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Roller Hockey played on Quad skates and Roller Hockey played on Inline skates have different rules and equipment, and they involve different types of skating but share the name Roller Hockey.

Roller hockey ( Quad ) is played using traditional quad roller skates, affording greater maneuverability to the player-this results in games filled with fancy footwork, tight maneuvering, and is more similar to football or basketball.

The stick is more or less the same as in bandy and shinty.

Roller Hockey ( Inline ) bears close resemblance to ice hockey and is played on Inline skates, uses an ice hockey stick and includes a lot of fast " racing back and forth " action.

The Roller Hockey ( Inline ) Goalie uses a Glove, called a catcher, to catch the shot on goal, he also has a flat, usually square, mit which is used to deflect the shot this is called a blocker.

The Roller hockey ( Quad ) Goalie uses a flat batting glove that provides rebound characteristics when blocking a shot on goal.