Different positions and roles on the field require different types of sticks. Some sticks are better for lifting and hitting the ball, while others are best for stopping it. Most players use the "midi" style when developing their game. The "midi" is a good stick for most field activities. The goalie's stick, however, is bent and flattened to provide optimal surface area and stopping power.
The game of hockey is a very popular sport. The game of hockey requires one to chase a puck around the field with a stick, scoring goals against the opposing team.
The hockey stick was invented to use along with the hockey puck in the game of hockey. The Mi'kmaq people of Nova Scotia are credited with inventing the hockey stick.
If you are referring to the Irish sport of Hurling which, like hockey, is a field game using a ball and stick, the the stick used is not bent. It is known as a hurley, or in the Irish language a camán. It starts narrow at the top and the broadens towards the end with a large surface at its end. See the image at the link below. The sticks used to play field hockey and ice hockey in Ireland are the same as anywhere else in the world.
Field Hockey: Field hockey was in its early days started with a Bully... this is where one player from opposite teams started at the centre spot and tapped the ground 3 times and the stick 3 times alternatively... then played the ball to their team mates.
Field hockey is the national winter game of Pakistan.
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Hurling: one of Ireland's two national games along with Gaelic football. Exceptionally fast, exciting and the most popular game in Ireland after Gaelic football. The stick is called a hurley or camán. Baseball; often regarded as the United States of America's national game, and also popular in some counties such as the Dominican Republic and Japan. Lacrosse; popular in North America - comes from ancient Native American games. Stickball; most popular in North America. Golf; played all over the world; may originate from the Netherlands and Scotland. Field hockey; slower than ice hockey, but is regarded by many as having more finesse to it. Played in many countries around the world such as India or Germany. Ice hockey; derives from hurling, shinty and field hockey, but played on ice. Popular mainly in the US, Canada, North America and some north European countries such as Iceland. Shinty; a traditional Scottish game which derives from hurling. Curling: a winter sport similar to shuffle board Cricket: a sport similar to baseball played with a stick shaped like a long paddle
Field Hockey is the national game of india.
The sport you are referring to is Hurling. Some people call it hurley which is an informal name for the sport and the stick used. Hurling is one of the national sports of Ireland, where it comes from. It origins go back thousands of years. It is the fastest field game in the world. Like hockey, it is a stick and ball field game, but the two sports are very different. See the related questions below.
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It is field hockey.