“Do you believe in Miracles” were the words of Al Michaels as the 1980 US Hockey team defeated the unbeatable Soviet Union. The US was a bunch of Amateur hockey player with an average age of 22. In unnerving times in America’s history these hockey players were playing for so much more than a gold metal. This team made huge sacrifices to bring back pride to the US. One game truly changed history. In the time of the 1980 Olympics professional athletes were not allowed to compete in the Olympics
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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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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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A hockey player impels himself forward by pushing off the ice with a power opposite to the skate sharp edge. Since the contact of the edge with the ice is just about zero‚ this is the main way he can impel himself forward. The figure underneath represents the material science behind this guideline. As the hockey player pushes off with his back leg‚ an opposite power F is applied on the skate by the ice. The part of the power F that focuses forward (toward movement) is the thing that pushes the player
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was a part of for all of my four years of high school was varsity ice hockey. Ice hockey has taught me invaluable skills that I will have with me for future endeavors. Through my participation with hockey‚ I have developed discipline‚ determination‚ patience‚ organization‚ leadership‚ time management‚ and the importance of teamwork. These skills will
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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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promoting the preservation of nature. My most meaningful activity was playing for the Plainview JV Ice Hockey Team. During my freshman year at Chaminade High School I tried out for the JV Ice Hockey team. I was disappointed to learn that I did not make the team‚ therefore I entered the Nassau County High School Ice Hockey League player pool. One day I received an email that Plainview’s hockey team picked me up. At the time I was nervous because I would not know anyone on the team. My Mom drove me
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Hockey the National Sport of India not Cricket Well‚ if asked some Indians about what they thought was the National Sport of India his answer would most probably be Cricket. Even though most people will agree but‚ the truth is the National Sport of India actually is Field Hockey. The thing is actually the hockey team deserves little better treatment and higher praise than cricket. But‚ do we treat both games equally in India and do we have any special attachment for our national game
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Sports such as Hockey and Football have a tolerance for violence whether it’s body checking a player to the walls or tackling an opponent. These actions are justifiable to the fact that it’s part of the game‚ because such actions help the player to an advantage of obtaining the ball but there are limit to these rules. These actions are only made for the sole purpose of the sport and playing within the game and rules but using this advantage to other purposes such as harming another player without
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Cerniglia 1 James Cerniglia Professor Boland English Period 4 3/15/14 National Hockey League Fighting Throughout the history of the National Hockey League‚ there has always been controversy whether fighting should remain legal. Some games consist of many fights but some consist of none. February 2nd 2011‚ the Islanders and Penguins had a game filled to the brim with fights; “Fans got to watch one of the most penalized games in recent memory characterized by 15 fighting majors‚ 11 game misconducts
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