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Ep218: Ice Hockey vs Field Hockey · Kidcast Daily

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  Welcome to Kick Ass Daily, where we bring news, trivia, fun
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  facts, and more just for curious kids like you.
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  Today we're going to explore 2 exciting sports that share a
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  name but are actually quite different, Ice hockey and field
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  hockey. You might have heard of both,
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  but do you know what makes them unique?
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  Get ready, because we're about to break it all down in a way
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  that's easy to understand and a lot of fun.
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  Let's start with the basics. Both ice hockey and field hockey
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  are team sports. In both games, players use
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  sticks to hit a puck or a ball and try to score goals.
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  But there are huge differences in where they're played, what
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  equipment is used, and how the games are played.
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  First up, let's talk about where each game takes place.
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  Ice hockey is played on an ice rink.
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  That means the whole game happens on a big smooth surface
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  made of ice, kind of like the surface you might see at an ice
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  skating rink. Because it's played on ice, all
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  the players wear ice skates to glide around quickly.
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  In many countries where it gets cold in the winter, you might
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  even see people playing ice hockey on frozen ponds.
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  Field hockey, on the other hand, is played on grass or artificial
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  turf. Artificial turf is a special
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  kind of surface that looks like grass but is made from man made
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  materials. You might have seen it on some
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  school playgrounds or soccer fields.
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  Instead of skates, field hockey players wear regular sports
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  shoes, just like you would wear for soccer or running.
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  Now let's talk about the equipment.
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  In ice hockey, the main piece of equipment is the hockey stick.
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  The stick is made of wood, carbon fiber or other strong
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  materials, and it has a flat blade at the end that helps
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  players control the puck. The puck is a small hard disk
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  made of rubber. It's about the size of a
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  hamburger bun, but much thinner and heavier.
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  Players use their sticks to hit pass and shoot the puck toward
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  the other team's goal. Since ice hockey is a very fast
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  and physical game, the players were a lot of protective gear.
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  That includes helmets with face masks, thick gloves, shoulder
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  pads, shin guards, and padded pants.
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  The goalie, or the person who guards the net wears even more
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  padding because they need to block shots that can travel
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  faster than a car on a city street.
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  In fact, professional hockey pucks can travel over 160
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  kilometers per hour, which is about 100 mph.
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  Field hockey has some similarities when it comes to
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  equipment, but also some big differences.
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  Field hockey players also use a stick, but it's shaped a bit
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  differently. A field hockey stick is usually
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  made of wood or fiberglass and has a curved end.
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  The ball in field hockey is small, hard, and round, about
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  the size of a baseball, but made of solid plastic.
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  Field hockey balls can also move quickly, but not as fast as an
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  ice hockey puck. Field hockey players wear shin
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  guards and mouth guards for protection, but they don't need
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  as much padding as ice hockey players because the game isn't
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  as physical and there's no body checking.
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  The goalie in field hockey wears extra gear, including a helmet,
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  leg guards, and special gloves to help stop the ball from going
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  into the net. Let's talk about how many
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  players are on each team. In ice hockey, each team usually
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  has six players on the ice at a time.
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  That's five skaters and one goalie.
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  The five skaters are divided into 3 forwards and two
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  defensemen. The forwards try to score while
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  the defensemen help protect their own goal.
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  Teams can switch players in and out during the game, and
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  sometimes you'll see players jump over the boards to switch
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  really quickly. This is called line changes.
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  Field hockey teams usually have 11 players on the field at once,
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  10 field players, and one goalie.
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  The players are divided into forwards, midfielders,
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  defenders, and a goalkeeper. The forwards focus on scoring,
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  midfielders play both offense and defense, and defenders help
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  keep the ball away from their goal.
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  Like in soccer, players can be substituted during the game, but
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  usually not as quickly as an ice hockey.
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  Now let's look at the goals and scoring.
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  In ice hockey, the goal is a net that stands at each end of the
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  rink. It's about 1.2 meters tall and
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  1.8 meters wide. Players shoot the puck into the
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  net to score a goal. The team with the most goals at
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  the end of the game wins. In field hockey, the goal is a
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  little bigger, about 2.1 meters tall and 3.7 meters wide.
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  Players have to hit the ball into the net, but there's a
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  special rule. They can only score if they hit
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  the ball from inside a marked area called the shooting circle.
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  If the ball is hit from outside the circle, it doesn't count as
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  a goal, even if it goes in the net.
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  Let's talk about the length of the games.
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  An ice hockey game is usually played in three periods, each
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  lasting 20 minutes. There are breaks between
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  periods, and if the score is tied at the end of the game,
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  there can be extra time, called overtime or even a shootout to
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  decide the winner. Field hockey games are a bit
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  different. Traditionally, games were played
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  in two halves of 35 minutes each, but international rules
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  now use four quarters of 15 minutes each.
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  There are short breaks between the quarters, and sometimes
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  there's overtime or a penalty shootout if the game is tied.
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  Did you know that ice hockey is especially popular in countries
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  like Canada, the United States, Russia, Sweden, and Finland?
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  In Canada, hockey is such a big deal that you'll find ice rinks
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  in almost every town and many kids learn to skate and play
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  hockey at a very young age. Field hockey is very popular in
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  countries like India, the Netherlands, Australia, Germany,
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  and England. In India, millions of people
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  watch field hockey matches, and the country has won many Olympic
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  medals in the sport. Here's an interesting fact.
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  Ice hockey and field hockey are both played at the Olympic
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  Games, but at different times. Ice hockey is part of the Winter
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  Olympics because it's played on ice.
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  Field hockey is part of the Summer Olympics because it's
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  played on grass or turf. Let's take a quick look at the
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  rules. In ice hockey, players can use
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  their bodies to block opponents and body checking is allowed.
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  In many leagues. Body checking means using your
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  body to bump into another player to try to take the puck away.
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  However, there are rules to make sure players stay safe and
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  dangerous hits are not allowed. In field hockey, body checking
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  is not allowed. Players must use their sticks
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  and skills to win the ball from opponents.
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  If a player uses their body to block or push someone, the
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  referee will blow the whistle and the other team gets a free
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  hit. Another cool difference is the
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  way the games start. In ice hockey, the game begins
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  with a face off. The referee drops the puck
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  between two players who try to win control for their team.
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  Face offs also happen after every goal and at the start of
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  each period. In field hockey, the game starts
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  with a center pass. One team pushes the ball from
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  the center of the field to a teammate, and the action begins.
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  Did you know that in ice hockey, the surface is so slippery that
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  players can reach speeds of over 30 kilometers per hour?
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  That's faster than most people can run.
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  In field hockey, players run a lot, sometimes as much as 8 to 9
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  kilometers in a single game. That's like running around a big
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  park several times. Let's talk about the skills
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  needed for each sport. In ice hockey, players need to
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  be able to skate quickly, turn sharply, and stop suddenly.
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  They also need fast reflexes to handle the puck with their stick
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  while moving on the ice. Passing and shooting the puck
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  accurately takes a lot of practice.
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  In field hockey, players need to run fast, change direction
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  quickly, and have good balance. Controlling the ball with the
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  stick while running is a key skill.
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  Field hockey players also need to be able to pass, dribble, and
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  shoot with accuracy. Here's a fun fact about the
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  sticks. In ice hockey, players can use
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  both sides of the blade to control the puck.
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  In field hockey, players can only use one side of the stick,
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  the flat side. Using the rounded side is not
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  allowed, so players have to twist their sticks in clever
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  ways to control the ball. You might be wondering about the
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  number of fans. Nice hockey games are often
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  played in big arenas that can hold thousands of cheering fans.
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  The largest hockey arena in the world, the Bell Center in
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  Montreal, Canada, can hold over 21,000 people.
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  Field hockey games are also played in stadiums and during
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  big tournaments like the Olympics or World Cup.
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  The stands can be packed with excited fans waving flags and
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  cheering for their teams. Let's recap what we've learned
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  today. Ice hockey and field hockey are
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  both fast-paced, exciting team sports, but they have some big
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  differences. Ice hockey is played on ice with
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  skates and a puck, while field hockey is played on grass or
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  turf with shoes and a ball. Ice hockey uses more protective
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  gear and allows body checking, while field hockey focuses more
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  on skillful stick work and running.
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  The games are popular in different countries and are even
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  played at different Olympics, Winter for ice hockey and summer
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  for field hockey. Both sports require amazing
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  skills, teamwork and practice grab.
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