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Can you carry a hockey puck on your stick?

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Cradling the puck on the blade of the stick (like lacrosse) above the normal height of the shoulders shall be prohibited and a stoppage of play shall result. Can you carry the puck? ANSWER: Other than the High-Stick rules (above the shoulder), there are no playing rules that prevent a player from scooping the puck with the blade of his stick and carrying it. Can you grab a hockey puck? Read More...

Do PGA players keep their own score?

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Typically, PGA TOUR events feature scorecards that have detachable paper slips on the bottom of the card where players will keep their own score during a round. At the top of the card, each player will keep the score of their opponents while also tracking their own score on the bottom, detachable half. Do PGA players keep each other's score? One of the things unusual to golf is that playing partners keep each other's score. Read More...

Do wicket-keepers wear thigh pads?

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The wicket-keeper is the only fielder permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards. If these are worn, they are to be regarded as part of his/her person for the purposes of Law 28.2 (Fielding the ball). Why do wicket-keepers wear pads? Originally, wicket-keepers used batting pads to protect their legs, but found the knee-protecting flaps interfered with their agility and ability to catch. There were also incidents where the ball lodged in the space between the flap and the wicket-keeper's leg. Read More...