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Ice Hockey


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History and Development of Ice Hockey
There is a number of viewpoints and opinions on where the game actually originated and who created
it. The roots of ice hockey are to be looked for deep in the past. In Athens National Museum, there
is a painting of boys playing a game with curved sticks and a ball. This game was called Keratizein
by ancient Greeks. All is depicted on an embossment dated approximately 480 AD. At that time, it
was field hockey, i.e. without skates and most probably without any fast movements and rough
clashes. It was played for amusement not to compete between two opponents. Paintings by Flemish
painters from the 16th Century depict a man with a hockey stick on ice. Sliding on ice must have
definitely played a certain role during the game. Similar proofs are to be found at other places in
Europe: Russia, Germany, Scotland and England. First references about a European game similar to
hockey come from 1600. This game was called “hurley” and it was played prevailingly in Ireland,
Scotland and England. The game resembled present golf and hockey mixed together. Thanks to Irish
immigrants, this game spread to Nova Scotia in Canada around 1770. Subsequently, it spread from
Nova Scotia to Boston in 1860 which are the first references about the game in the USA. Canada
plays an important part among the countries where hockey or some similar game was played. According
to historians, Halifax became the first place where hockey started to be played. Therefore, Halifax
in Canada is nowadays considered the birthplace of hockey. Current hockey as we know it today
developed in North America in the course of many years. (historie.hokej.cz).
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Basic Characteristics and Rules of Ice Hockey
•      Ice hockey is one of the fastest team sports played on an ice rink. It is specific in a high
number of unusual activities. Such activities include skating, controlling the puck with a hockey
stick or very frequent physical contact with the opponent.
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•The aim of the game is for skating players to score the puck controlled with the hockey stick into
the opponent’s goal.
•The winner of the match is the team who scored more goals.
•Two teams – each is formed of six players on the ice one of whom is the goalkeeper.
•The whole team can comprise up to 22 hockey players who can change in a more or less arbitrary
way.
•The match lasts for 60 minutes and is composed of three periods each lasting 20 minutes.
•The whole game is supervised by the referees.
Czech hockey observes the rules of IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation).

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Ice Rink
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OFFENSIVE GAME ACTIVITIES OF AN INDIVIDUAL
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DEFENSIVE GAME ACTIVITIES OF AN INDIVIDUAL
* Stealing the puck
* By poking the puck out
* By raising the stick
* By hitting the stick (or the puck)
* Personal fight
* The fight has got three stages:
* Approaching the player
* Getting into contact
* Winning the puck
* Shot blocking
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COMBINATIONS IN THE GAME
•Offensive game combinations based on the principle of:
* pass and go
* criss-crossing
* back pass
* screening
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•Defensive game combinations based on the principle of:
* take-over
* safeguarding
* doubling
* backing- off
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•Thank you for your attention.
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