Hockey fitness full bore

The origin

Modern sport is hockey originated in the early 19th century Britain, and London in the 1908 Olympic Games become official event, a fixed event in 1928, 1980 an increase of the female project. From the 1920s to 30 years, India is almost a monopoly of all world champion, won from 1928 to 1956 a total of six gold MEDALS at the Olympic Games. India hockey history altogether appeared five ba - bill by, the first Indian team led by 6-1 win over the Netherlands team, won the 1952 Helsinki Olympic hockey gold medal.

Game equipment

Goalkeeper used by the protection of equipment, fixed in front of the shoe on both sides and to enable them to kicking the ball. 

Venue: long 91.40 m, width 55 meters.

Clubs: from wood, synthetic material made of crook equipment, the plane left for the to volley.

Helmet: goalkeepers by wearing to protect his head and face.

Wrist protection tools: goalkeepers by wearing, for the protection of the body.

Leg guardsstill: goalkeepers by wearing, for the protection of the body.

Shin: to protect the calf.

Hockey shoes: hockey special shoes worn by athletes.

Ball: by hard plastic, usually white circle about 230 mm.

The goal: 3.66 meters, 2.14, in shorter side of the middle.

Armguard: goalkeeper goalkeeper body for the protection of the equipment.

The rules of the game

Hockey venues 91.40 meters long, wide 55 meters. The goal of high 2.14 meters, 3.66 meters. Clubs long 80 ~ 95 centimeters, ball heavy 156 ~ 163 grams. Game when two teams play each 11 players. A full match time for 70 minutes, divide, the next two and a half, rest between 5 ~ 10 minutes. 1 ball into one point to into the other goal for the win. Male, female hockey respectively in 1908 and 1980 was an Olympic event.

format

Sydney Olympic men's hockey team a total of 12 team, the woman 10 team. Australia, as the host team direct access to the tournament, the other teams have been through all continents qualifying tournament.

Competition first divided into two groups in the preliminaries, the men's competition, top two enter the final two groups, the semi-finals for the gold medal winner, the loser for third place.

The women's competition two groups the top three in the second phase, the second phase single cycle 6 team competition, top two team points for the champion, third and fourth for the bronze medal.

Athletes in the past 10 years, the Australian team superpower in the women's competition, won the 1988 and 1996 two-time Olympic champion, nearly two World Cup champions and five consecutive champions cup title. South Korea, Argentina, the Netherlands and Germany is expected to impact MEDALS.

In 1999 the champions league, the Australian team in the men's competition is also win popular, defending champion the Netherlands will host the formation of the biggest threat.

history

Hockey is an ancient sport, currently in the international-ball games for launching the project. From the past several thousand years of history. Ancient hockey very name of a pioneer who, though unable to research, but certainly 3000 years ago, China, Persian, and India, and other Asian people's favorite. According to the Berlin sports press in 1981 published "hockey campaign," a book: since 2697, China's shizu used a stick and ball game, it is known.

In ancient China step play than Europe hockey history much earlier, about eight century AD, east to Japan. Japan's ancient capital ZhengCangYuan BeiCang nara existing a sui and tang dynasties time flower felt, knit a child in step play image. This article take felt long 236 cm wide, 124 centimeters, flower felt by the flowers and a pattern for ball shape the lad composition, hit the lad right hand hold one curved black hair reward youth.to month shape ball rod and are bow music leg for ball shape, in its combat-system draw has a ball. The whole design vivid expression of the tang dynasty the lad hitting animated scenes. Therefore, Europe's hockey and China's step play between due to certain origin relations.

In ancient Greece, Egypt and the pyramids carved on the wall are similar to the modern image of the hockey game. China in the tang dynasty on the popular "step play" (two hours of competition teams and players the possession of bending the bottom sticks on foot shots to hit people, the other goal for the win), and the way campaigns are similar to modern hockey, modern hockey originated in the United Kingdom, 1861 in Britain in the first hockey club, 1875 British set up the first hockey association, 1889 men hockey competition held in London. After hockey movement gradually spread commonwealth.