Street Hockey

Similar to ice hockey, street hockey requires that you develop your agility and control to send the ball on the right goal without being intercepted. Usually, some teams or leagues meet together and formed their groups because they are from the same communities or school. With the ice rink not always accessible to non-pro players of hockey, and with less expense, street hockey is born out of the street asphalts.

But would you believe that despite lack of formal induction and professional training, the ball hockey has already evolved to a popular sport in Canada and also in some Northern part of United States.? There are now ball hockey league participated by many teams and ball hockey tournaments have been popping up for considerable prizes. There are several reasons why players love this game and here are a few of the reasons:

Street hockey does not only provide you with physical activity but is an effective way of meeting new friends. You can share your interest in hockey, within your community and if you are a newbie, by just looking down the road or finding an outdoor lacrosse boxes to watch or even play this kind of sport.

Unlike ice hockey, this sport does not need some heavy equipment or heavily padded uniforms to play the game. Therefore, you do not need to spend more than what you can afford.

With the street open to all, you may not need to pay for venue to play it. It is also a good exercise if you are a professional hockey player. Though the venue is different, the equipments are different and the floor surface as well is much different, still the rules of the game are very similar.

Teamwork is still essential in this ball game. It requires lesser physical body contact though compared to ice hockey, thus less risk of being injured.

These reasons are why we enjoy this game so much. And with the popularity of this game, several deck hockey/street hockey/ball hockey leagues have been organized across the country and even in some parts of the world. Now, there is a national organization for street hockey and championship games around the world. To name some of a non-professional league is the Canadian Ball Hockey Leagues, wherein different teams from several parts of Canada join this tournament.

Other known street hockey leagues are the York Central Ball Hockey League, Ball Hockey Ontario, Ball Hockey International, and SWO Ball Hockey. To get updated and to know if there’s one near your area, you can join us here in Street Hockey Central and read some news of leagues occurring in your country. You too can send blogs and news to share with its members.

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