at something
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Scheme of work with theories of learning A scheme of work is‚ as defined by Ian Reece and Stephen Walker (Teaching‚ Training and Learning‚ a practical guide Page 240) “a series of planned learning experiences‚ sequenced to achieve the course aims in the most effective way”. It may include subject content‚ teaching strategies‚ student activities‚ assessments‚ evaluations and resources. But Reece goes on to explain that and scheme of work is complex and may be influenced by external sources such
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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 the refs usually are not blowing
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