Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by
trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck,
into the opponent's net or goal, using a hockey stick. The dominant
version of hockey in a particular region tends to be known simply
as hockey, other forms being more fully qualified.
Hockey has been play in different form some are as below:
Field Hockey
 Field
hockey is played on gravel, natural grass, sand-based or
water-based artificial turfs, with a small, hard ball. The
game is popular among both males and females in many continents
of the world, particularly in Europe, Asia, Australasia,
and South Africa. In most countries, the game is played
between single-sex sides, although it can be played by mixed-sex
sides. In the United States and Canada it is played predominantly
by women.
The 116-member governing body is the International Hockey
Federation (FIH). Field Hockey has been played at each summer
Olympic Games since 1908 (except 1924). Modern field hockey
sticks are J-shaped and constructed of a composite of wood,
glass fibre or carbon fibre (sometimes both) and have a
curved hook at the playing end, a flat surface on the playing
side and curved surface on the rear side.
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 Ice
Hockey
Ice hockey is played on a large flat area of ice, using
a three inch (76.2 mm) diameter vulcanized rubber disc called
a puck. This puck is often frozen before high-level games
to decrease the amount of bouncing and friction on the ice.
The game is contested between two teams of skaters. The
game is played all over North America, Europe and in many
other countries around the world to varying extent. It is
the most popular form of sport in Canada and in Finland.
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 Roller
Hockey (Quad)
Roller hockey (Quad) Roller Hockey is the overarching
name for a roller sport that has existed long before inline
skates were invented. Roller hockey has been played in sixty
countries worldwide and so has many names worldwide. Sometimes
the sport is called Quad Hockey, Hóquei em Patins,
International Style Ball hockey, Rink hockey and Hardball
hockey depending on the part of the world it is played. Roller
Hockey was a demonstration rollersport in the 1992 Barcelona
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 Unicycle
Hockey
Unicycle hockey is similar to roller or inline hockey, however,
each player must be mounted on their unicycle (with both
feet on the pedals) to play at the ball. The ball is similar
weight and bounce to a "dead" tennis ball and sticks are
identical to roller hockey sticks. Each team consists of
four players and one goalie, and substitution is allowed
at any point in the game. Two common penalties are SUB (Stick
Under Bike) and SIB (Stick In Bike) and result in a free
shot being awarded to the player that was fouled upon. Players
must also keep one hand on the end of the stick at all times
and never allow the head of the stick to be lifted above
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