Sport Research Project Ice Hockey I. History Around 1820 the sport started to catch on among the visitors to the frozen lakes. People had played field hockey and another game in Europe for years‚ but this new version of the old sport required that it’s players put on skates. Using metal blades that could be strapped to their boots‚ the players would cut branches from trees to use as sticks; for pucks they would use round pieces of cork or wooden balls. In the 1870s‚ each team was made
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Justin Freiberg Honors American Government Pd. 2 Rousseau‚ Montesquieu‚ Locke and Hobbes Enlightenment thinkers such as Rousseau‚ Montesquieu‚ Locke‚ and Hobbes had a strong influence on the American government. John Locke was a famous British philosopher; he believed that people are shaped by their experiences. John Locke ’s political work he is most famous for is “The Second Treatise of Government”‚ in which he argues that sovereignty resides in the people and explains
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Rebecca L. Scrip October 11‚ 2010 Gym Mr. William Cleary The Rules Of Hockey Hockey is known as one of the most fast paced sports known to man. It can be an easy sport to follow‚ but for those who are new to the sport it can be confusing. There are many rules to the game. The first thing you need to know about hockey is the players. To start there are 5 players on each side other than the goalie. The goalies job is to block the opposing team’s shots on goal. On the ice they are usually set
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was her very first basketball game. Chase came with me to‚ my older brother‚ Nate’s basketball game. We arrived just as the Chelsea Hornets were getting ready. The warmth of the gym wrapped around our bodies‚ and the scent of teenage boy sweat filled our nostrils‚ making me almost retch. Chase sounded very excited when she asked me‚ “Where should we sit?” As any normal little girl would do‚ we both raced each other to the top of the blue high school bleachers and sat down in sync. My mom‚ little brother
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Known for its speed and rough physicality‚ hockey can be a greatly hazardous game because of the extremely sharp skates‚ swinging sticks and rock-hard pucks‚ also the smooth playing surface. Players must wear far reaching gear to ensure themselves from the diversion’s different rigors. Unbelievably‚ the hockey cap‚ which ought to be the most evident bit of security gear‚ wasn’t generally piece of the standard uniform. While the first hockey player to wear a defensive head protector stays open to
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field hockey is always the way to go. Field hockey is specifically a women’s sport; however‚ men can join leagues‚ too. The sport’s popularity has continued to grow over the years and now all high schools offer field hockey as a fall sport to girls. Similarly‚ lacrosse is a worldwide sport played by men and women; however‚ it doesn’t offer nearly the same advantages as field hockey does to its players. Field Hockey and Lacrosse are similar sports that are popular worldwide; however‚ Field Hockey is
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in the Hockey Discourse community. The people in the community with me all shared the passion for hockey‚ and it was part of everyone’s life. Not only was it just my team‚ and New Mexico hockey‚ but all around the world. Sure‚ every sports fan base is going to say that their favorite sport is the best. But hockey fans have much different qualities than any other fans. Hockey in the United States is more of a North Eastern sport‚ due to the cold weathers and icy ponds‚ but hockey fans exist
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What concepts and skills can I learn and apply to my daily life by playing hockey?? During the pass more than 9 weeks of Hockey class‚ my classmate and me have been playing hockey together. Firstly our hockey is different from the real hockey because is our hockey‚ which we sets our own rules and play in the way which all of us‚ can have fun and enjoy. And of cause we faced many problems when we were trying to set our own rules because maybe some of us agree about new rule but some of us doesn’t
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concussions if hockey helmets were made safer? Scientists are working hard to test top-brand hockey helmets‚ such as Bauer and CCM‚ to see how much power it takes to cause a concussion on each helmet and if scientists figure this out‚ hockey helmets could be made to almost prevent concussions. If hockey helmets were made safer‚ concussions would be less common‚ which would cause more hockey players to continue playing hockey. Hockey helmets being made safer have definite advantages for youth hockey players
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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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