Professional And Olympic Hockey Essay, Research Paper

THE SPORT OF HOCCKEY HAS BEEN ORGANIZED SINCE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY,AND MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS OF HOCKEY HAVE BEEN CREATED. THOUGH THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS OF HOCKEY,THE TWO PRE-DOMINATE LEVELS ARE PROFESSIONAL AND OLYMPIC. BOTH, PROFESSIONAL AND OLYMPIC HOCKEY ARE WATCHED BY MILLIONS OF FANS AND BOTH CARRY THE HOPES AND DREAMS OF MANY YOUNG PEOPLE. ALTHOUGH PRO HOCKEY AND OLYMPIC WOULD APPEAR TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN COMMON, THEY ARE VASTLY DIFFERENT,ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF PLAYER REMUNERATION,PLAYING SURFACE AND PLAYING STYLE.

PROFESSIONAL AND OLYMPIC HOCKEY COMPENSATE THEIR PLAYERS IN DIFFERENT WAYS. PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS ARE PAYED TO PLAY. THE TEAM OWNERS SEEK OUT THE BEST POSSIBLE PLAYERS, WHO HAVE THE MOST SKILL AND WHO DRAW THE MOST FANS,AND PAY THOSE PLAYERS TOP DOLLAR. MANY OF TODAYS PLAYERS ARE PAID 4 TO 5 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. SOME,BUT NOT ALL,PRO PLAYERS ARE PLAYING FOR THE MONEY AND WHEN THATS NOT THERE THEY MOVE ON. IN CONTRAST OLYMPIC HOCKEY PLAYERS ARE NOT PAID TO PLAY AND ARE CONSIDERED AMATEURS. OLYMPIC HOCKEY PLAYERS RENUMERATION COMES FROM HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADORN THIER COUNTRYS JERSEY AND PLAY IN ONE OF THE MOST HALLOWED EVENTS IN HOCKEY,THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

BECAUSE PRO HOCKEY IS PLAYED ON A SMALL ICE SURFACE ,THE FLOW OF PLAY IS SLOWER , AND THE STYLE IS MORE RUGGED THAN THAT OF OLYMPIC HOCKEY. BECAUSE OF THIS IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTES INCLUDE SIZE AND STRENGTH.

IN CONTRAST OLYMPIC, HOCKEY IS FAST PACED WITH A FLOW THAT CAN BE MAGICAL TO WATCH. THEREFORE SPEED AND FINESSE ARE IMPORTANT. USUALLY OLYMPIC HOCKEY IS FASTER AND MORE FLUID THAN PRO HOCKEY.

BOTH OLYMPIC AND PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY HAVE THEIR ATTRACTIVE FEATURES AND IT IS UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO DECIDE WHICH IS FOR THEM.