■  Helmets and mouthguards are mandatory.

■  Gloves, shin guards, elbow and knee pads are recommended, as are chest protectors for goalies.

■  Regulation broomball sticks (rubber-molded triangular head, wooden or aluminum shaft) are required.

■  No more than four men or four women per team (of six) are allowed on the ice at one time.

■  No body checking. Contact should be avoided whenever possible.

■  All substitutions are made on the fly.

■  Using hands to control a ball in the air is permitted, but only to set the ball down on the ice, not to pass or shoot on goal.

■  Kicking the ball forward to one’s own stick is permitted, but not in order to pass to a teammate or shoot.

■  Except for goalies, sliding or diving to block a ball is not allowed.

■  Penalties may be called for holding an opponent’s stick, tripping, hooking, slashing, high-sticking, dangerous play, or verbally abusing an official.