Hockey

Hockey (English Hockey) - a sport in which two teams try to hit hard, round ball or hockey goal - the opponent's goal using a stick. Each team has a goalkeeper, who protects the gate of his team.

Meaning of the word "hockey

British sources attributed the origin of the term "hockey" with the word "Hawk" or the "Hokey". That is in the early Middle Ages in a number of English counties were called harvest festivals. During these celebrations carried the game to hold the ball sticks in the curved area of ​​the enemy. It is interesting that now in the southern United States workers use hockey - a tool such as hoes, who till the soil [1].The Canadian version ofCanadians, however, in this issue of two completely different versions. In the first version, the word "hockey" comes from the Mohawk language. They once played a similar game on the grass. It was called "hogy," which means "pain." The fact is that after playing the vanquished were punished. The second one made in Canada version of a simple and well known. She attributes the origin of the word "football" to the Old French "hoke", which means a curved shepherd's staff [1].Types of Hockey

Ice Hockey - played on ice with a small (180 gram) with a rubber disc called a puck. The most popular of all types of hockey - usually the prefix "hockey" is lowered. Originated in Canada. Popular in Russia, Canada, USA, Scandinavia, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Finland and Kazakhstan.        Inline hockey (English) and roller hockey (in English) (rink-hockey) - analogues of ice hockey played on roller skates.    

Table hockey    Field hockey - played on grass (or other appropriate) covering a small, hard ball. The most common species in the world of hockey, the International Ice Hockey Federation includes 116 countries. It is this kind in the world and often called simply "football". Popular in Australia, India, Pakistan and Malaysia.        Indoor hockey - an analog of hockey played on a handball court.    Bandy (Russian hockey) - is played on ice with a small, hard ball. Most of all, popular in Russia, Sweden, Finland and Norway.    

Mini hockey (rink-bandy) - hockey, conducted at the site for ice hockey.    Ice hockey on roller skates. It is played over 60 countries, but only four of them became world champions Spain and Portugal to 15 times, Argentina and Italy 4. Sticks almost like in hockey, and roller skates with wheels and dual fitting rubber rod in front - for the repulsion and inhibition.    Football - Hockey in the hall, played with plastic sticks and a hollow plastic ball.    Vertical hockey and sledge hockey - hockey species for the