The great and painful sport that is hockey!!

Advantages: A great sport to play, really exciting and enjoyable
Disadvantages: Injuries do sometimes occur, and they are usually painful, some equipment expensive

...of the hockey stick, not the rounded side that also has the bulk of the hook of a hockey stick. If the ball is touched by the wrong wide of the stick a free hit is given · You cannot body check other players, which means you can not just run in front of an opposition player, and then just stop dead to block their path · You cannot stop the ball from going into the goal with you foot unless you are the goalkeeper. If this foul is committed, you may receive a red card and be sent off, and a penalty flick will be given. A penalty flick is the equivalent of a penalty kick in football. In a penalty flick situation, the ball must be flicked towards the goal, not slapped or hit. · If the ball is hit into the air, either by accident or on purpose, the ball cannot come into contact or go dangerously close to an opposition player, or it will be a foul...

kingchris 21.11.2006 · Read review
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Ice is for Drinks, not Hockey

Advantages: Great way to stay fit and have fun
Disadvantages: Injuries can happen

...What really annoys me is this. Telling people I play hockey and being asked “Oh, do you skate”, or “you mean ice hockey?” or “Isn’t that dangerous, all that shoulder charging and stuff?” No, no, NO! Why, in a country that is regularly skated all over by the greatest ice hockey teams in the world, yet held an Olympic Medal in “field” hockey (I hate having to specify the “field” bit, too!), does ice spring to peoples minds whenever you mention hockey. Yes, the Sekonda Superleague is more popular than hockey’s National League, and gets a lot more coverage, but “my” hockey is more fun, easier and cheaper to play, requires less equipment and is far less dangerous! Let me tell you where it all began for me. Seoul. 1988. The British Men’s Hockey Team...

Soho_Black 18.04.2003 · Read review
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Hockey - my passion

Advantages: Great ffor fitness, fun, socializing
Disadvantages: Equipment expensive, alcohol consumption can be high

...This is a review of my personal experience of the wonderful sport of hockey ? not really a technical review of the laws of the game! I may get around to that another time. I am retired now due to family commitments - 2 children and an unco-operative husband. Ah well I have lots of fantastic memories of my 21 years of playing hockey. I only played for one club - Sherwood (who were one of the top clubs in the country), sadly no longer in existence as they have merged with our once great rivals Crimson Ramblers and are now called Highfields and play at the Hockey Centre in Nottingham. Hockey is quite a technical game and you have to know the rules to play - unlike football. Very basically, it is a game of 11 a-side and played on a pitch slightly smaller than a football pitch. Now most games are played on synthetic surfaces...

numberthree 25.07.2003 (18.03.2004) · Read review
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Gulf Air

Advantages: clean, comfortable, good service
Disadvantages: No direct flights out to Asia

...I have flown repeatedly with Gulf Air out to various places in Asia from India to South East Asia and the far east. These have always required a stop-off in the gulf area of the Middle East, almost always Bahrain which is the airlines hub. The airline has connections from London, Paris and Frankfurt out to Bahrain and from there there are plenty of connections out to Asia and to various places around the Middle East and Islamic countries such as Sudan and Iran. Thus it isn't the best connected airline for those trying to connect from Western Europe as it will almost always require a change over unless Bahrain is the final destination. The main reason I have flown with Gulf Air is that they have consistently been the cheapest option on offer for flights out to Asia-perhaps because of the required change over. I have flown with them for 3...

flyingllamas 02.09.2009 · Read review
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Air Southwest

Advantages: Customer Service, Regional Destinations
Disadvantages: Can be expensive for late bookings

...I had to travel recently to meet up with some friends in London and this airline provided the easiest way to ge there! I work in travel and thought I'd offer a professional opinion on their services. THE COMPANY and THE PLANE Air Southwest is a small airline based in Plymouth and Newquay and operates between 12 destinations all over the UK and Ireland. During the winter they have also been flying to Grenoble for the skiers in the region. They fly Bombardier dash 8 Q300 aircraft - this translates as a prop plane with 50 seats on board with the same seat layout as you would find on most coaches - two on the left and two on the right. For your convenience there is a lavatory and washroom at the front of the cabin. THE JOURNEY I flew from Plymouth to London Gatwick, travelling out on Saturday morning and returning the Same...

Vixterbelle 01.03.2009 · Read review
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Ice Hockey

Advantages: We earn the money, great fun to watch
Disadvantages: Might be a bit violent for the squeamish!!!!

...How come that Ice hockey is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK but there was no subject for it here?? Well I have started one. I dont understand mentality of Ice Rink owners in the UK. Ice Hockey is the money spinner with the "super rinks" springing up all over the UK, yet, Figure skating is the preferred sport in many. They get all of the best ice time to dance and jump and fall over yet we are restricted to unsociable hours late at night. It upsets me because Hockey brings the crowds in. Hockey earns the Ice rinks money yet it is these same people that sacrifice the rink in favour of the figure skaters. Does anyone else feel the same way about hockey and our supression by Figure blades???...

andycharger 02.08.2000 · Read review
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Clean air?

Advantages: it does work.
Disadvantages: replacement filters, breakdowns.

...The idea of an air purifier for home use is a good one. You will need to be able to quickly and easily replace any filtration units and have a machine that is not too obtrusive for any domestic use. Way back in January 2006 I bought 4 of these air purifier units. I am a smoker but I like to keep my smoking to only one room of my house and I wanted to try to keep this from going into all the other rooms. This was not the only reason as both my wife and myself seem to suffer a bit with hay fever. I wanted to get a filter into several rooms of the house. My wife wanted a unit that had a HEPA filter, I just wanted something that could keep the room air somewhat clean and be easy to use. To this day I am still somewhat unsure what a HEPA filter is and why it is supposed to be good. At the time the houses on each side of us were both...

Coloneljohn 08.07.2007 · Read review
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A guide to Ice Hockey Equipment. Sticks and Skates

Advantages: Great game to play
Disadvantages: Expensive

...Here I hope to provide you with an insight into one of my favourite sports, Ice hockey. In the game you need to wear much protective padding and equipment. Here is a guide to the equipment I own, have tried or have used at some point in my life. The info has been compiled at several times over the past 2 years. SKATES. ------- ***EASTON*** ***Before I start, If you want to see one of the best FLASH websites around visit www.easton.ws It is by far the best website I have seen using this tool....*** Anyway, on with the skates.... My GRAF Skates have finally lost out to a newcomer to the skate market. Easton. Easton used to make skates many moons ago but drifted away and into Sticks only. Now they are back with other items of kit and the skates are superb. Ive gone for the Z-Air Skates which I will review here...

andycharger 30.09.2001 · Read review
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HOCKEY ONE OF THE GREATEST SPORTS EVER.

Advantages: Get to keep fit and have loads of FUN.
Disadvantages: Watch out and dont get hit by stick right on your teeth, it kills.

...HI First of all I would like to indrouce you to Hockey, Hockey, or Field Hockey as it is known in some parts of the world, is a stick and ball game with origins dating back thousands of years. It is traditionally played on grass, but more often these days - especially at the top levels and in certain countries - hockey is played on synthetic surfaces. I play really really enjoy playing hockey with my mates either at school or at college. Hockey requires some one who has stamina (for running) and good eye co ordination. Some people think that you can not play hockey without an ice pitch or a big arena well you can play hockey on synthetic grounds. To play hockey you will need 11 players on each side, one of which will be in net (goalkeeper) prefrebly with mixed genders to make the game much more fun and exciting...

Hakam62 28.04.2005 (13.05.2005) · Read review
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Air 2000/First Choice Flights

Advantages: Cheap but not cheerful
Disadvantages: Offer you no support if things go wrong

...Now the holiday season is fast approaching, no doubt many of you will be perusing the websites and holiday books for ideas on where to spend that elusive two-week break. To be honest, when booking a package holiday I never really took into consideration which airline would be responsible for taking me to my Mediterranean destination. All I looked for was the nearest airport and then the price. ***** WHO ARE THEY AND WHAT THEY DO ******** Since we travelled with Air 2000, they have since become First Choice Flights. As Air 2000 they were quite surprisingly an award winning UK airline. Every year, the airline's 29 aircraft make on average 30,000 flights from fifteen airports in the UK and Ireland. Air 2000 started on 11 April 1987 and is the UK's 3rd largest charter airline. The airline flies from Manchester, London...

mrsmopples 04.06.2006 · Read review
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