Using Ice Skates & Gloves

Series Summary

Hockey exists in many different forms from Ice Hockey and Field Hockey to Roller Hockey and Road Hockey and has been enjoyed by thousands of players and millions of fans for a few millennia. Four thousand year old Egyptian drawings depict a sport similar to hockey. Although we cannot be sure of the rules of that game, the sport where players try to shoot an object into a type of goal using a stick has been around for thousands of years. Field hockey, as we know it today, was invented by the British in the mid 1700's, while students of McGill University Montreal, Canada began playing modern ice hockey in 1875. Since then the game has gained world fame and enthusiasm as well as an organized set of rules and an elaborate array of necessary protective equipment.

If you want to learn how to play ice hockey, you're going to need access to a certain amount of equipment, as well as an ice rink! In this free video series, a hockey coach will teach you everything you need to know to play ice hockey. Starting with the equipment, you'll learn about skates, gloves, pads, sticks, and using tape. You'll also learn some skills specific to the sport, such as skating, snap and slap shots, passing, and poke checks. Finally, the coach will cover basic offense and defense, as well as teaching you about the goalie position. With these hockey lessons, you'll be well on your way to learning a new sport!

Video Transcript

"Hey I'm back again, I just wanted to talk to you a little about the types of equipment you would need for ice hockey, it's very important stuff. Uh you don't want to get hurt out there especially if you?re playing in a checking league. You?re bound to get banged up a little bit. So some of the stuff that you'll need, is your ice hockey skates, are the most important thing out there, get a nice solid pair, a nice solid boot. Uh and they'll help protect your feet too. The gloves very important, you can get the leather kind, uh they have some other stuff. But uh leather in grips, uh mine are leather on the inside. They help protect your hands, your wrist, uh so you don't get banged up."