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