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Ball Hockey

Ball hockey is a street/ice-hockey-adjacent team sport on a dry solid surface. It is played on foot with hockey sticks, a low-bounce ball and goals; organised formats use rink markings, a goalkeeper, line changes, offside, floating blue line, flooring/icing and penalties.

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Classification

Category Ball sport

Family Hockey Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Ball hockey is hockey on foot with a ball instead of a puck on a dry surface.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want hockey tactics, team play and sprints without skating.

Cost Low to medium with loan stick, ball, gloves and hall/rink time; protective gear rises with level. Medium for league, rink time, stick, helmet, gloves, shoes and event travel. Ball-hockey/street-hockey league, dek-hockey rink, hockey club or recreation league. Clarify protection and contact rules before play; do not import field-hockey rules.

First progress Stickhandling and shooting come quickly; game pace, changes and spacing need several sessions.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

hockey stick
low-bounce ball
goals or nets
court shoes
gloves
helmet/protection by level
dry non-slip surface

First steps

practise stick grip and ball control
pass and shoot at small goals
play 3+1 or 4+1
learn offside and penalty basics
check protective gear

ISBHF/national body, ball-hockey league, street-hockey group, dek-hockey rink, hockey hall or recreation league.

Keep sticks low, use gloves/helmet by level, agree contact rules and play only on non-slip surfaces.

Weitere Angaben

Tags ball-hockey, ball-sport, hockey-familie, ballsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Shoot the ball with the hockey stick into the opponent's net and prevent goals against.

Teilnehmer

Two teams with runners and goalkeepers.

Teamgröße

Typically 5+1; smaller surfaces 3+1 or 4+1.

Spielfeld

Rink or solid non-slip playing surface with goals and markings by format.

Dauer

Internationally often three 15-minute stop-time periods.

Wertung

Goal scoring when the ball legally crosses the goal line into the net.

Gewinnbedingung

More goals after regulation or tie-break format.

Ausrüstung

hockey stick
low-bounce ball
goals
protective gear

Wichtige Regelpunkte

offside
flooring/icing
stick foul
body foul
too many players

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Street & Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF)

Street and Ball Hockey International Street & Ball Hockey Federation · official-discipline-overview · high
ISBHF Rulebook 2026 International Street & Ball Hockey Federation · official-rulebook · high
Rules & Regulations Canadian Ball Hockey Association · national-rule-guide · medium