What happens when a hockey player drops his stick?

Hard shots are not easy to take full against body or pads.
In school i played field hockey goalie and i tried the gorilla stance and it tended to work very well!
If you hang your arms next to your body stick facing in or out and bend a little that your stomach sucks in a bit.
Helped me not be that afraid of being tanked in the stomach.
if you playing ice hockey try fill that goal be a presence!
good luck

Please use this search term for google:
"NhL regulation hockey stick dimensions"
NHL website is the first result, I believe you will find what you're looking for. Keep in mind, this stick will be far too large for a child.

Try Hockey Monkey, they actually have this stick on clearance

Hooking is a serious offense in hockey that will result in a penalty if the referee catches it. Hooking is when one player hooks his stick over another player's stick or infront of his skates. This will cause the player to fall down and possible to injured. It is an offence that is taken very seriously and is considered a tactic of an inexperienced player.

Thread of a hockey stick is a hook shape as it allows the players to have more control of the ball. There are 3 different types of head and you can read all about them at this site: http://www.hockeysticks.co.uk/hockey_stick_head_shape.htm

Lacrosse is a game where to competitors throw a ball in the air, in field hockey the ball is played on the ground using a hockey stick.

If you watch professional hockey, you will notice that they barely use any tape. Generally the wrap just enough tape to fit around the stick once.

In official air hockey games, there are basic USAA rules that the players need to play by: • Players can stand anywhere around their side of the air hockey table (center), but cannot go to the sides. • Players cannot touch the puck (palming). If any part of their body or clothes touches the puck, a "palming foul" is called. • Players can hit the puck with every part of the mallet, besides the bottom part. • There should be only one puck during gameplay. • A player can use only one air hockey mallet. • A player cannot place the mallet on the puck in order to slow it or stop it (topping). • When the puck is on the center line, both players can strike it. • Once the puck is in the player's side of the centerline, he/she has 7 seconds to strike it back. For more rules, check out these websites: http://www.justairhockeytables.com/air-hockey-tables/airhockeyrulesarticle.cfm, http://www.ehow.com/facts_4868311_official-air-hockey-rules.html, and http://www.sportssearchdata.com/articles/606/1/Basic-Rules-of-Air-Hockey/Page1.html.

Air hockey is a two players game, each player standing on opposite sides.

There are a number of situations that would cause an official to toss a center from a face-off. Here are the majority of the reasons a center can be tossed from a face-off.


~ The center did not place his stick or skates in the designated area.


~ The team took too much time in completing the line change.


~ The center moved/jumped prior to the official dropping the puck.


~ The center refused to put his stick down or position himself properly in the allotted time.


~ One of the players not taking the face-off moved into the face-off circle prior to the drop of the puck.


There are a few other situations which can cause a center to be ejected from a face-off. If it happens twice on the same face-off, the team will be assessed a minor penalty.

Hope this helps !!