Roller Hockey Skates

Series Summary

Hockey exists in many different forms from Ice Hockey and Field Hockey to Roller Hockey and Road Hockey and has been enjoyed by thousands of players and millions of fans for a few millennia. Four thousand year old Egyptian drawings depict a sport similar to hockey. Although we cannot be sure of the rules of that game, the sport where players try to shoot an object into a type of goal using a stick has been around for thousands of years. Field hockey, as we know it today, was invented by the British in the mid 1700's, while students of McGill University Montreal, Canada began playing modern ice hockey in 1875. Since then the game has gained world fame and enthusiasm as well as an organized set of rules and an elaborate array of necessary protective equipment.

If you want to learn how to play roller hockey, you're going to need access to a certain amount of equipment, as well as roller skates or in-line skates! In this free video series, a hockey coach will teach you everything you need to know to play roller hockey. Starting with the equipment, you'll learn about skates, gloves, pads, sticks, and using tape. You'll also learn some skills specific to the sport, such as skating, snap and slap shots, passing, and stick checks. Finally, the coach will cover basic skating techniques, as well as teaching you about the equipment needed. With these hockey lessons, you'll be well on your way to learning a new sport!

Video Transcript

"All right. One of the most important things in roller hockey, indoor or outdoor, is your roller hockey skate. There's a lot of ways you can go, as far as, the boot, the wheels, the frame. I preferably like an ice hockey boot with a frame that I attach myself or you can buy it at your local store however it comes. My wheels, indoor roller hockey, there are specific wheels, as far as, softness and how big they are. This happens to be a hi-low profile chassis, which means it's got small wheels up front and then the larger wheels in the back. This set up is mainly for indoor and then you also have an outdoor setup, which would be a harder wheel preferably, but that's all preference. Whatever you feel most comfortable with. Get used to a couple of different ways to go."