1)Learn the object of the game. Hockey is a game played by two teams of six players each, five of whom skate around the rink in an attempt to score points, and one of whom guards the goal placed at each end of the rink a small rubber cylinder or rubber ball, through their opponent's goal more times than the other team. Each goal is worth one point.
a)A game of hockey consists of three periods, of variable time lengths depending on the level of the competition, though most games consist of three 20 minute periods.
2)Understand the rink markings and dimensions. While hockey can be played on roller skates (roller hockey) or on foot (. Ice hockey is played on an ice rink that is 200 feet (61.0 m) long and 85 feet (25.9 m) wide and divided into three sections, demarcated by the blue lines on the ice. In the middle of the rink, there is a red line that divides both territories of . Between the two blue lines is called the "neutral zone," while the space outside the blue lines is defended by each team.
a)At the ends of the rink, there are two thinner red lines where the net goes. In front of the goal there is an area called the crease. The crease is usually colored blue. This is the goaltender's area.
b)On the rink are also five face-off circles in which the puck is dropped to begin play at the beginning of the game, the period, or after a penalty that stops play.