While watching an ice hockey game, have you ever wondered what differentiates a good player from a great player? For sure, the great player is athletically superior to the good player. But maybe it is a combination of athleticism and equipment. Maybe a great player knows which hockey stick is best for him or her. Hockey players can choose to play with hockey sticks with different flexibilities or "flex." In this science fair project, investigate how stick flex affects shot accuracy and speed. Who knows, if you figure this problem out, you could move from being a good ice hockey player to a great ice hockey player.

Concepts

accuracy, hockey, speed, ice hockey

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Additional Tags

flex, hockey equipment, hockey stick, science buddies, sports science fair project

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)