Word Derivation of Hockey
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WORD DERIVATION OF HOCKEY ☺
Christine Joyce JavierII - LOVE
It is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.
HOCKEY
HOCKEY – ETYMOLOGYThe etymology of the word hockey is
uncertain. It may derive from the Old French word hoquet, meaning shepherd's crook, or from the Middle Dutch word hokkie, meaning shack or doghouse, which in popular use meant goal.
A hockey playercommonly wears a protective gearto protect himself fromphysicalinjuriesfrom thegame.
HOCKEY - CHARACTERISTICSPlayers : Played by 2 opposing teams with 11 members each.Rule : Hit a ball into their opponents' goal using long sticks curved at the end.Played by : Commonly played by younger people.Played at : Commonly played at outdoors.Types : Field hockey, Ice hockey, Inline hockey,
Roller hockey, Sledge hockey, Street hockey