Ball hockey

Ball hockey
Ball hockey game between USA (Blue) and Slovakia (White) at 2011 World Ball Hockey Championship.
Highest governing bodyInternational Street and Ball Hockey Federation (International)

USA Ball Hockey (United States)
Canadian Ball Hockey Association (Canada)
NicknamesStreet Hockey, US = dek hockey, some places in Canada call it "road" hockey
Characteristics
TypeBoth indoor and outdoor
EquipmentRequired = A ball, a hockey stick, a net. Optional in pickup but mandatory in leagues= shin pads, gloves. Optional everywhere for adults, mandatory for kids in leagues = helmet.

Ball hockey is a team sport and an off-ice variant of the sport of ice hockey. The sport is also a variant of one of several floor hockey game codes; more specifically, it is a variant of street hockey.

Ball hockey is patterned after and closely related to ice hockey, except the game is played on foot on a non-ice surface, player equipment is different, and an orange ball is used instead of a hockey puck. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team by shooting the ball into the opposing team's net.