Safety Equipment

Inline hockey equips players with a lot of body protection in order to prevent injury.

Skating Players

The basic compulsory gear includes:

• Elbow Pads
• Shin guards with knee-pads
• Girdle (padded protective shorts)
• Pelvic protector (box/cup)
• Gloves
• Helmet
• Overpants
• Playing Shirt

Photo above clockwise from top: gloves, elbow pads, shin guards, helmet.

Photo above left to right: girdle (padded shorts), over pants.

Optional gear can included things like mouth-guards and shoulder pads.

Goalie Gear

The basic compulsory gear includes:

• Goalie helmet
• Throat protector / neck guard
• Chest and arm protector
• Blocker glove (for the hand holding the stick)
• Catcher glove (for the non-stick holding hand)
• Leg pads

Learn more with Online Videos

There are some great videos online that discuss safety equipment and choosing the appropriate types and sizes. Take a look around but here's an example of a good place to start.