Hockey is a small, competitive ball game in which each team uses a hockey with an elbow to hit a hard ball and score a goal on a rectangular turf. Because it is generally played on grass, it is also known as "lawn hockey".

Hockey, similar to football and ice hockey, is a very energy-intensive collective confrontation sport. The game of hockey requires players to have considerable speed, physical strength, and excellent hand-eye coordination. Games are usually played on outdoor courts with 11 players from each team.

The sport has long been one of the Olympic favorites, but it also has some differences from other sports.

1. Special site requirements

Most ball games are played on a field separated by a net in the middle. Unlike other real ball games, hockey is played on a wide field similar to a football field.

2. Emphasis on collective cooperation

Hockey requires solidarity and cooperation among players and mutual support. Each player must have good personal skills, which is the most distinctive feature of hockey that distinguishes it from real racquet sports.

3. Strong flexibility

Hockey can be played not only on regular venues, but also on other venues, which is more flexible.

The number of people in hockey is flexible. It can be played according to the regular number of people, or it can be divided into two groups of equal numbers.

4. Clothing features

Players are not allowed to wear shoes with iron nails or items that may cause danger to other players, and must wear shin guards. Goalkeepers should wear helmets, foot guards, shin guards, body guards, hand guards, and upper arms and elbow guards.

Goalkeepers should wear tops of a different colour than their own and those of the opposing team. A well-protected helmet must be worn, except when taking penalties.

A well-protected helmet can provide fixed protection for the entire face and cover the entire head.

Plus, sticking with hockey has many unexpected benefits for our bodies.

1. Promote development

Persistently playing hockey can promote height growth. If we can insist on participating in various ball sports in normal times, we can find that when we play hockey, we actually need to move quickly.

In the process of this back and forth movement, it is necessary to move quickly under the feet, and this is very beneficial for us to stretch the ligaments in the inner thigh, around the knee and the inner calf.

Therefore, everyone can use the method of playing hockey to help exercise, which is a good choice for promoting development.

2. Accelerates the ability to respond

At the same time, when you insist on playing hockey, you can find that this method can speed up the brain's response, which is very beneficial to our brain health.

At the same time, when we play hockey, we can find that people who often participate in hockey have more flexible brain responses, so this sport is a good choice for everyone to promote brain health.