dry surface means that it can be played in almost any leisure center. Tournaments Most competitive youth hockey teams play in tournaments. The tournaments vary depending on location, but a typical bracket system is usually used. World Skate is the international association that organize the biggest roller hockey world championship for rink hockey and inline hockey. The championships are part of the biennial World Roller Games and over twenty national teams participate in these events. For inline hockey in the U.S., teams travel to different locations around their state, sometimes even going out of state. There are intrastate tournaments and out-of-state tournaments. There are even national tournaments competitive teams compete for. There are other tournaments located in the U.S but played by players all around the world. Narch and Statewars are two Nationwide tournaments of every skill level and age group. In Europe, rink hockey is governed by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey (CERH), inline hockey is governed by World Skate Europe - Inline Hockey (CERILH), and inline skater hockey is governed by International Inline Skater Hockey Federation (IISHF). Roller hockey brands Many of the same brands that make ice hockey equipment also make roller hockey skates including Bauer, Easton, Mission, Tron and many more. There are also some brands that specialize in roller hockey like el Leon de Oro (Spain), Tour, Alkali, Revision and Mission (but they make some ice hockey equipment also). Other rink hockey brands include Reno, TVD, Meneghini, Proskate and Azemad. See also Hockey Floor hockey Floorball Inline hockey International Roller Sports Federation Roller hockey (Inline) Roller hockey (Quad) Roller hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics Roller Hockey International Street Hockey USA Roller Sports External links Mundo do Hóquei (Portuguese Roller Hockey Portal) World Skate - Rink Hockey English Roller Hockey 1917 to 2010 by esteemed author Roger Pout who was an international Roller hockey star in the successful Herne United team. Roger also starred in the Hollywood hit film Rollerball. The most comprehensive Roller hockey history book written to date. The book focuses on the history of English roller hockey, It contains many interesting and fun facts about the game as well as hundreds of pictures sure to be of interest to any roller hockey fan. https://www.facebook.com/English-Roller-Hockey-1917-2010-1579559045433310/ . https://www.facebook.com/English-Roller-Hockey-1917-2010-1579559045433310/ References Stick sports Team sports Indoor sports Variations of hockey Inline skating Roller sports