In the air

Long gone are the days where you cannot lift your hockey stick above your shoulder. Nowdays, the backs (and other players too) often send the ball down the field over the heads of the players, meaning it can be stopped in the air with the stick. We watched Chad (yellow stripes) yesterday and they had a good 5-0 win. It was incredibly hot for them to be playing a 'winter' sport.

[Brian]

Great action filled collage. I loved playing hockey (before synthetic turf)

[Dianne]

@briaan it’s such a fast game on the artificial turf.

[Maggiemae]

Never played hockey but did want to... our Head (female) thought it too tough for girls. That was back in the 50's!

[Diana]

Fabulous action shot, it all sounds a bit dangerous to me, especially if it is such a fast game.

[Joan Robillard]

Good actions shots

[julia]

Sounds like they should be wearing hard hats.. or take up tennis.. Good shots..

[Christine Sztukowski]

Nice action shot

[carol white]

Nice action shots

[haskar]

Lovely action shot.

[Pat Knowles]

Hockey is a rough game…..

[Phil Howcroft]

great action Dianne

[Shutterbug]

Fun, active captures.

[Dianne]

@happypat it has its moments - our family have had- broken nose, three teeth knocked out, broken finger and collar bone, various stitches amongst strains and sprains…. Mind you, that’s 4 competitive kids over 25 years. As Chad says, we’re not going out there to play tiddly winks, mum!

[Yao RL]

haha, keep the distance, don't want hit on the head.

[Dione Giorgio]

Lovely action capture and timing. Looks a bit dangerous, waving that hockey stick in the air with the opponent so close.

[Islandgirl]

Great action shots!
I've never seen hockey played on anything but ICE! lol