Hockey

Hockey, by Banjamin John

Ever tried hockey? Well heres your chance. First you need to know the equitment. You need: Those are the main equitment for the players. Then, ofcourse in every game there needs to be a puck. That's the equitment. Now you need to know about the players possitions.The psitions are center,right and left forward,right and left defensemen and goilie.
 * Jersey
 * Shoulder pads
 * Elbow pad
 * Gloves
 * Shin gaurds
 * Hockey stick and bag
 * Skates
 * Helmet and mouthgaurd

The center is the player that does the face-of.The referee will drop the puck in between the two centers and they both will try to gain contol of the puck.whoever gains control can pass or dribble.The centers can play both defence and offence
 * CENTER**

These are the forwards of the team. The right forward does the same thing as the left one. They both play offense and try to shoot, They help the center a lot when the center is on offence.
 * RIGHT AND LEFT FORWARD**.

These people defend theirdefend their side of the ice from the opponents players. They don't go inside the goal but they can block a shot.
 * RIGHT AND LEFT DEFENSMEN**

The goalkeeper is the last line of defense. The golie will try to block all the shots. They need:helmet,chest protecter,gloves,goalie blocker,leg pads,skates and stick.
 * GOALKEEPER**


 * THE RINK**

The rink is made of ice. It is 200 ft long and 85 ft wide.There are two goals each 6 ft wide and 4 ft high. The game is a 12 minute period with 3 breaks.


 * THE HISTORY**

Ice hockey is an adaptation ofv the game lacrosse.It follows almost the rules. The first formal game was recorded in 1855. In hockey you have make the most shots. You can bodycheck (means:hit someone else on the shouler) people since the first game. The first hockey assosiation was made in Canada in 1855. The first proffesional hockey leage(the **N**ational **H**ockey **L**eage a.k.a NHL.

The peneltie are: That's some of the penelties.
 * PENELTIES**
 * __Boarding:body__ checking an oppenent so that he is thrown against the boards
 * __Checking someone from behind:__body checking someone on the back
 * __High sticking__:lifting your stick of ice to high.
 * __Hand pass:__moving or pushing the puck with your hand
 * __Tripping:__using your stick to trip someone
 * __Slashing__:hitting someone with your stick

That's how hockey works!!!! Try it if you want!!

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