| Roller hockey or inline hockey is played on | | | | or wrist guards, shoulder pads, and padded |
| roller or inline skates, with wheels placed | | | | pants with shin guards. Goalies need more |
| in groups of 3 or 4 in a single line. In the | | | | protection, and it should be made sure that |
| United States of America, it has grown into a | | | | his or her chest, back, and throat are |
| significant sport, and indoor roller teams | | | | protected. It is suggested for a goalie to |
| now play on blue plastic tiles, and with a | | | | wear extra-padded leg pads, and mask cages. |
| plastic roller puck. Roller hockey players | | | | |
| can alternatively choose aluminum sticks, or | | | | As far as US rules for this game are |
| wooden sticks that are covered with | | | | concerned, rink must be 200 by 100 feet in |
| fiberglass. A great number of people in the | | | | size, and the minimum size is 165 by 65 feet. |
| United States, Canada, and some other | | | | It can be of wood, cement, asphalt, or |
| countries, have never watched a game of | | | | plastic. Its design is similar to that of ice |
| hardball hockey, because inline hockey is | | | | hockey. Two goals are centered 12 feet from |
| much more common in these countries. | | | | the far ends of each court. There are four |
| | | | face-off circles, each 12 feet in diameter, |
| This game is played with either a puck, or a | | | | and one red centerline having 12 inches wide. |
| ball. A puck is made of hard, vulcanized | | | | Goals are 4 feet in height and 6 feet in |
| rubber. Goal nets are essentially just steel | | | | width. |
| frames with nylon nets, and they can be | | | | |
| dismantled for storage. They are quite | | | | Roller hockey is a street game, and can be |
| similar to those used in ice hockey. The gear | | | | more dangerous than regular ice hockey. This |
| used by roller hockey players is generally | | | | game is not quite as fast as ice hockey, but |
| loose-fitting sport shirts, pants, and socks. | | | | when a roller hockey player falls, he or she |
| They may also put on helmets with jaw guards, | | | | cannot slide along cement or concrete |
| kneepads, and elbow pads for protection | | | | surfaces, and this can cause major injuries. |
| purposes. They may also wear hockey gloves, | | | | |