Female Ice Hockey Team

Hello, my name is Şule Karakaş and I am a sophomore student in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. I am also the Captain of the Women's Ice Hockey Team. Ice hockey is one of the toughest sports in the world. This sport has been played in our country since 1991. In our university, with its support, the Men's Team has been doing this sport for 6 years and the Women's Team for 2. The ice hockey team consists of at least 10 plus 2 players, that is 2 goalkeepers and 10 players; on the field 5 plus 1—1 goalkeeper and 5 players. Ice hockey is played with certain materials. It is a sport that we play by dragging the disc (called a 'puck') with the help of a stick. Our training is carried out in the Municipality's Ice Hockey Halls. We train 4 hours a week on two days at the weekend, for two hours. We get very positive results with the support of our trainers and make male and female mixed team matches while training. Being on this team has given me both self-confidence and has enabled me to look at life from another perspective. The reason is that even though it is a widely practiced sport in every part of the world, it is a sport which is very unknown in our country. Since this is not a sport that everyone can do, we find that it instills in us a sense of self-confidence and determination. We have been participating in ‘UNILIG’ competitions for two years. In order to become a member, first you need to be determined. Then students who want to wear the university shirt may take part in our team. I wish every success to all those students taking the university exam. We await you at Erzurum Technical University.