Roller hockey

Most professional hockey games take place on an indoor or outdoor sport court (a type of plastic interlinking tiles used to create a skating surface).

Otherwise, any dry surface can be used to host a game, typically a roller rink, macadam (asphalt), or cement.

Roller hockey (quad) is played using traditional quad roller skates, affording greater maneuverability to the player - this results in games filled with fancy footwork, tight maneuvering, and is more similar to football or basketball.

The Quad hockey goalie uses a flat batting glove that provides rebound characteristics when blocking a shot on goal.

Rink hockey is the overarching name for a rollersport that has existed long before inline skates were "re-invented" in the '70s (They were actually invented before quads, in the 1760s).

In England, 9 teams currently play in the Roller Hockey Premier League, which is governed by the NRHA.

Generally speaking, only competitive-level inline hockey is strictly bound by the governing body's rules.

Recreational hockey leagues may make modifications to certain aspects of the rules to suit local requirements (size of rink, length of periods and penalties).

The championships are part of the biennial World Roller Games and over twenty national teams participate in these events.

Other rink hockey brands include Reno, TVD, Meneghini, Proskate and Azemad.