Hockey beach, a modality that wants to reach all Argentina
There is a variant of the sport of stick and the bowl that can Combine with your vacation: it is the beach hockey and already has, in addition to a federation – Years ago- important tournaments in different countries and part of its objectives is to conquer Pan American countries. In Argentina, championships have been played on some beaches of South and the Coast of Buenos Aires, however it fails to have so much notoriety or selected.
In 2004 a former Dutch player, Floris Jan Bovelander, had the idea of developing this game in the sand. Four years later he already managed to hold the first European championship in his country. In 2014, during the Hague World Cup, a festival of this modality was held that managed to capture the attention of the hockey fan.
In 2019, the idea arrived in Australia and In 2023 he was born in Melbourne, World Hockey Ltd., An association that promises to spread this activity. Greg Mill, also a former player and coach, fell in love with this way of playing and led this action.
All this achieved that in October of that same year, 2023, the International Federation recognized that association and delegated the possibility of organizing tournaments.
The rules are clear and similar at some point, although with differences.
Each team has between eight and 10 players and Five are what are in the field. In mixed teams, there must always be two women in the field. The goalkeeper does not dress with protections, but he must have a different shirt.
The game lasts two times of seven and a half minutes with a minutes of halftime. The goals are worth anywhere in the field. If the ball touches the body or feet without intention, it continues, but it is with intention, it is sanctioned. The ball must always be played below the height of the shoulders and cannot be in the air more than four seconds.
The Federation ensures that the game on the beach has too many benefits: Family and friendly environment, increases life outdoors, favors physical strengthening and naturally incorporating vitamin D into the body through the sun. They say it is a safe game since the ball is soft. They want to capture more children to continue growing.
The president of the Federation, Greg Mill, He said he will disembark in South America and that Argentina and Chile are within the plans.
