| Hockey stick is the equipment using which hockey | | | | throwing of the ball to maximum distance. In case of |
| players move the puck or ball around till they pass it to | | | | ice hockey, the head is called the blade and it is usually |
| their team mates or score a goal. Like in cricket, | | | | 10cms long whereas the width of the same varies. |
| players play using the cricket bat, in hockey the | | | | And if the stick has a sharply curved blade, then the |
| hockey stick is the main tool used to control the | | | | puck will turn giving them a good advantage of getting |
| movement of the puck and it is the one that is used to | | | | it across the arena in shorter time span. The game |
| pull the puck out of the stick from the opponent. This | | | | played for only 60 minutes requires players to have |
| hockey stick has a long handle so it can reach the | | | | sticks that best suit their style of playing and give them |
| ground and U shaped base which helps keep the puck | | | | a head start over the opponents team. |
| within its arms and swing around as and when the | | | | The main purpose of the game is to move the puck |
| player desires. Hockey is a sport played either on a | | | | from one player to the other and score a goal in the |
| field or on the ice, when it is played on the floor, it is | | | | other team's goal post. This will give them a point and |
| with the help of a hockey bat whereas on ice it is the | | | | the team that has the most goals wins the game. The |
| stick. Each player is expected to be in control of their | | | | National hockey league has various championships |
| stick and tackle the puck maneuvering their way | | | | within its folds for which the top performing teams |
| around the arena and around the opposing teams | | | | qualify and battle it out against each other to see who |
| players. | | | | wins the finals. Hockey today has become a popular |
| The field hockey stick has variations in it and this | | | | sport, where some have become professional players. |
| depends on the position adopted by the player and so | | | | And it is part of the Olympic games as well. At times |
| the suitable stick needs to be used to have maximum | | | | the hockey stick is made of a single piece of wood |
| effect. Another thing to note is that the size of the | | | | and a single portion cannot be replaced, but if it has |
| stick is chosen based on the height of the player, | | | | more than 1 piece, then if the blades get eroded, they |
| shorter players need to carry sticks which have less | | | | can be replaced. The hockey stick is the only device |
| broad headed stick and so on. The defenders normally | | | | that the player has to help them get through the |
| play with longer sticks while those in attack position | | | | players from visiting team. |
| use smaller ones, as the former position demands | | | | |