Types of Hockey Played Across Globe
Editorials News | Jul-14-2017
Hockey is such a sport which requires a lot of concentration and wit while playing it. It too has its subtypes which are played all over the world. The types of hockey are:
BANDY: It is played with a set of rules which are similar to association football. It is played over a football – pitch ice arena. It is considered to be the national sport in Russia.
FIELD HOCKEY: It is played on natural grass, gravel, or sand – based or water based synthetic fibers. Field Hockey appeared as its current form in England in mid - 18th century.
ICE HOCKEY: It is played on a large flat area of ice. It is the national sport of Latvia and national winter sport of Canada.
ROLLER HOCKEY (INLINE): It is very similar to ice hockey. Inline Hockey is a slight variation of Roller Hockey. Each team of Inline Hockey has 4 skaters and one goalie.
By: Bhavna Sharma
Content: en.wikipedia.org
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