To play hockey, you need to be able to control, pass, push, stop and shoot the ball with your hockey stick. The curved head of a hockey stick has a flat side and a rounded side.

But seeing about 100 elementary and middle school children take part in a free Kraken Ball Hockey/Brooks Running Clinic, mingling with hockey sticks and new running shoes on a Saturday afternoon ...

The main difference is in the shape of the head. There are three main shapes. Shorti sticks have a more centred "sweet spot" which means they are ideal for striking the ball. These are usually ...

When struck forcefully, the ball, which is slightly larger than a baseball, can reach speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Why are field hockey sticks shaped like that? The J-shaped sticks used in ...

Sometimes people play with only one hand (when going for a longer reach) and in this situation it will be the left hand on the stick - so ultimately right handed people actually have to adapt more to ...

This season the Beaverton, Oregon sports giant Nike (Nike, Inc.) has entered the British hockey market with the launch of its ...