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hockey clinic

hockey clinic

1 3.9
An event where hockey players get coaching to improve their skills
  • noun
translation icon : clínica de hockey
  • I attended a hockey clinic last weekend.

Examples

  • The coach organized a hockey clinic for local youth players.

  • The hockey clinic starts at 9 AM.

  • After the hockey clinic, the players felt more confident on the ice.

  • She attended a hockey clinic over the weekend to improve her defensive skills.

  • Last weekend, the local ice rink hosted a hockey clinic to help young players improve their skating and shooting skills.

  • She signed up her son for a hockey clinic where he could learn from professional coaches and make new friends.

  • The youth hockey clinic brought together aspiring athletes from various neighborhoods to enhance their teamwork and technique.

Synonyms

clinic
vshockey clinic
38 3.3

A short class where people get advice and training to improve a skill

focuses on players receiving specialized coaching and evaluation

How Intensive

academy
109 3.3
minicamp
  • US
3 3.6
hockey clinic
1 3.9

Surface Forms

hockey clinic singular
hockey clinics plural

Morphology

hockey + clinic

The meaning 'a session or event where hockey players receive specialized coaching' is directly and compositionally derived from 'hockey' (the sport) + 'clinic' (an organized coaching or training session). This noun–noun combination follows a regular, productive English pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Hockey clinic may come from combining hockey and clinic, where a clinic was a place to get careful help, like a doctor's office. So a hockey clinic is a short, focused event where coaches give close instruction to help players improve their skills.