Talk:Roller hockey (inline)

I think that NARCh ( National Roller Hockey Championships ) should be listed in this aritcle seeing how it is the biggest roller hockey tournament in the U.S.

Redundant article
This article largely replicates Inline Hockey and makes differentiation between Inline Hockey and Roller Hockey somewhat ambiguous.

Roller hockey (inline) is known as Inline Hockey redirecting instead of pointing allows the public to further understand
Roller Hockey (inline) will help users understand the realtionship between roller hockey and inline hockey without declaring any name as absolute, since there doesn't appear (at this time) to be an absolute name for this new (10years) and ever changing Roller Hockey (inline) sport-(note new officail rules again this year). The redirect instead of a page elimination, helps to educate, and leaves room for the naming convention roller hockey (inline).

As an extension of Roller_hockey Roller Hockey (Inline) respects theInline naming convention as well as other names- "Inline" is listed as one of the chief names with it's accompanying wiki-link in the article Roller_hockey which describes the difference between roller hockey (quad) and (inline). Those links at that page can and should stay the same, but for those interested in Roller Hockey (inline), a redirect will allow visitors to understand the relationship- like a footnote, before they arrive at Inline hockey ( a relatively recent name considering the six or seven year life of RHI, Roller Hockey International where the sport was absolutely called Roller Hockey.

I understand FIRS now calls the sport Inline Hockey on their site, but recently referred to the sport 2006 World Champion USA Men Inline Roller Hockey - Detroit USA as a hybrid of both names. USA hockey refers to the sport as Inline on their site, also calls the sport a hybrid of both in this document as Roller In-Line Hockey - but they are not the only perspectives to consider except they clearly indicate they are officially trying to resolve thier naming conventions as well. It is also important to note, generally speaking, only competitive level roller hockey is strictly bound by governing body's rules and naming. If the sport truly needs, or is about to declare only one name, then that is the job of Governing bodies and their members and community-not Wiki.

Other folks believe as passionately as you that the sport is not called Inline Hockey yet. So, while I am not an expert in this sport, here are examples of folks who play the same sport you do and would disagree with the sole name, Inline Hockey at this time:

NARCH North American Roller Hockey Championships. Roller Hockey -respect the game, respect the player

TORHS Tournament of Roller Hockey Series

Penn State Roller Hockey Club

Sports Unlimited Fan Equipment

Bizrate Roller & Ice Hockey Equipment

Tri Valley Roller Hockey League

Bloomsburg University Roller Hockey

National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association

CCM -Roller hockey skates

RBK -Roller hockey skates

Mission Roller Hockey Equipment

Hockey Giant The Top Retailer for Ice Hockey and Roller Hockey Equipment

Street Hockey Shop

Inline Warehouse -Roller Hockey skates

A great inline/roller hockey explanation

The Official NHL shop

I absolutely understand that the sport is beginning to take on the emerging identity: Inline Hockey, and perhaps you could offer deeper understanding to the public, explaining the sport and its evolving names and rules, but we can't in the meantime ignore it's other well known identity Roller Hockey, played on Inline skates, worldwide- before wiki can declare one name as the name the governing bodies and the public need some time and help to understand. I have to share in my lifetime I recall a time Roller Hockey was a different sport entirely-played on quad skates.

--Hardballhoock 06:18, 7 November 2006 (UTC)