| Roller Hockey | | | | Portugal is the most successful country, winning 15 |
| The sport of hockey has many variations, including the | | | | Quad Championships. Inline Hockey World |
| Olympic sports of ice hockey and field hockey. Roller | | | | Championships are rather more complicated as there |
| Hockey however, has also gained in popularity, as a | | | | are two different events each year. One is organized |
| recreational activity and as a competitive sport. It is an | | | | by the International Roller Sports Federation and the |
| extremely fast sport, exciting for spectators to watch, | | | | other is run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. |
| and demanding a lot of skill. | | | | The United States and Canada are the traditional |
| | | | leaders in the sport but Inline Hockey is becoming more |
| The goalies differ in that they use different gloves for | | | | popular across Europe and Latin America. |
| each sport. Inline Hockey goalies use a catch glove, | | | | Women have come to the sport too, becoming |
| whereas Quad Hockey goalies block shots with a | | | | increasingly organized. Both Roller Hockey disciplines |
| batting glove. Each of the Roller Hockey teams are | | | | have structured competitions. Inline Hockey has had |
| made up of four skaters and a goalie. Inline Hockey, | | | | Women's World Championships since 2002 and |
| also known as Street Hockey, is played over two, 20 | | | | women have competed on the world stage in Quad |
| minute periods. Quad Hockey, sometimes referred to | | | | Hockey, since 1992. Again, the Quad Championships |
| as Hardball Hockey, is played for an extra five minutes | | | | are dominated by Latin countries. Roller Hockey |
| in each period. | | | | started as an amateur pastime, played on the streets |
| Every sport wants Olympic status and Quad Hockey | | | | and local rinks. Ice Hockey may still be the leading stick |
| was a demonstration sport at the Summer Olympics in | | | | and puck sport, but the other versions are keen to |
| Barcelona in 1992. Many World Championships have | | | | catch up. Countries without a tradition of playing sport |
| taken place, with the Latin countries dominating. | | | | on ice have welcomed this type of hockey too. |