MATERIAL

The basic equipment exists of sticks, goalkeeper’s masks and a donut. The field must be limited with boards or walls. ATTENTION: Donut hockey masks have a special visor with especially narrow meshes to keep away the stick points from eyes and face. Donuts and sticks offer cleverly devised high tech for maximum play fun as well – who has tried out the materials once, will never again return to gymnastics sticks and diving rings – except it serves the hardening of the goalkeeper ;-). All components were developed with experienced partners from the ice-hockey branch and were checked in practice. Who would like to get an idea of the material development process, is warmly invited to visit the site HISTORY.

THE RIGHT STICK

The stick exists of a shaft and a replaceable point with special profile. It should reach from the ground to approximately to the lowest costal arch of the player. The aim was to create a stick which is elastic, super light, stable and inexpensive. However, it quickly became clear that one single model would not able to fulfil all these criteria. Therefore, there are two different qualities of sticks: The superfavorable GLOSS, which is made of polycarbonat for smaller budgets, respectively for children and younger youngsters – and the bit more expensive, but enormously high-quality FLOW stick made of carbon/fiberglass composite. The FLOW is absolutely recommended if one likes to play regularly, but also for stronger players (teenagers, apprentices, adults …) who simply need a little bit more stability.

THE DONUT

The Donut Hockey play ring combines optimal softness with perfect gliding ability on the floor and optimum grip on the stick. The ring is available in two dimensions – the bigger model is ideal for beginners, because the receiving of a pass is simplified with it. The smaller, quicker model is very suitable for all advanced players because more exact shots and quicker passes are possible. Apart from the special mask the goalkeeper needs no special protection items, because the ring is so soft that it causes no pains even with sharp shots.

PLAY SAFE

At the beginning we played with floorball masks. Quickly, it became clear that even with big care the stick points are dangerous for the goalkeeper. To exclude accidents with injuries in face and eyes, it needs a mask with narrow meshes or a perspex visor. Because one sweats terrifically behind the perspex visor in the warm gymnasium, the Donut Hockey mask has a fine-meshed steel visor.

No facial protection is necessary for the players – people with sensitive teeth use a common mouthgard, just like in handball or hockey.

READY TO GO SETS

The Burnershop offers ready-made sets so you can get started right away. With the trial set, you can already play intensively with flying changes with an entire school class. If you want to train properly, you will find complete sets for small and large learning groups, and of course all the individual components for upgrading, as well as line tape, replacement tips, game strings, and many other practical tools for teaching games.

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