Roller Hockey Equipment

Roller hockey, also known as inline hockey, is playedhockey. Costs run about $400 depending on quality.
on roller or inline skates with wheels, which are placedRoller hockey players wear loose jerseys, pants and
in sets of three or four in a single line. Skates aresocks. For protection, helmets with mouth guards,
generally priced at $100 and up.kneepads and elbow pads are recommended. Hockey
Aluminum sticks are preferred for roller hockey,gloves--or at least wrist guards--should be worn. More
however, wooden sticks covered with fiberglass maysafety-conscious players may also wear shoulder
also be used. This is because concrete or cement,pads and padded pants with shin guards as well as a
upon which inine hockey is usually played, is muchjockstrap.
harder on the sticks than ice. The sticks, with suedeGoalies, of course, need more protection. In addition
or rubber grips, are broader and bent at the base, toto all the protective gear mentioned above, a goalie
maneuver the puck or ball and are priced at upwardsmust also be equipped with chest, back and throat
of $20.protectors, extra-padded leg pads, mask cages and
Roller hockey is played with either a puck or a ball.more. Roller hockey is a street game with as many
The puck is made of hard, vulcanized rubber and issafety concerns as regulation hockey. In fact, roller
made in regulation sizes; balls are made of plastic.hockey can be more dangerous since, although the
Both cost about $5 each.game is not quite as fast as ice hockey, concrete or
Goal nets are supported by steel frames with nyloncement does not allow one to slide along the surface
nets and can be dismantled for storage. They arewhen one falls, causing more scrapes to the skin.
approximately the same as those used for ice