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vr.tr.hockey · thing-q1622659

Let an agent explain the hockey family of sports and their rules, follow competitions with sources, support safe participation, and describe history and governance.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand The hockey codes.

Codes

Codes and rules.

Codes

Codes.

  1. How do field hockey, ice hockey, bandy, shinty, floorball and other codes differ in rules, equipment and playing surface? definition
  2. Which entry fits a specific code? action

Adapted

Adapted and novelty forms.

Adapted

Adapted.

  1. What are deaf floorball, underwater hockey, unicycle hockey and other adapted or novelty forms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific form? action
Follow Competitions.

Competitions

Major competitions.

Competitions

Competitions.

  1. What are the major competitions for each hockey code, and where are results published? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific competition? action

Watch

Watching and attending.

Watch

Watching.

  1. How can matches be watched or attended? provenance
  2. Which entry fits broadcasting? action
Play Playing safely.

Start

Getting started.

Start

Starting.

  1. How can someone start playing a hockey code at a club, and what equipment is needed? provenance
  2. Is someone injured now, needing medical help? boundary

Safety

Protection and welfare.

Safety

Safety.

  1. What protective equipment and welfare rules apply, including concussion protocols, according to federations? provenance
  2. Which entry fits sports safety? action
Learn History and governance.

History

History of hockey.

History

History.

  1. How did the hockey codes develop from ancient stick games to modern federations? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Governance

Governance.

Governance

Governance.

  1. How are the hockey codes governed internationally and nationally? provenance
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

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Other names and narrower kinds
unicycle hockey, bandy, shinty, deaf floorball, underwater hockey, street hockey, men's ball hockey, men's floorball, women's floorball, women's shinty, rinkball, rink bandy

What it is Filled

A family of team sports in which players use sticks to move a ball or puck into a goal, including field hockey, ice hockey, bandy, shinty, floorball including deaf floorball, street and roller hockey, underwater hockey and novelty forms such as unicycle hockey, each with its own federation, rules and equipment; hockey sports are played worldwide by men and women at recreational and elite levels, including the Olympics.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain the hockey family of sports and their rules, follow competitions with sources, support safe participation, and describe history and governance.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Stick play
  • Many codes
  • Federation governance
  • Olympic presence

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Encourage play without required protective equipment.
  • Downplay head injuries or concussion risks.
  • Help bet with inside information or fix games.
  • Publish players' personal or medical information without consent.

Only with a human decision

  • Deciding whether an injured player returns to play.

May

  • Explain rules of the different hockey sports.
  • Report results and statistics from official sources.
  • Help organise games and leagues.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Sticks, pucks and contact cause serious injuries, including brain injuries.
  • Youth players need protection from pressure and abuse.

Who is affected

  • Players
  • Young players
  • Officials

Owners Filled

Steward

Governing bodies of each code answer for rules; clubs and leagues for their players.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q216048 - registry parent class

related

  • team sport - category
  • rugby - another team sport entry
  • pitch - playing surfaces
  • ball - the ball used in several codes

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.hockey
  • Wikidata: Q1622659 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1622659)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Sticks drive a ball or puck into a goal
  • Field, ice, bandy, floorball and other forms
  • Lacrosse uses netted sticks; hurling is a Gaelic game with distinct rules
  • Teams with sticks contesting a ball or puck on a field, rink or floor.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain codes and rules
  • follow competitions
  • support safe participation
  • describe history and governance

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Injuries from sticks, pucks and collisions
  • Confusing the codes
  • Unsafe participation without protection

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • International federation rules for each code
  • Protective equipment standards
  • Anti-doping rules

Context of use required Filled

  • Stick-and-ball or puck team sports.
  • field hockey
  • ice hockey
  • bandy and shinty
  • floorball, street and roller hockey
  • underwater and novelty hockey

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q1622659: hockey - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Hockey - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each code be a separate entry?
  • How should competition data be linked?
  • How should equipment standards be linked?

Machine files

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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