actual toughest sport in the world‚ men’s ice hockey. Hockey is considered one of the “Big Four” (one of the four major sports in the United States)‚ but is the least popular of the group. That most likely comes from the fact that hockey is played on ice rather than grass‚ dirt‚ or wood like the other sports‚ and is the lowest scoring sport with shutouts being very likely and 5 goals a tremendous feat. However‚ there are many similarities between hockey and other sports. It doesn’t have the traditional
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Field Hockey is one of the top 3 popular world sports.It’s equally as fun as it is competitive. It shaped me into a better athlete‚ made me a better person‚ and gave me something to be passionate about. With field hockey I know I can go a long way and make something out of myself with it in the future. Entering middle school I hadn’t planned on doing field hockey in the future‚ but my gym teacher had recommended it for me after watching me play floor hockey. Being told that I was good at something
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Yuliya looked at Tyler and I saying “Why are you guys not sad we are losing?” I said back “No matter what happens in this game hockey is hockey‚ and you can not find me upset at the sport because the goals that the Blues and Jets have scored where all good hockey goals.” She looked at Tyler and I and agreed and stated that she still wanted the Blues to win‚ just as we all did. But you can’t win them all. We stayed and watched the whole because we are dedicated fans‚ and Yuliya wanted to take
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“Do you believe in Miracles” were the words of Al Michaels as the 1980 US Hockey team defeated the unbeatable Soviet Union. The US was a bunch of Amateur hockey player with an average age of 22. In unnerving times in America’s history these hockey players were playing for so much more than a gold metal. This team made huge sacrifices to bring back pride to the US. One game truly changed history. In the time of the 1980 Olympics professional athletes were not allowed to compete in the Olympics
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My Hockey Adventures As winter approached‚ my parents constantly bothered me about choosing a winter sport. Because I was only in the sixth grade‚ my options for sports within the middle school were basketball‚ dance‚ or cheerleading. Luckily‚ I thought outside of the box and suggested hockey to my parents‚ even though my school did not have a team. A couple of my friends who played for the Mandan Hockey Club had helped me convince my parents to let me give it a try. The next week I was already
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Field hockey‚ or hockey‚[1] is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting‚ pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team’s goal using sticks. It is most commonly known simply as "hockey"; however‚ the name field hockey is used in countries in which the word hockey is generally reserved for another form of hockey‚ such as ice hockey or street hockey. Hockey has several regular international tournaments for both men and women. These include the Olympic Games‚ the
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influence on me is hockey‚ and that is what I’m going to talk about here. Around fourth grade‚ I stopped playing football. I wasn’t the best player‚ I got knocked around a lot‚ and I never got playing time. I was a kid that loved to play a sport so I wanted to play something else. One day‚ I was introduced to a professional ice hockey player by one of my elementary school teachers. His name was RJ Umberger. RJ Umberger was the main person that influenced me to play competitive ice hockey. RJ Umberger is
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6 Things About Hockey It is not a gentle sport. “You can’t go in this sport with a ballerina attitude. Hockey is a sport that requires toughness and focus. If you go in a hockey game with no focus‚ you are going to get thrown around the rink like a bouncy ball riding in a car. Hockey needs lots of focus‚ strength‚ and power.” It’s not as easy as it looks. “Watching a hockey game‚ you see people gliding around on ice skates with sticks trying to make a goal. Though in reality skating with all
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life for many people. There are advantages and disadvantages to all sports‚ more advantages in some than others. The game of Soccer has many more advantages over the game of Field Hockey‚ which undoubtedly makes it the better sport of the two. Soccer is a sport that consists of 90 minutes of hard play while field hockey is 70 minutes of stop and go due to the whistle being blown so often. Soccer does not stop as often as other sports. There are no time-outs and the refs usually are not blowing
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Fighting For What Is Right Hannah Johnson‚ the mother of an African-American soldier and the daughter of a run away slave‚ writes to President Abraham Lincoln in hopes of emotionally appealing to him on the subject of equality amongst African-American soldiers. Johnson’s main argument‚ visited throughout her letter‚ is her deep concern for her son along with thousands of other African-American men fighting for their country and the unjust treatment they are receiving despite their service. Hannah
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