This allows for players to make the ball curve by over/under exaggerating a windup and follow through on their shots.

In most non-international tournaments, the following equipment requirements are instituted for the runners: NOTE: Specific helmets, shin guards, and gloves for the sport of ball hockey have been developed and are manufactured and sold to ball hockey players, but it is not mandatory for players to wear these for all The following equipment requirements are instituted for goaltenders: The flooring used for ball hockey tournaments is typically a specific type of a game court, often referred to as a "sport court".

Sport courts very simply are plastic modular tiles, typically 1 square foot, that snap together for quick installation and removal.

Sport court, is the tiling of choice in Montreal at the famous arena Le Rinque.

The official worldwide governing body of the sport is the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF),[2] which operates out of the Czech Republic and Canada.

The federation consists of 39 countries and recognizes hundreds of thousands of players playing in organized leagues throughout the world.

[citation needed] In the 1960s Canada became the first nation to play the sport in organized leagues, followed by the United States the next decade, then countries in Europe in the 1980s and 1990s.