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