Hockey stick – Move the puck around

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Hockey stick is the equipment using which hockey players move the puck or ball around till they pass it to their team mates or score a goal. Like in cricket, players play using the cricket bat, in hockey the hockey stick is the main tool used to control the movement of the puck and it is the one that is used to pull the puck out of the stick from the opponent. This hockey stick has a long handle so it can reach the ground and U shaped base which helps keep the puck within its arms and swing around as and when the player desires. Hockey is a sport played either on a field or on the ice, when it is played on the floor, it is with the help of a hockey bat whereas on ice it is the stick. Each player is expected to be in control of their stick and tackle the puck maneuvering their way around the arena and around the opposing teams players.

The field hockey stick has variations in it and this depends on the position adopted by the player and so the suitable stick needs to be used to have maximum effect. Another thing to note is that the size of the stick is chosen based on the height of the player, shorter players need to carry sticks which have less broad headed stick and so on. The defenders normally play with longer sticks while those in attack position use smaller ones, as the former position demands throwing of the ball to maximum distance. In case of ice hockey, the head is called the blade and it is usually 10cms long whereas the width of the same varies. And if the stick has a sharply curved blade, then the puck will turn giving them a good advantage of getting it across the arena in shorter time span. The game played for only 60 minutes requires players to have sticks that best suit their style of playing and give them a head start over the opponents team.

The main purpose of the game is to move the puck from one player to the other and score a goal in the other team's goal post. This will give them a point and the team that has the most goals wins the game. The National hockey league has various championships within its folds for which the top performing teams qualify and battle it out against each other to see who wins the finals. Hockey today has become a popular sport, where some have become professional players. And it is part of the Olympic games as well. At times the hockey stick is made of a single piece of wood and a single portion cannot be replaced, but if it has more than 1 piece, then if the blades get eroded, they can be replaced. The hockey stick is the only device that the player has to help them get through the players from visiting team.