Hockey
2009 Holiday Special Part 6

Here, we look at a field sports, hockey! To me, hockey bears quite some resemblance to soccer. First, the size of the field and number of players. Another thing common in photos of both sports is that you see "things" coming out from the shoes of the players..

In hockey, the "thing" is actually water. I doubt that most people including me knows that water is bring sprayed onto the pitch prior to the game starting, creating this effect. It's somehow similar to soccer when you see those black stuff which is "sand" afrom artificial pitch. You can see quite a bit of water here as the player firms his feet to block a ball.

Another thing worthy to mention is that it really hurts when the ball hits you. Throughout the game, you can hear lound and sharp sounds whenever the ball hits the edges of the field which is being fenced up. And the players really smack the dense ball hard so dodge if the ball comes in your way!

Again, we can see how hard the ball can get when it hits you from the way the goalkeeper is "dressed". The thick knee guard says it all~

We end off with a rather interesting scene here. Conclusion from the photo: It hurts when the ball hits, especially at the wrong spot!