Gain the respect of your peers by playing a niche winter sport in late summer and autumn. That’s right, it’s District Broomball registration time again.

Join DC’s Broomball league

Now through September 6, you can sign up for the Fall 2024 District Broomball season. Starting Tuesday, September 10, District Broomball plays weekly through October 29. That’s almost two full months of Tuesday nights on the ice.

Tuesday night games breaks the week up really nicely.

It’s a four-team league with games at 9 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. at Tucker Road Ice Rink. 

What is broomball?

Do you like ice hockey? Then you’ll like broom ball. It’s the same basic rules, tactics and strategy, but in special shoes instead of skates. The stick is a “broom” and the puck is a ball about the size of a grapefruit. The league makes all those available to first time players. Helmets too.

Why a “broom?” In the olden days, corn brooms were used. The sport has since evolved to have more specialized equipment.

Game play has the same positions as hockey – 3 forwards (two wings, one center), 2 defense and goalie. We run in shifts just like in ice hockey and use the red and blue lines. The goal is a little bigger, but otherwise it’s pretty much ice hockey.

The league is 18 and over with men and women welcome. It’s competitive and historically free of redasses – everybody wants to win, but we’re here for a good time more than anything.

I have been playing in the league since 2018, though I was introduced to the sports in REDACTED at Penn State. Since I found the league, I’ve played about a dozen seasons. One season, I averaged a goal a game – if I can do that, so can you.

Details

• Schedule: Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. beginning September 10, 2024
• Cost: $120 for returning players, $90 for first timers – that’s a 25% discount!

Location

Tucker Road Ice Rink, reopened in 2021, is located just minutes from the Capital Beltway (I-95/495) and the Wilson Bridge. Parking is plentiful and car pools are often available.