Hockey by Kendall

                  Hockey is a very popular modern sport that plays one of the many important roles in sports history. This sport has been popular for thousands years which developed in time until the sport that we know about today. Here is the history about hockey.

                  Hockey first started in Egypt 4,000 years ago and in Ethiopia somewhere around 1,000 B.C.  There is even evidence that this game was played by Romans and Greeks, and by the Aztec Indians in South America that happened before Columbus' arrival in the New World; most evidence is found in certain museums (The History of Hockey, 1). The games objective was simple, two teams would play against each other to guide a puck/ball into the opponent's goal by using a hockey stick.

                  The game gradually changed in England in the mid-18th century, mainly around schools (The History of Hockey, 1). The first Olympic Hockey Competition was held  for men in London in 1908 with England, Ireland, and Scotland whom competed separately. Hockey first appeared publicly in the 1908 Games, but was dropped from the 1912 Games.  Hockey appeared  in 1920 in Antwerp but was omitted again in Paris in 1924 (The History of Hockey, 1). The Paris organizers did not include hockey on the basis that the sport did not have any International Federation. The Hockey Associations in England and Belgium agreed to acknowledge each other to regulate international hockey relations. Hockey became more popular in 1924 when the International Hockey Federation was founded in Paris by Paul Léautey, who would eventually be elected the first President of the FIH.

                Hockey has  had a great impact on sports and was able to become popular thanks to hockey organizations like the IHF and the NHL. Hockey is still played in the U.S. and around the world and remains a popular sport. Hockey has changed and made a positive impact on how we view sports.

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