WHAT'S IS BROOM BALL? Broomball is a popular recreational ice sport originating in Canada and played around the world. It is played in a Hockey Rink. In a game of broomball, there are two teams, each consisting of six players, a goaltender plus five others. The object of the game is to score more goals than your opponent. Goals are scored by hitting the ball into your opponent's net using your broom. Tactics and plays are similar to those used in sports such as Ice Hockey, and Soccer . Players hit a small ball around the ice with a stick called a 'broom'. The broom may have a wooden or aluminum shaft and has a rubber-molded triangular head similar in shape to that of a regular broom. Players wear special rubber-soled shoes instead of skates, and the ice is    prepared in such a way that it is smooth and dry to improve traction. Broom The broom is the stick used in the sport of broomball. Traditionally it was a normal household broom, with the bristles frozen, dipped in rubber, or wrapped in tape (usually duct tape) to harden them - some social broomball competitions, such as Michigan Tech's leagues, still use these sort of brooms. Today's competition brooms are manufactured with a specialized rubber triangular head attached to a wooden or aluminum shaft. Ball A broomball is spherical with a circumference of between 44cm and 48cm (17.6" and 19.2"). It is made of rubber or leather, and is generally either orange or blue in color. Generally, balls for indoor conditions are made of a soft orange rubber. Gameplay A typical game of broomball is broken up into two or three periods. On each team there is a goaltender plus five other players, typically two defenders and three attackers (two forward and one center).  The object of the game is to score goals into your opponent's goal/net. The team with the most goals at the end of a game is declared the winner.