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What is hockey?
Hockey, English hockey, also known as lawn hockey, is one of the oldest Olympic events. The name comes from French, which means "shepherd's stick".

Hockey, as one of the oldest sports in the world, appeared earlier than the original Olympic Games 1200 years.

The hockey events derived from hockey include ice hockey, roller skating, roller skating and so on. Among them, ice hockey has NHL league in the United States, which is more popular than NBA. quad roller skating has thousands of professional athletes in Europe, which was the event of 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Roller skating is very popular in America, and it is the land version of ice hockey.

The name hockey originated from French, which means shepherd's stick. Hockey has a long history, and there are images similar to hockey games in the pyramids of Egypt and the wall carvings of ancient Greece. "Step by step ball" was popular in China in the Tang Dynasty, and its movement mode is similar to that of hockey popular today. In the17th century, hockey was a free competition with no rules. At that time, there were 100 athletes fighting in the streets of England.

Modern hockey originated in England at the beginning of19th century. 1908 London Olympic Games became an official event for the first time, 1928 became a fixed event, and 1980 added women's events. In the 30 years from the 1920s, India monopolized almost all the world champions and won the gold medals in the six Olympic Games from 1928 to 1956. There have been five barbier Singers in Indian hockey history. Singer, the first place, led the Indian team to beat the Dutch team 6- 1 and won the men's hockey gold medal in Helsinki Olympic Games 1952.

Hockey is not very common in China. Compared with basketball, football and tennis, there are far fewer people playing hockey. But that doesn't mean hockey isn't attractive. On the contrary, in European and American youth movies, many handsome male protagonists are ice hockey players. In China, more and more parents encourage their children to play hockey, because hockey can exercise their flexibility, flexibility, coordination, endurance, physical strength, IQ, willpower and courage. It is conducive to cultivating children's will to bear hardships and stand hard work, as well as teamwork spirit, which is very beneficial to children's physical and mental development.

Whether on the ice or on the grass, hockey is a sport that can help you keep healthy quickly. Want to burn 500 calories per hour? Then pick up the club and start the game!

After a hockey game, each player should run at least 2 to 3 kilometers. When you try to hit the ball into the net with a curved stick, your hand-eye coordination is improved. Waving a dance stick can exercise your arms, and running fast and all pauses can exercise your legs and hips. If you feel too much exercise, relax and have a half-court hockey game.

People with weak hearts are definitely not suitable for playing hockey. Parents are most worried that the fierce impact of hockey will hurt their children. In fact, ice hockey needs to wear professional protective gear, and its safety is actually higher than other group sports such as football and basketball.