International Inline Skater Hockey Federation

The International Inline Skater Hockey Federation (IISHF) is an international sporting federation that internationally organizes inline skater hockey. Each of the current 10 member federations are the national governing inline skater hockey bodies in their countries.

International Inline Skater Hockey Federation
AbbreviationIISHF
TypeSports federation
Legal statusGoverning body of
Inline Skater Hockey
PurposeSport governance
Membership
12 members

The IISHF organizes up to 10 annual international Title Events. These are 7 Club tournaments named "European Cups", mainly for the champions and vice champions of the national leagues, and 3 "European Championships" for the national teams of their member federations.

Inline skater hockey

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Inline skater hockey is a roller sport and team sport. It is similar to inline hockey, with the most noticeable difference of using a plastic ball instead of a puck. While primarily played using inline skates, quad skates (such as found in rink hockey) are allowed.[1]

A game is played by two teams, and each team is permitted to have 5 players on the pitch, usually four outfield players and a goalkeeper. The rink (40m x 20m) is divided in two halves with a goal in each end. A standard game lasts 3 periods of 20 minutes each. At international tournaments the lengths of the games may deviate, depending on the amount of participating teams.

Like ice hockey, inline skater hockey is a contact sport and has a similar set of rules of the game with few noticeable variations. These mainly derive from the much smaller standard rink size (800 m2 compared to 1,800 m2 in ice hockey). In skater hockey the game is played with no "offside" and no "icing", a "free hit" instead of a bully. Lastly physical contact is slightly limited and referees show yellow, red and black cards. Fighting is strictly forbidden and severely punished.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IISHF Rule Book" (PDF). IISHF. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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