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Enheduanna
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Enheduanna

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^ I think you're right there, actually.

If I had to make a judgement here and now, I'd say field hockey players (hereafter 'we', 'our', etc) LOOK like they have better stick skills on account of all the crazy stuff we have to do but that ice hockey players are at least our equals due to the much higher speeds that ice hockey is played at.

I think the comparison is that ice hockey has less shots and and more successes, we have more shots and less successes.

I don't think that's a reflection on anyone's shooting skills though, I think it's more a reflection on that it's easier to save in field hockey than ice hockey - after all, I've seen normal players save goals with only a stick and that won't really happen in ice hockey.

25-Aug-2011 06:13:11

Poller5
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In terms of shooting, I was trying to say the opposite: every single goalie in the NHL has a save percent of over ninety, which is probably a function of the smaller net. I've seen some awesome stick-saves in ice hockey, but they're basically only a desperation move, so you don't see many of them.

I have no doubt that most players in either form of hockey would be able to handle the stick at a very high level in the other form, given the time and circumstances necessary to learn it. I think, however, that there's a generally higher level of fitness required for field hockey than ice hockey, while ice hockey players tend to be bulkier and heavier due to the extreme physicality of the sport (think soccer players vs. rugby players, though perhaps not quite to that extreme).

25-Aug-2011 06:26:00

Enheduanna
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Enheduanna

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I can agree with the fitness thing - we have our club semi-final tomorrow, so I decided to stick around for double training (2 hours) instead of the normal 1.

All I can say is ow.

And games are rather tiring, which is why it's both good and bad that we have lots of subs.

And well, fair enough =P

http://***.youtube.***/watch?v=sMY0lvn52HM

Just incase you missed it, I am rather jealous of this guy.

25-Aug-2011 06:32:19

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[#MHTBZM7MZ]

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Well, Poller.

I did have something on my mind, that I thought maybe you could quickly give me your thoughts about.

I have a short story that I recently wrote on Page: 148 of The Novelists Guild, waiting to be reviewed. I was just wondering, if I applied with that, what rank do you think I would get?

I'm trying to decided whether or not to apply with that, or work more on the longer piece that I'm writing and possibly apply with an excerpt of that.

25-Aug-2011 08:16:22

Poller5
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On the whole, the system by which I grant ranks is heavily biased towards longer and more developed stories, as I believe the subtlest and most complex aspects of storytelling can generally only be portrayed in extended pieces. The occasional short story will receive a high rank, but it must truly be a transcendent piece; I am aware of only one person who received the rank of Maestro for their work on a short story in the history of this guild (myself, incidentally).

In fewer words: the longer your story, the better the rank you'll receive, in most cases. Of course, this doesn't preclude you from applying now with it to get into the guild and then applying for a rank increase with your other story once you believe it to be sufficiently developed.

(I'll got take a quick look at it now).

25-Aug-2011 08:25:42

Poller5
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It's an interesting story, and not overly constrained by the horrible opening paragraph, something for which I commend you. The character development is a bit rushed and awkward, which is probably a function of being held to five-hundred words, and the end is interestingly ambiguous, if not entirely original.

Because of the length and its inherent flaws based on that, I could only really give the story the rank of Scribe, though the general writing level indicates that you could probably reach Bard fairly easily with a longer piece.

25-Aug-2011 08:32:20

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Thank-you for the feedback, Poller, it is much appriciated :)

I think I will press on with the longer project, for now.

How far do you think I should get, before I post it with my application? I am currently writing the Prologue.

It may or may not suprise you to know, that I am in year nine, going into year ten next year and also doing Advanced English. That being, I have ALONG way to go before my standard of writing could ever possibly be compared to the many legands of the Story Forum.

So, I'm hungry. Lol. :p

25-Aug-2011 08:37:38

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