MINNESOTA ADAPTED ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION

Information

Adapted Floor Hockey Equipment

Below is a list of equipment used in adapted floor hockey that meets the criteria outlined in the MSHSL rules supplement.

Any links offered below are not an official endorsement, it is purely meant to serve as a guide to aid teams in locating proper equipment. These links may become outdated but you should be able to use this information to search for vendors to find this equipment or similar alternatives. We will do our best to update this list each season.

We recommend that you review return policies with any vendor that you purchase from in the event that your equipment does not meet our rules.

 

Pucks

Felt Slider Puck
Felt Puck

Our rules require a felt puck. If deemed necessary by either team or officials a strip of orange or red tape may be crisscrossed around the top and bottom of the puck.

The MSHSL has purchased several hundred felt pucks from 360 Athletics to sell to adapted floor hockey teams. Please have your athletic director contact the adapted floor hockey director at the MSHSL to make arrangements.

Notice: Felt slider pucks that have vinyl or leather wrapping around the outside, such as the Gopher Sport FeltSlider brand are not allowed for safety reasons. If a home team only has these pucks, the referees shall ask the visiting team to use one of theirs.

Felt Slider Puck Links:

Hockey Helmets with Full Face Mask

Hockey Helmet

Our rules required that all players wear hockey helmets as specified in the NFHS rules. The helmet must have a full face mask with chinstrap. Half shield/visors are not allowed.

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Hockey Gloves

Hockey Gloves

Hockey gloves are not required and adapted floor hockey, but are recommended for player safety. Gloves that are specified for street hockey or floor hockey are allowed to be worn. Some players wear gloves that are purely meant for grip such as a mechanics gloves.

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Goaltender Equipment

Goaltender Equipment

The goalkeeper may wear protective equipment and a glove. The goalkeeper shall not wear or use any garment or equipment which would provide undue assistance. Webbing or aprons which fill the spaces between the extremities and the body are not permitted. Goalkeepers have the option of using catching gloves (hockey or baseball) and padding that is snug fitting, but no “blocking” pads are allowed. No ice hockey goalie pads are allowed. Goalie pads made specifically for street or floor hockey are permitted.

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Floor Hockey Sticks

Adapted Floor Hockey Sticks

Most sticks manufactured and sold specifically for use in middle school and high school physical education will be allowed. Illegal sticks are defined as sticks that have wood, composite or aluminum exterior shafts. Stick blades must be plastic poly or poly-fiberglass manufactured floor hockey stick blades. (MSHSL Rule – CI Division): The center must have tape striping on the blade and shaft of their stick.

Floor Hockey Stick Links:

 

Floor Hockey Goals

Floor Hockey Goal SetFloor Hockey Goal

4-foot high by 6-foot wide goals are required. Metal goals are recommended, as PVC goals tend to move off the goal line too easily.

Hockey Goal Links:

 

Portable Boundaries / Borders

Adapted Soccer game action photo of a player kicking the ball

The majority of our teams use vinyl covered foam borders as playing area boundaries for adapted floor hockey and adapted soccer. These borders help keep the puck in-play on the sidelines, benches and fan seating areas. While these are costly, they often last 15+ years and provide a safe defined playing area for our sports. While there are complete rink systems available to purchase, you can have them measured to fit your gymnasium and customize your bench border opening areas.

Border Vendors:

 

Floor Tape

2 in. Floor Tape

2″ Vinyl floor tape (Red, Blue & White) is used to mark the playing area according to the rules supplement diagram.

2″ Floor Tape Links: