Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Hockey skills

Hockey is an outside,  winter sport.  There are two goals on each side.  There is only one goalkeeper for each team and there are only 11 people on at once on the field.  They use a candy cane shaped stick and a hard ball.  They have to wear a mouthguard to protect their  teeth so if the ball hits their teeth, they won’t break or shatter.  You have to wear shoes to protect your feet and shin pads to protect your knees. Why is hockey a good sport?

There are two skills in hockey.  They are blocking and striking.  Blocking is when you stop the ball from going past you in the game.  You need to know where to ball is coming so you can block the ball.  Striking  is when you hit the ball to your player so he can hit it into the goal.

Firstly, you have to keep your eye on the ball so you know where you are hitting the ball.  If you don’t you could hit one of your players in the head or it could go right past you so you need to keep your eye on the ball.

Secondly,you have to put the stick straight on so if you don't the ball will go past the stick.   The opponents will get the ball and get a goal that is why you block .

Finally, I will tell you how to give a little. You  have to go behind the stick with your legs apart. If you dont give a little you will get a shock from the force of the ball hitting the stick.

Hockey is a good sport because you can go fast  and hit the ball hard.  You get to play with you team and friends.   It is an outside sport and you can get some fresh air while playing.

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