| Roller hockey, also known as inline hockey, is played | | | | Costs run about $400 depending on quality. |
| on roller or inline skates with wheels, which are placed | | | | Roller hockey players wear loose jerseys, pants and |
| in sets of three or four in a single line. Skates are | | | | socks. 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, | | | | glovesor at least wrist guardsshould be worn. More |
| however, wooden sticks covered with fiberglass may | | | | safety-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 much | | | | jockstrap. |
| harder on the sticks than ice. The sticks, with suede or | | | | Goalies, of course, need more protection. In addition to |
| rubber grips, are broader and bent at the base, to | | | | all the protective gear mentioned above, a goalie must |
| maneuver the puck or ball and are priced at upwards | | | | 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 is | | | | safety concerns as regulation hockey. In fact, roller |
| made in regulation sizes; balls are made of plastic. Both | | | | hockey can be more dangerous since, although the |
| cost about $5 each. | | | | game is not quite as fast as ice hockey, concrete or |
| Goal nets are supported by steel frames with nylon | | | | cement does not allow one to slide along the surface |
| nets and can be dismantled for storage. They are | | | | when one falls, causing more scrapes to the skin. |
| approximately the same as those used for ice hockey. | | | | |