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Article #127: Roller Hockey

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






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