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Players wear special rubber-soled shoes instead of skates, and the ice is prepared in such a way that it is smooth and dry to improve traction.

Regardless of whether the broomball stick used by players is a literal broom or a conventional broomball stick with a molded paddle-shaped end, the stick is simply called a "broom." The broom may have a wooden or aluminum shaft and has a rubber-molded triangular head similar in shape to that of a regular broom (or, originally, an actual corn broom with the bristles either cut off or covered with tape or another restricting material). Players hit a ball around the ice or snow with a stick. Though the sport can be played outdoors on snow, organized broomball in the 21st century is primarily played on an ice hockey rink. Player footwear for formal play consists of shoes created specifically for broomball which are designed to improve a player's traction on the ice. Unlike most winter team sports played on ice, organized broomball does not use ice skates. It is a ball sport and is most popularly played in Canada and the United States. Standard Canadian ice hockey rink with broomball markingsīroomball is a both a recreational and organized competitive winter team sport played on ice or snow and is played either indoors or outdoors, depending on climate and location.