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Hockey vocab
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| attacker | player who plays in the forward or offensive zone and tries to score goals |
| back line | one of two shorter sides of the pitch on which the goals are located |
| bully | re-start to play in which two players, one from each team, compete for the ball after tapping their sticks three times |
| centre line | line that divides the pitch into two halves |
| centre pass | a pass from the center of the field used to start or restart the game |
| dangerous play | play that could cause injury |
| defender | player whose main role is to prevent the other team from scoring |
| flick | movement of the stick that lifts the ball off the ground |
| goalkeeper | player who wears protective gear and defends the goalmouth |
| midfielder | player who plays mostly in the central area of the pitch |
| obstruction | offence of shielding the ball from an opponent with one's body or stick |
| pass | to hit the ball to a teammate |
| penalty corner | free hit taken from a point on the back line |
| penalty stroke | free shot taken from a spot 7 yards directly in front of the goalmouth |
| pitch | field especially made for playing hockey |
| puck | a disc-shaped object made of hardened rubber used in ice hockey as a ball is used in field hockey |
| push | move the ball along the ground with a pushing movement of the stick |
| scoop | lift the ball off the ground by placing the head of the stick under the ball and shoveling it forward |
| shoot | try to score a goal by hitting the ball with the stick |
| stick | long piece of wood, curved at one end, that each player carries and uses to hit the ball |
| shooting circle | semicircle around each goalmouth from within which all goals must be scored |
| time wasting | any action that prevents play from starting or continuing quickly |