ball hockey

Rinkless stick sport

Ball hockey is a variant of ice hockey played on foot rather than on skates, typically on a hard surface like pavement or a gymnasium floor, using a ball instead of a puck.

The game follows similar rules to ice hockey but requires no ice rink: We played ball hockey in the school parking lot.

Popular in Canada and increasingly elsewhere as an accessible alternative to the ice game.

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