NATIONAL GAME OF PAKISTAN
HOCKEY

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Hockey is used to represent the several types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either outdoor field, layer of ice or dry floor such as in gymnasium. While these sports vary in rules, playing surface, number of players, they shared board properties of two opposing teams using hockey stick to propel the ball into the goal.

BANDY

Bandy is played with ball on football-pitch sized area, called as bandy rink, with many rules similar to association football. Professionally, it is played in Sweden and Russia. The sport is recognized by international governing body known as Federation of International Bandy.

In 19^th century, Bandy has its roots in England, was originally known as “hockey on ice”, and spread like a storm from England to other European countries in 1900; such a similar sport can also be seen as predecessor and in Russia, bandy is also known as Russian hockey.

TYPES OF HOCKEY

There are many types of hockey. Some games make sure the use of skates, either wheeled or bladed while some do not. To distinguish between these games, the word hockey is preceded by another word i.e., field hockey, roller hockey, ice hockey, rink hockey or floor hockey.

In each f these sports, two teams play against each other by trying to move the object of play, either a ball or disk, into opponent’s goal by using a hockey stick. Certain sports that share general properties with hockey, but not referred as hockey include lacrosse, hurling, shinty and camogie.

Other forms of hockey include:

Air hockey is played with a puck on air-cushion table.

Ball hockey is a played in gym using hockey stick with ball, often tennis ball.

Floor hockey: a variety of games with various codes played on flat, smooth surface, usually in gymnasium or other similar places.

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

Pond hockey is another form of ice hockey played on frozen hockey.

Skater hockey is a variant of indoor hockey, played with ball.

Table hockey is played on table.

Underwater hockey is played with floating puck on underside of frozen swimming pool.

EQUIPMENT

PROTECTION

·       Genital protection, jockstrap with cup pocket and protective cup or “jill” for female players.

·       Hockey stick

·       Shoulder pads

·       Footwear

HOCKEY RULES

There are some basic rules of hockey:

·       Player can only hit the ball by using flat side of hockey stick.

·       Hockey players other than goalkeeper, are no allowed to use their feet or other parts of body, to control the ball.

·       You can score the goal from inside striking circle in front of opponent’s goal. If hockey ball hits from outside the circle and goes to goal, it does not consider as goal.

·       Players are not allowed to push, trip, or physically touch an opponent. If this happens, opposing team may be given free hit or penalty corner.

In conclusion, it is national game of Pakistan but was never declared officially. Currently, our hockey team lacks support from government but with our support they can bring glory days of hockey backs soon.