NEVER COMPARE ball hockey to street hockey

if a ball hockey player is around. They want their
sport to be taken seriously.

It isn’t street hockey, its
proponents say, and though
it may not be as popular as
the version played on ice, it
is a legitimate sport, with
rules, a national governing
body and firm schedules.

And it’s also a fun warm-
weather sport, say Kevin
Sorenson and Ken Helps,
two North Shore players.

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doors in a regulation size
hockey arena, though on ce-
ment instead of ice and (of
course) with a ball instead of
a puck.

The sport has been played
for more.than a decade m
Canada, and there is now at
least one team in each pro
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says Sorenson, because you
have to run all the time, and
can't coast, as you can when
on the ice.

Equipment, however, is
simpler than in hockey. A
helmet, gloves, stick, and
rubber soled shoes are re-
quired, but shoulder pads
are out. Elbow and knee
pads are recommended, and
most goalies wear standard
ice hockey equipment.

Skates are frowned upon.
With some of the equipment
a player can improvise.

The game is just as hard

hitting as ice hockey, except
that boarding is not allowed,
says Helps.

People play ball hockey
for different reasons, say
Helps and Sorenson — there
are hockey players who use
ball hockey to stay in shape
during the summer (the
season runs from the last
week of April to the first
week of July) as well as peo-
ple who played street hockey
but now want something
more organized and com-
petitive.

Many players come out of

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allowable age) to the early
30's, though the majority are
in the early to mid 20's.

The sport ts gaining in
popularity, but still oceds
more fan support and more
players.

Anyone interested in play-
ing ball hockey on the North
Shore should send a resume
to Ken Helps, 3945 Lynn
Valley Road, North Van-
couver.

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