The Know Series - Ball Hockey

Recreational sports offer exercise, fun and socializingattempt.
to millions of weekend warriors. Unfortunately, forThird Step
majority of community sponsored league sports, thereBall hockey doesn't involve any icing as in ice hockey.
lies an inherent cost. Ball hockey is an inexpensiveNevertheless, shooting balls into opposing ends with
alternative, which nearly any able bodied person caneach and every possession is heavily discouraged. As
play for.off side counts, players with the ball need to enter
Things You'll Requireattacking zones before any of their off sides or team
Plastic hockey ball, goalie, goal, sticks, shin guardsmates are called. This means that the attacking team
goalie, hockey gloves.has to surrender the ball to the opponent.
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Determine the amount of players and divide them intoAs with roller hockey or ice hockey, players shoot on
two teams. If enough sticks aren't available, playersgoals and the goalie tries to block the ball. If the
can lend them to benched players during rest time.goalkeeper covers the ball, the attacking team retreats
Now remove debris from playing court, and thereafterto the defensive zone, causing the opposing team to
ascertain the center court line, dividing them intorevert to attack.
defensive and offensive zones.If barrel goal is used, the play simply continues ahead
Second Stepas no player can legally cover the ball. The scoring
At the end of both halves, set up the goals. By settingteam faces off once again at the center line and one
the ball on the ground and tapping sticks to either sidegoal is awarded. As having a time clock is uncommon,
of the ball, players face off at the center line. This isusually teams play to a pre-determined goal. Any team
done thrice before even making any ball possessionscoring first wins the game.