Hockey in the Olympics

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Hockey was first introduced to the Summer Olympic Games in 1908 in London. Hockey was then removed from the games in 1924 in Paris due to the lack of international sports structure but was put back in the games four years later in Amsterdam for good. However, at this time it was only a mens sport. Women first played hockey in the Olympics in Moscow in 1980. For a long period of time India and Pakistan dominated the gold medal at the games but that soon changed when in 1976 for the first time the games were played on artifical turf or "astro". This was very different to what the South Asian players were used to playing on grass the whole time and they dropped away from the poll position. In their place countries from the Southern Hemisphere such as Australia, New Zealand and Argentina and countries from the Northern Hemisphere such as The Netherlands and Germany went to the top and have stayed there ever since.

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Hockey: My point of View

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Today Im going to write about why I think hockey is one of the best sports in the world and why more people should play it. Firstly it is one of the fastest "field sports" game in the world as apart from half time and injuries there is no break in the game and when it is played and the top international level it can be difficult to keep up with. The fitness level of these players has to be such that they can keep going and not worry about how tired they are getting. At the moment I am in the Irish Under 16 squad that will be going to the Europeans Championships in Vienna and am going through a gruesome fitness regime preparing for it. Another reason is that no matter what size you are, in hockey you can vbe the very best. Obviously you have to be strong to play at a top level but you dont have to be massive. Some of the best players around today are small. The last reason why I think hockey is the best sport is because it is a game for everyone and the friends that I have made in hockey will stay with me for the rest of my life. I know that sounds a bit cheesy but its the truth!!

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Origins of hockey

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Modern day hockey was created in Teddington Cricket club where the members of the club that wanted to continue playing sport throughout the winter made a stick and ball game. The used a hooked stick and an old cricket ball and played the game on the outfield of the cricket pitch which was hard grass. This was in 1871 and by 1874 they had drawn up rules for their game such as banning lifting the stick over head height and also a goal must be scored by shooting inside a "D" in front of the goal at either end. The game took off from here and there is now a number of different rules and skills that can be used such as the dragflick which is a method of scoring a goal from a short corner.

Hi my name is Luke Madeley and this is my first blog and it is on hockey. I will be going through things like the origins of hockey, where it is played and why I think it is such a great sport. Enjoy!