Skater hockey
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Skaterhockey is team sport played with a plastic ball. The game is played using inline roller skates. See Inline Hockey. Skaterhockey is played by two teams, and each team is permitted to have 5 players on the pitch, usually four outfield players and a goalkeeper. The rink (40mx20m) is divided in two halfs with a goal in each end. A game last 3 periods of 15. minutes each.
Like Icehockey skaterhockey is a contactsport and has similar set of rules, but still with several variations in the rules of the game, like no icing, the Free Hit rule and stricter limitations regarding physical contact. See the IISHF - Rules of the Game for detailed description.

IISHF

Skaterhockey is Internationally organized under IISHF (International Inline-Skaterhockey Federation) with each of the nine membercountries organized in their national governing bodies.

Austria	Denmark	Germany	Israel	Netherlands	Poland	Russia	Switzerland	United Kingdom
Österreichischer Rollsport- und Inline-Skate-Verband (ÖRSV)	Danish Rollerskating Association - Danmarks Rulleskøjte Union (DRsU)	Inline-Skaterhockey Deutschland (ISHD)	Israel Inline-Skaterhockey Federation (ILISHF)	Dutch Roller sports & Bandy Association (NRBB)	Polish Federation of Roller Skating (PZSW)	Russia Skaterhockey	Fédération suisse de inline hockey (FSIH)	British Inline Skater Hockey Association (BISHA)

IISHF European Men's Championships

Year	Winners	Runners-up	3rd Place	Location
2007	Switzerland	Germany	United Kingdom	Steindorf, Austria
2006	Germany	Switzerland	Austria	Lugano, Switzerland
2005	Germany	Switzerland	Denmark	Kaarst, Germany
2004	Germany	Switzerland	Denmark	Paignton, United Kingdom

IISHF European Men's Cup

Year	Winners	Runners-up	3rd Place	Location
2007	IHC La Tour de Peilz	HC Köln-West	Bissendorfer Panther	Montreux, Switzerland
2006	Vesterbro Starz	IHC La Tour de Peilz	Uedesheim Chiefs	Essen, Germany
2005	Duisburg Ducks	SHC Rossemaison	Copenhagen Vikings	Delémont, Switzerland
2004	Vesterbro Starz	Duisburg Ducks	Hallamshire Hornets	Kaarst, Germany

European junior champions 2007 are Germany

European junior champions 2008 are Switzerland

External links

• IISHF, International Inline-Skaterhockey Federation
• BiSHA, The National Governing Body for Skater Hockey in Great Britain
• Vesterbro Starz, European champions 2004 & 2006

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