Ball Hockey
Hockey played on foot with a solid orange ball instead of a puck — indoor dek rinks or street games.
👥5 per team🌤both
What is Ball Hockey?
Ball hockey (also dek hockey or street hockey) plays essentially by ice-hockey rules but on foot, on an outdoor court or purpose-built plastic-tiled indoor "dek" arena. Teams of five plus goalie use standard hockey sticks and a solid orange ball. The ISBHF World Championship draws over 20 nations biennially.
Quick facts
Category
Ball Sports
Type
Team sport
Players
5 per team
Where played
both
Country of origin
🇨🇦 Canada
Estimated origin
Mid-20th-century Canada (as a summer ice-hockey substitute)
Olympic
No
Popularity
major
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified