HISTORY OF HOCKEY

 

HISTORY OF HOCKEY

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Field hockey is a most competitive game played all over the world. It was played on a grass or turf field with team of 11 players.

HOCKEY INVENTORS

The true origin of hockey is murky. It was supposed or believed to be evolved from ancient Irish game of hurling but later Canada popularizes and modernizes this game. The ice hockey became more popular in Canada and United States.

DERIVATION OF NAME HOCKEY

The name hockey is thought to be derived from French hoquet meaning shepherd’s stave. On other hand, there are many suppositions which none have been evidenced. The other supposition derives by using cork bands called stoppers, instead of wooden balls.

EARLY HISTORY

This game has a long history date from at least 1272 BC. In beginning, it was played in English schools in 19h century.  In Egypt, 4000-year-old cravings feature teams with stick, hurling dates before 1272 BC in Ireland. In ancient Greece this game was called keretizein as it was played with a horn or horn like stick. In Inner Mongolia, people have been playing a game called beikou similar to modern hockey for about 1000 years. During middle Ages, most evidence of hockey like games is found in legislation concerning about games. In Ireland in 1527 Galway statute banned certain types of games including games played with hooked sticks (“hoockie” similar to hooky).

 

ANCESTORS OF HOCKEY

The ancestor of modern sport may be chamiare or shinty, a stick and a ball game played on ice in early of 1600 in Scotland. In mid of 1700s, a game known as bandy was played on ice on plains of eastern England.  The game spread to London and in 1850s it spread to eastern Canada where it was played by British players. In Canada, Native Americans played a similar game in 19th century. In 1875, players played game using flat, wooden block, a cousin of modern puck made of vulcanized rubber.  The game is like lacrosse, block having to go through flags placed about 8 feet apart in manner of rubber ball.

OTHER FORMS OF HOCKEY

There are many forms of hockey such as ice hockey, field hockey, floor or rink hockey, roller hockey. In each of these forms of hockey, two teams play against each other by trying to move the object either ball or disk such as puck, into the goal using hockey stick.

AIR HOCKEY is played indoor with a puck on air-cushion table.

UNDERWATER HOCKEY is played with weighted puck on bottom of swimming pool.

POWER HOCKEY is type of hockey for a person requiring use of electric power wheelchair in normal routine.

NOK HOCKEY is modern version of hockey having no defence and small block in front of goal.

FLOOR HOCKEY is a form of ice hockey played in gymnasium, using sticks with foam ends and foam ball or plastic puck.

FOOT HOCKEY is played using tennis ball or rolled up pair of socks by using only feet. It is also called sock hockey.









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