Currently, all the equipment for this glorious game can be selected at https://ultrasport.ru/konki/, however, we will tell you how you can make a hockey stick with your own hands from quite simple materials, which will serve faithfully for more than one season.
Prepare a wooden beam for work, it is best if it is oak. The width of the workpiece should be 60 mm, length - approximately 1 m, thickness - 30 mm.
First of all, measure 50 cm from one of the ends and make a mark. Boil water in a large saucepan (about 50 liters) and immerse the marked part of the timber. Your task is to steam the wood, a kind of “cooking”, so that later this part of the timber can be bent.
After steaming, remove the piece of wood from the water and saw it lengthwise, going 35 cm deep. Then this section of the block will need to be quickly bent in the required direction, and then quickly secured using supports prepared in advance. You can use a variety of devices for fixing, the most important thing is to think through everything in advance, because after you take the piece of wood out of boiling water, it will immediately begin to cool and then bending it will be problematic.
Then wait for the wood to dry - this will take some time. The future club should be dried in a dry room, where there are no sudden temperature changes or drafts.
Remove the workpiece from the clamps and begin modifying it. The end of the bow that you sawed will need to be drilled and riveted. For this purpose, use metal washers and soft wire. Plane both sides of the curved bow with a plane until its thickness is 15 mm. Take note: if you are not lucky enough to use durable oak raw materials, then leave the shackle thicker, then it will last longer.
If you are on vacation and decide to play hockey, then you can use the materials at hand. Take a tree branch - not too thin, but at the same time not too thick. It is best to use a willow branch. Cut out a hook approximately 30 cm long; the handle can be any length. Carefully chop the hook with an ax and then plan it with a knife to get a playing surface.
For new hockey players, amateurs, and simply those who like to skate in their free time, using the services of paid skating rinks is very expensive, and, by the way, there is no need. After all, it’s much more fun and better when you have your own hockey rink in the courtyard of your house, where you can spend time almost all day.
In fact, building a hockey rink with your own hands is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. Of course, it will take time, patience and some construction skills, but the result will please you for a long time.
First of all, you need to find the most flat space where the future hockey rink will be located. When you find such a place, you need to clear it of snow using wooden shovels and metal scrapers. It is better to shovel the snow, immediately forming sides for the site from it. It is best to thoroughly trample and compact the cleared surface before pouring water.
Now it's time to work on the sides for the hockey rink. They must be made along the entire perimeter of the site. It's better to make them from wood. On the inside, the sides should be vertical and high: above the waist and just below the chest. Of course, if you do not have the opportunity to build wooden sides, like a real hockey rink, then it is quite possible to use snow for these purposes. The only problem is that you can’t always find the right amount of snow. If we talk about the shape of the field, then it should slightly resemble an oval - the corners are slightly rounded for this.
It is better to fill an already prepared compacted area, surrounded by sides. A so-called snow cushion is made in advance on the field with a thickness of 8-10 cm. If there is not much snow, then it’s okay - winters are different. It is, of course, best to fill the site in the evening, so that the ice sets as strongly as possible at night, when the temperature is lower. Filling occurs in several stages.
By the way, never pour ice with a strong directed jet - this can break the snow cushion and end up with an uneven skating rink. The stream should be more like spraying water. Point it upward. It is recommended to water the skating rink approximately 3-4 times a week. If you see cracks forming in the ice, fill them separately. By the way, it is better to use hot water to fill the cracks, and the entire skating rink in general. And if you have such an opportunity, then this is very good - the ice will be smoother.
When the ice is filled, you can proceed to marking it. Usually, a stretched cord is used for this, along which the desired lines are drawn with paint and a brush. To ensure that the paint is fixed, after all the markings are done, pour water on the ice. Along the cord, mark not only straight lines of the field, but also circles: tie a nail to one end of the cord, and a brush to the other, and draw circles using the principle of a compass.
The dimensions of the hockey rink can be any, but you can also focus on those that are enshrined in the standards: professional NHL players play on a rink measuring 26x56 m, and the European standard is 30x61 m.
In order for the children to be able to play on the hockey rink not only during the day, but also in the evening, it is better to provide lighting there in the form of hanging lanterns.
Photo sources: chronograph.livejournal.com
Let's think about what it takes to start learning to play hockey.
First of all, the hockey rink.
How to make it? This has been written about more than once in sports magazines, in Pionerskaya Pravda, and has been talked about more than once in children’s sports programs on television, but I think it doesn’t hurt to talk about it again.
Below is a standard layout for a hockey rink. If for some reason such a platform does not work out for you, its dimensions can be reduced: you can reduce both its width and length. In this case, you should reduce the size of the middle zone between the blue lines. It is not recommended to reduce the length of protection zones.
So, we gather in the yard, clear a place, surround this place with boards and fill the area, make ice, build gates, draw lines...
From the moment you started building the site, your training began.
After all, building a site is easy only in words. But in reality it’s more complicated: first of all, everyone needs to go out into the yard at the same time and stock up on the necessary tools for work. You need shovels, brooms, a hose, material for the sides and much more. And in order to organize all this, you need dedication to the sport, a great desire to play. Real hockey players, masters, start from this. And they maintain this devotion to hockey throughout their sports life. Be sure to build a playground in your yard yourself. And try to make it better than in the neighboring yard.
Outdoor work on the construction of a hockey field can rightfully be considered an important element of the physical training of a young hockey player. On the other hand, building a site is an exciting undertaking in itself. And guys, remember: the more effort you put into improving your backyard hockey stadium, the more you will value it, the more you will love hockey. And without real attachment to your chosen sport, it is impossible to become a true athlete.
You will be busy building the site for some time. And we, in the masters teams, have a pre-season training period when we don’t play. Think of building a hockey rink as pre-season training for your team.
Even before you start building a hockey field, I advise you to choose a headman. There is probably a social activist in your yard who is well acquainted with sports. Feel free to contact him. Just state your request seriously, and he will probably not refuse to help you. If such a person is not in your house, choose a headman from among the older guys who will supervise all your activities.
I remember when I was a ten-year-old boy and just getting involved in sports, that is, I was kicking a ball from morning to evening with my friends in one of the clearings of the Sokolniki forest park, one of the older guys told us:
- Why are you driving around uselessly, it would be better if you put up a gate and knock with both feet...
Not everyone succeeded with both legs. “Knocking” one by one seemed boring. But these words of reproach were, in essence, the first coaching remark.
Learning means forcing yourself to do something that doesn't work out. “Boring” classes, when you are taught how to hold a club correctly, will give you no less than hours-long yard “fights”. We decided to learn to play hockey for real. And if so, please remember that without discipline and regularity, no classes will teach you anything.
Let's start from the very beginning.
In order to learn to play hockey, you need to have skates, a stick, a puck and hockey armor. This is the original equipment. In the photographs you can see the protective gear and equipment of a hockey player.
In the picture you see: 1 - shoulder pads - the cups that protect the shoulder are made of plastic, the remaining parts of the shoulder pads, usually quilted, are made of material or felt; 2 - elbow pads - made of leather. Felt or foam rubber is placed under the skin; 3 - panties - usually sewn from bologna type fabric, with a quilted lining. Fiber shields are placed in special pockets; 4 - the hockey player’s legs are protected by high shields, into the upper part of which an additional round shield is inserted to cover the kneecap. It is not tightly attached, but remains movable
1 - gloves - fiber plates with felt are laid inside them; 2 - plastic helmet
Goalkeepers have their face protected either by a protective mask or a net. Most goalkeepers prefer a net: it gives a better view of the game, and it is safer because its surface does not come into contact with the face. In these photographs you can see special goalie pads, a glove with a plate for hitting the puck, and a trap
So, you've built the rink, poured the ice, put on your skates, picked up the clubs, and you can go to your first lesson. Yes, don't forget the puck. For the first time, let it be lightweight, childish.
Before going to class, the head teacher should tell you what you will be doing today, what exercises to do to develop agility, coordination, endurance, and not just these qualities, but hockey agility, special coordination, speed endurance...
We're heading out onto the ice...
The first step has been taken.
Hello, dear guests and readers! Today is the very middle of winter. The New Year holidays are behind us, and ahead are no less wonderful February miracles and the anticipation of the beautiful Spring.
And it’s our last day for accepting work. As I said earlier, acceptance of new participants ends at midnight today, but competition articles will be published for a few more days. And only then will we move on to summing up the results of the competition. I thank you in advance for your understanding and encourage active comment and support from all participants. All winter kids crafts collected in the gallery on the page.
It is my pleasure to introduce you to a wonderful group of children - three-year-olds “Bell” and their wonderful teacher Olga Valerievna Mikhailova. It was thanks to her that the kids and their parents made the Hockey Field and the Snow Hockey Players. I give the floor to Olga Valerievna.
Hockey field
The guys and I decided to talk about winter sports since we have soon Olympics in Sochi 2014. After talking, we decided to create a craft about hockey. But we are still small, it is still difficult for us to become a real hockey player. Therefore, we decided to make the winter residents “hockey snowmen.”
We made a hockey field with a goal, and since this field was made on Friday, we didn’t have time to make snowmen. The children decided to make hockey snowmen at home with their parents and bring them to the group. On Monday, a hockey battle started in our group in the morning.
How to make a hockey field
Until quiet time we talked about hockey. After a quiet hour we decided to make a hockey field. To make it we needed very little:
- Styrofoam
- white cardboard
- steel color self-adhesive paper
- padding polyester
- cork
First we made the gate out of foam. We attached the names of future teams to the gates. Team "Ice" and team "Snowflakes".
After that, we put the gate on the table, but the effect was not the same. The hockey field was not visible. And we decided to highlight our field with white cardboard, but the children said cardboard doesn’t look like snow. Then we took the padding and glued it onto the cardboard. Our craft was on the table.
There was a hockey field, but no ice. Then we put steel-colored self-adhesive paper in place of the ice (we wanted to put wrapping paper for flowers, but it was smaller than the field and therefore there was not enough). The field was ready.
Then we made a puck out of cork and a scoreboard for the future game. Since it was the end of the working day, the children began to be taken away. And the children decided to make hockey snowmen at home together with their parents.
Monday came. The children brought snowmen and told everyone how they made them. Mostly snowmen were made of fabric. One snowman was made from a fabric-covered yogurt bottle. They were knitted. The snowman was made from thread pumps, the other from Christmas tree decorations. And one snowman even had pants made from tree bark. There was even a snowman made from a light bulb.
After breakfast, the children and I started playing hockey. They themselves decided who would be the goalkeeper, defender, attacker, and referee. And who will be just a spectator? During the game, spectators changed places with the hockey players. So that everyone can play.
We made this craft with the guys so that they could learn more about hockey. This craft for kids. We use it: for counting (a lot, a little), for fixing colors (what color is a carrot, a bucket, etc.), for enriching children's vocabulary (goalkeeper, stick, defender, etc.), in order to the children were just playing.
JV “Alyonushka” GBOU Secondary School No. 2 named after. V. Maskina -d. Klyavlino station
Children working together ( 3 years) and parents of the group “Bell” and teacher Mikhailova Olga Valerievna
Olga Valerievna, thank you very much for such wonderful hockey, for educational and interesting activities with the kids! The hockey field turned out to be like a real one! And of course, the topic is very, very important on the eve of the Olympics in Sochi.
Personally, I’m delighted even with the very idea of creating a hockey field and funny hockey players. The main thing is that the children liked the process of creativity and play, and both teachers and parents helped them. Did you like this field? Share with us in the comments!
This children’s craft also reminded me of my favorite cartoon about the game of hockey “Puck-Puck”. After all, as we all know: “Only a coward doesn’t play hockey.” Look. I'm sure you loved him too, or you will love him now...
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