Teach Yourself Hockey

Contents: Preface. I. The history of hockey. II. Skills and techniques of hockey: 1. Reverse stop. 2. Scoop. 3. Push. 4. Flick. 5. Reverse stick pass. 6. Tackling. 7. Dribbling. 8. Push-in. 9. Jab. 10. Beating an opponent. 11. Teaching drills. 12. Use of hands in stopping the ball. 13. Bully. 14. Importance of various drills. 15. The push pass under the arm. 16. The pull back. 17. The reverse stick pass. 18. Playing the ball between an opponent\'s legs. 19. The dog-leg pass. 20. Scissors. III. Rules of hockey.

"Hockey, sometimes termed as field hockey, is a stick-and-ball game, played by men and women throughout the world. It is played between 2 teams, each having 11 players including one goal-keeper and one captain. Game lasts for 70 minutes and this period is divided into 2 halves each having a duration of 35 minutes at intervals. Teams are allowed to change their ends. Equipments of the players include a ball and stick.

Teach Yourself Hockey is an outstanding effort by the author in the field of sports and physical education. The game of hockey is briefly explained in such a manner that a learner should learn its skills and techniques with a little difficulty.

The present book has wide scope for the new aspirant learners who wish to develop and sharpen their hockey skills, students and teachers of physical education and sports science etc." (jacket)