Broomball
Sign in to saveBroomball is a both a recreational and organized competitive winter and ball sport played on ice or snow. It is played either indoors or outdoors, depending on the climate and location. It is most popularly played in Canada and the United States.
Key facts
- Sport.name
- Broomball
- Sport.image
- File:2018 BOSS Strong Broomball tournament (45637604232).jpg
- Sport.caption
- Indoor broomball tournament
- Sport.union
- International Federation of Broomball Associations
- Sport.first
- Modern game: 19th century Canada
- Sport.contact
- - Yes and no - varies depending on country, league, and location
- Sport.venue
- Standard Canadian ice hockey rink with broomball markings
- Sport.olympic
- No
- Sport.paralympic
- No
- Sport.IWGA
- No
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- Official website
- www.internationalbroomball.org
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20 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Equipment
- Protective equipment
- Broomball stick
- Broomball shoes
- Broomball balls
- Broomball goal nets
- Goaltender equipment
- Officials
- History
- International governing body
- International status
- IFBA Rules vs USA Rules
- Offside
- Goalnets
- University and college broomball
- United States
- Moscow broomball
- References
- External links
Broomball is a both a recreational and organized competitive winter and ball sport played on ice or snow. It is played either indoors or outdoors, depending on the climate and location. It is most popularly played in Canada and the United States.
Unlike most winter team sports played on ice, organized broomball does not use ice skates. Player footwear for formal play consists of shoes created specifically for broomball which are designed to improve a player's traction on the ice. Though the sport can be played outdoors on snow, organized broomball in the 21st century is primarily played on an ice hockey rink.