1. The document provides basics and skills for several sports including hockey, horse-riding, camogie, and Gaelic football. 2. It outlines key positions, techniques, and rules for each sport in a straightforward manner intended for educational use. 3. Quotes and fun facts related to sports are also included at the end of each sport section.

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Hockey
Hockey
Basics…
1. The Ball can only be hit with the
flat side of the stick.
2. The left hand should always be
Basics above the right when dribbling,
shooting or passing. Do not hold
the stick cross-handed.
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3. There are no left-handed sticks.
Left handers need not worry as
The Game the strong left arm on top will
work to your advantage.
Quotes/ 4. The ball is pushed or flicked with
Fun facts the hands apart and the knees
bent (like an ice-hockey wrist
shot). The ball is hit with two
hands placed together (left on
top, right below) on the upper
part of the stick (like a golf club
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Hockey Hockey
Skills… The Game…
o Possession skills A player may not
Be able to maintain possession both 1. Charge, hit, shove or trip an
individually and in pairs. opponent.
2. Play the ball in a potentially
o Elimination skills dangerous way.
Be able to take on an opponent one- 3. Raise the stick above the waist in
on-one. a dangerous manner while
attempting to play or stop the
o Tackling skills ball.
Don’t rush in - hold the stick in the left 4. Advance the ball by any means
hand and back up until an opportunity other than with the stick.
to disposes arises. Channel your 5. Stop or deflect the ball in the air
opponent to the sides. or on the ground with any part of
the body.
o Obstruction 6. Hit, hook, hold or interfere with
A player cannot obstruct if he is and opponents stick.
stationary, no matter which way he is
facing; he must move into a position to
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Horse-Riding Horse-Riding
Basic…
1. Keep your heels down
2. The reins must be kept short, but
Basics not too short. Your arm should
be a ‘ L ‘ shape.
3. Keep your hands as still as
Skills possible.
4. While in walk the horse should
feel like its in a march.
Equipment 5. Always look where your going
and want to go. Do not look
down at the horse.
Quotes/ 6. When in ganter sit in the saddle.
7. When jumping you must be in
Fun facts jumping postion.
8. When in walk, instead of keicking
all the time, move them forward
by using the saddle. It will feel as
if your acctually moving the
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Horse-Riding Horse-Riding
Skills… Equipment…
o Posture – how you sit, and its
important to sit up straight. Sitting Riding Helmet
deep in the saddle .
o To turn left, hold out the left rein
and kick with right leg.
o To turn right hold out right rein and
kick with lrft leg. Body protector
o Getting the rythem of rising trot. As
you do a rising trot you will stand in
the stirrups and sitting, this is done
in a rhythm. This will come with
time and practice, nobody gets it Riding boots
straight away.
Whip
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Camogie Camogie
Basics...
1. Ready Position: Your strong
hand (the hand you write with)
at the top of the hurl , held as if
Basics you are shaking hands with it.
Your weaker hand holding
where the hurl begins to widen
Skills into the boss.
2. Ground-Striking: Pull the hurl up
Positioning above over your shoulder, while
sliding your weaker hand up the
length of the hurl to meet the
Quotes/ other hand.
Fun facts 3. Swing the hurl back down to hit
the sliotar, keeping your hands
as close together as possible,
with a strong grip.
4. Blocking: Again, hold your hurl
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Camogie Camogie
Skills… Quotes…
1. The Roll-Lift o The integrity of the game is
This is when you place the hurl (with everything.
your hands in the blocking position) - Peter Ueberroth
flat over the sliotar and swiftly roll the
hurl towards you and then under the o Pro football is like nuclear
ball. You give the ball a little flick and warfare. There are no winners,
catch it before it reaches your knee. only survivors.
- Frank Gifford
2. The Jab-Lift
This is exactly what it sounds like, you o Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the
simply “jab” your hurl under the ball, game.
give it a slight flick and catch the ball - Michael Jordan
before it reaches your knee.
o You can't put a limit on anything.
3. Free Taking The more you dream, the farther
Place the ball on a nice, tall piece of you get.
grass and lift it into the air. (While the - Michael Phelps
ball is rising, swing your hurl, the same
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Gaelic Football Gaelic Football
Basics…
1. Gaining position:
The Crouch Lift: Move to the ball.
Basics Bend at the hips and knees.
Supporting foot beside the ball. Place
the hands in front of the ball. Fingers
Skills spread. Bring the lifting leg forwards,
scooping the ball into the hands. Draw
the ball into the body.
Positioning
2. The Maintaining position :
The Bounce: Hold the ball with both
Quotes/ hands. Eyes on the ball. Extend both
arms towards the ball as it returns.
Fun facts Spread the fingers and cushion the
ball into the hands. Hold the ball
securely and bring it into the body.
Spread the fingers behind the ball.
Extend the arm, pushing the ball to
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Gaelic Football Gaelic Football
Skills… Quotes…
o The High Catch: Moving forward, o Pro football is like nuclear warfare.
plant the jumping foot and extend There are no winners, only
upwards, swinging the opposite survivors.
leg. Spread the fingers to form ‘W’ - Frank Gifford
shape behind the ball. Draw the
ball into the chest with both hands. o Sports do not build character. They
Extend the arms over the head. reveal it.
Head up, eyes on the ball. - Heywood Broun
o The Body Catch: Move to receive Fun facts…
the ball between the arms and the
chest. Eyes on the ball. Relax the o A football is made up of 32 leather
chest on impact to cushion the ball panels, held together by 642
into a secure position with both stitches.
hands. Extend the arms in front of
the chest with elbows close o The "huddle" in football was
together and palms facing up. formed due a deaf football player
who used sign language to
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