to add lies in what sports will draw the largest crowd and largest amount of willing participants. I disagree with your statement that there are no grounds for adding field hockey to the University. Upon further glance‚ just as an example‚ Stanford University and the University of California currently‚ have women’s field hockey teams in place. I am sure that with enough interest from other teams‚ they would be able to form a west coast conference. On top of that‚ as I stated in my initial forum post
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Hockey is a fast‚ exciting sport played by two teams on a sheet of ice called a rink. Each team has six players on the ice‚ one goalie‚ two defensemen‚ two wingers‚ and one center man. The players skate up and down the ice shooting or passing a hard rubber disk called a puck with sticks. They score points by hitting the puck into the net. Hockey is much faster and swifter than any other sport. As the players streak across the ice‚ their powerful shots and passes can send the puck faster than 100
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field hockey is always the way to go. Field hockey is specifically a women’s sport; however‚ men can join leagues‚ too. The sport’s popularity has continued to grow over the years and now all high schools offer field hockey as a fall sport to girls. Similarly‚ lacrosse is a worldwide sport played by men and women; however‚ it doesn’t offer nearly the same advantages as field hockey does to its players. Field Hockey and Lacrosse are similar sports that are popular worldwide; however‚ Field Hockey is
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Field hockey is a sport played by both men and woman and is considered to be one of the oldest sports in the world. It’s played with a curved stick and a hard‚ small ball. The objective of the game is to score goals and defend your own. It started out as folk culture‚ just like most sports‚ so exact origins of when and who first played the game are unknown‚ but there are still many traces and variations of the sport from the past. In 510 B.C.‚ a group of people in Ancient Greece had played a field-hockey
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The game of hockey originated in Canada as far back as 1875‚ and has become one of the worlds most popular sports. The sport is primarily played on ice and involves players using sticks to project a puck into the opposing teams goal net. Typically being more popular in the north due to cold weather‚ hockey is actually popular all over the world and is loved by millions of people. Being a fantastic and entertaining game‚ hockey unfortunately holds a reputation of being a violent sport and can be
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Men believe that it is fair to play field hockey on women’s teams because if not it goes against the whole “everyone being equal” our society has put amongst us today. The number of men playing field hockey on women’s teams is increasing: “In the 2009-10 school year‚ according to a survey by the National Federation of State High School Associations‚ 308 boys were on girls teams compared with 174 the year before” (USA Today). Men should not play field hockey because it’s not a fair game and is dangerous
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National Hockey League Olympic Athletes In the 2014 Winter Olympics‚ National Hockey League (NHL) should allow players to participate in the games due to the belief that it provides the players‚ current‚ and potential fans the opportunity to participate on the world stage of hockey. The Olympics only occur once every four years and it would be unpatriotic to deny NHL players the opportunity to represent their home countries at the Olympics. The Olympic Games give the fans a chance to
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and why. I believe ice hockey is superlative because of its complexity and difficulty‚ requiring players to exhibit extremely difficult skills with the finest timing‚ strength‚ and precision‚ as well as how it brings family and friends together. I have spent countless hours watching‚ playing‚ and talking about hockey with some of the people I am closest to. For me it is clear‚ there is no greater sport than hockey. Most people would agree‚ the skills employed in hockey are nothing short of spectacular
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Hockey is by far my favorite sport of all time. I love the environment‚ and all the technique involved in the sport. Everything from slap shot‚ to wrist shots‚ to fighting‚ to passing‚ and even fighting for the puck on the boards has always brought my attention. The amount of effort that it takes to be good at this sport is absolutely ridiculous. When talk about hard work and dedication‚ you definitely need it to play this sport. I’ve tried ice skating before and it really didn’t turn out to well
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mom and my sister. It was finally the day that I was going to tryout to make the “A” team of the NJ Avalanche. I worked as hard as an ant all year‚ I took hockey lessons before school‚ and afterschool‚ till 11 o’clock.. I started hockey because of my friend‚ which he introduced me to hockey‚ which then I was interested in playing hockey. Today‚ I have to go to the Ice House to attend the tryout at 7 o’clock.. I knew I could do it‚ but on the other hand‚ I was thinking about what is going to
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