Jolly hockey sticks (Hockey - General)

Member Name: sympatic

Product:	Hockey - General
Date:	23/09/08 (88 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great team game

Disadvantages: The ball hurts

Hockey is a great team sport and lots of fun to play, I first started playing at school and also played for an adult club side for a while, it is a great form of exercise ad a very social sport as well. Played by both men and women it can be played in single sex or mixed teams. I have never played the indoor version but do enjoy the outdoor versiion which these days is mostly played on astro turf pitches rather than the more traditional grass pitches.

Two teams of eleven players compete in matches of two thirty five minute halves. Goals can only be scored if the ball is struck by an attacker from within the D and only one side of the stick can be used. The goalie is allowed to use any part of their body or stick to save shots while in the D outside of the D they can only use their stick.

Hockey is very fast moving and as their is no offside play is very stretched across the pitch length. There are a lot of rules and each game has two umpires.

The main bit of equipment you have to buy is a stick which can cst anything from £20 to £200 dependant on quality, after that all you need is some good astro turf boots, your team colours and definately a gum shield as the ball is hard and can be lifted. When I played I also wore protective gloves and shin guards as well.

Summary: Fun sport