Other forms of hockey
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Other games derived from hockey or its predecessors include the following:

• Ball hockey is played in a gym using sticks and a ball
• Air hockey is played indoors with a puck on an air-cushion table.
• Bandy is played with a ball on a football -sized ice arena, typically outdoors. It is in many ways field hockey played on ice.
• Broomball is played on an ice hockey rink, but with a ball instead of a puck and a "broom" (actually a stick with a small plastic implement on the end) in place of the ice hockey stick. Instead of using skates, special shoes are used that have very soft rubbery soles to maximize grip while running around.
• Bubble hockey is played in a plastic sealed table with the 'players' being moved by the use of pushing and turning rods.
• Floorball , or floor hockey, is a form of hockey played in a gymnasium using a plastic puck or hollow ball, and plastic sticks. It is played in sport halls.
• Foot hockey is played using a bald tennis ball or rolled up pair of socks and using only the feet. It is popular at elementary schools in the winter.
• Gym hockey is a form of ice hockey played in a gymnasium. It uses a plastic puck and plastic sticks.
• Hurling and Camogie are Irish games bearing some resemblance to - and notable differences from - hockey.
• Indoor field hockey is an indoor variation of field hockey.
• Inline hockey , played ideally in an indoor rink (plastic surface) or outdoor cement rink with a plastic puck. Using inline roller skates, and is often played by ice hockey players for training purposes when ice is not available.
• Mini hockey (or knee hockey) is a form of hockey which is played in basements of houses. Players get down on their knees, using a miniature plastic stick, usually about 15 inches (38 cm) long and a small blue ball or a soft, fabric covered mini puck. They shoot into miniature goals as well. This is popular throughout North America, though it has not yet made the jump to Europe.
• Polo is a form of hockey played mounted on horseback.
• PowerHockey is a form of hockey for persons requiring the use of an electric (power) wheelchair in daily life. PowerHockey is a competitive sports opportunity for the physically disabled.
• Ringette is an ice hockey variant that was designed for female players; it uses a straight stick and a rubber ring in place of a puck. Note: Ringette distances itself from hockey as it has its own set of rules and is closely related to a mix of lacrosse and basketball.
• Rinkball is a Scandinavian team sport, played in an ice hockey rink with a ball.
• Road hockey is a version of ice hockey played (most typically) on residential streets with or without inline skates, on bare pavement. Games are usually informal with no referee and no set teams. Because the game is played in the middle of the road, it can be interrupted by traffic, at which point someone will yell "car" and players move to the side of the road to allow the vehicle to pass.
• Roller hockey is a category which includes two rollersports: One is played on inline skates Inline hockey and the other is played on quad skates Roller hockey (Quad) .
• Shinny is an informal version of ice hockey.
• Shinty is a Scottish Highlands game
• Skater hockey is a variant of inline hockey, played with a ball.
• Sledge hockey is a form of ice hockey played by the disabled. The players sit on sleds, and push themselves up and down the ice with picks on the butt end of their shortened hockey sticks. The game is played with many of the same rules as regular ice hockey.
• Spongee is a cross between ice hockey and broomball and is most popular in Manitoba, Canada . A stick and puck are used as in hockey (the puck is a softer version called a "sponge puck"), and the same soft-soled shoes used in broomball are worn. The rules are basically the same as ice hockey, but one variation has an extra player on the ice called a "rover".
• Table hockey is played indoors with a table-top game.
• Underwater hockey is played on the bottom of a swimming pool.
• Nok Hockey A table-top version of hockey played with no defense and a small block in front of the goal.