Street hockey is commonly played on an outdoor surface like a tennis court or other asphalt surfaces. There are two teams of 6 players per team and these are selected by various methods. In more formally organized play, it is played in rinks often designed for roller hockey and can be indoor or outdoor rinks.
The object of every game is to score more goals than the opposing team by shooting the ball or puck into the opposing team’s net.
We will be offering a variation on the normal game in order to utilise our multi-use courts. We will offer a 3-on-3 or 4-on-4 game variation which will lead to a fast-paced game.
Street hockey (also known as shiny, dek hockey, road hockey) is a collection of team sport variants played outdoors either on foot or with wheeled skates (either quad or in-line), using either a ball or puck designed for play on flat, dry surfaces. The object of every game is to score more goals than the opposing team by shooting the ball or puck into the opposing team’s net. All games are derivatives of either the sport of ice hockey or field hockey
Wheeled variants involve the use of inline or roller skates.
- Street hockey is generally played under the following guidelines since there are no “official rules”:
- Physical contact between players is extremely limited to avoid injury.
- Minimal or no hockey equipment is worn by the runners, depending on players’ preferences.
Players agree whether or not to allow slap shots and raising of the stick, both of which can incur serious injury to players, as there is minimal, or no equipment worn. - Players determine whether to use a hockey ball, a tennis ball, or a street hockey puck.
- There is no referee except when agreed upon by both teams.
Teams are selected by various methods but usually are selected by captains via alternate selection of available players. Alternatively, all the players put their sticks in a pile and the sticks are tossed out of the pile to opposing sides. In more formally organized play, it is played in rinks often designed for roller hockey and can be indoor or outdoor rinks. There are also rinks built specifically for hockey played on foot, and they are referred to as dek hockey or ball hockey rinks. Such rinks can also be used for roller hockey games.
