Hockey vs. Soccer — What's the Difference?

Hockey is a sport in which two teams play against each other by trying to manoeuvre a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick. There are many types of hockey such as bandy, field hockey, ice hockey and rink hockey.

A form of football played by two teams of eleven players with a round ball which may not be handled during play except by the goalkeepers.

A team game played between two teams of eleven players each, using hooked sticks with which the players try to drive a small hard ball towards goals at opposite ends of a field. In North America it is called field hockey to distinguish it from ice hockey.

A game played on a rectangular field with net goals at either end in which two teams of 11 players each try to drive a ball into the other's goal by kicking, heading, or using any part of the body except the arms and hands. The goalie is the only player who may touch or move the ball with the arms or hands.

Variant spelling of oche

Indoor soccer.

Ice hockey.

Association football.

Field hockey.

(Australian rules football) To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.

Street hockey.

A football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal

(Commonwealth) Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.

(North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.

A variation of hockey, such as roller hockey, street hockey, shinny, or ball hockey.

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A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals.

The stick used by the players.

Hockey played on a field; two opposing teams use curved sticks to drive a ball into the opponents' net

A game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks