Physical and Health Education J.S.S 3 First Term

Week 3

Ball games III

Performance objectives:

Students should be able to:

1. List the officials and their duties

2. Draw and label the hockey pitch.

Content

A. Facilities and equipment

Hockey stick and ball are the most important equipment without which the sport cannot be played. There are much other equipments like shin guard, helmet, glove, shoes, etc., that a hockey player uses during the match.

1. Hockey Stick: It is a wooden stick with length varying from 26’’ to 38.5’’ depending on the height of the player. The bat has a hooked shape at the head. There are mostly four types of variations namely shorti, midi, maxi and the J Hook depending on the efficiency of the player holding the ball.

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