Talk:Broomball

Quidditch

Do we really need the reference to Quidditch? Who is likely to confuse the two? I'll delete this after a few days if nobody objects. PeteVerdon 13:41, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

Well, more than a few days (I've been busy) but since nobody felt the need to defend it I've removed the Quidditch link. PeteVerdon 08:07, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Images

I added some images, it looks much better now! Fosnez 15:54, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Famous teams/external links/other cleanup

Over the coming days I will be removing the 'Famous Teams' section of the article. I will set up another article called 'List of broomball teams' where they can be decorated in all their glory. Additionally I will be removing most of the external links unless they have been used for referencing throughout the article.

Also in the current version, I will be removing the information on USA Broomball - as useful as it is, it deserves its own article. Over the coming week I plan to write an article for broomball in each of the main broomballing countries (USA, Canada, Australia, Italy, Japan, Germany, etc.) where this information would be better suited - and it will be linked from this main broomball article.

If anyone has any problems with this please let me know.Cory 07:38, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Merge proposal

I propose merging the Broomball_at_Michigan_Tech article as it currently stands into this article. Currently, the Michigan Tech article does little to substantiate notability. While the number of students playing at MichTech is impressive, all material in that article is essentially duplicated here. Mjf3719 (talk) 13:14, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Agree, the article should be merged. It could possibly be merged to Michigan Tech instead. Broomball is a big deal at MTU, but it exists as an IM sport at many other universities. -- dcclark (talk) 16:10, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Disagree, It is not played in the same form as discussed in the other article and is not recognized by any of the communities discussed in the main article. As it is one of the largest individual leagues in existence it should be left alone. It would be the same as declaring that the AHL article should be merged with the hockey article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.105.123.208 (talk) 20:50, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

I also disagree, the sport played in the actual Broomball wikipedia is drastically different than the popular sport on MTU's campus. Along the same lines as the previous post, should the AFL be merged with the NFL? Each sport uses different rules, equipment, and playing fields, same with normal broomball and MTU broomball —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thepiratesheep (talk • contribs) 20:32, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Disagree, also, added an equipment section. -- Ryzic (talk) 03:53, 21 July 2009 (UTC)ryzic

Disagree. MTU Broomball and IFBA Broomball could be joined, but only in the manner of the rugby portal, as the distinctions between the two are as important as those between Rugby League and Rugby Union. In example, MTU Broomball uses a different rink, different shoes, a different surface, and has different checking rules. The only common equipment between the two is the use of a regulation Broomball. In such a case, Moscow_broomball would have to be brought in as well, as its rules define a middle ground between MTU Broomball and IFBA Broomball. 12.47.62.19 (talk) 21:59, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Disagree. MTU Broomball should conform to IFBA standards first, as it is entirely different from what is established by IFBA. Additionally, pointing out specific Broomball champions from MTU in an intramural league has no place on the main Broomball page to begin with. Probably a better merge with MTU. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.10.254.63 (talk) 17:13, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Keep the MTU article separate from any involving broomball and USA broomball. The game played at MTU isn't the same as that played under IFBA rules. MTU does nothing to promote the sport of broomball either. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.27.87.188 (talk) 03:58, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Guards or no guards?

The article contradicts itself: Under the "Broom" section in gameplay equipment it says "There are no guards in broomball", but the player equipment section goes on to describe guards & padding.
I think that sentence should be probably be removed from the "Broom" section, since it has nothing to do with the broom. Or at least it should instead say "Guards are not required in broomball". 198.51.229.30 (talk) 17:53, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Since the line is still there and no one seems to have an opinion either way, I'll say go ahead and remove it. The line makes no sense to me either. Meters (talk) 04:17, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

i just removed it. DPM 18:25, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Smooth or rough ice?

Can someone more familiar with the sport please review the issue of smooth vs rough ice? For at lest 3 years the article has said "The ice is prepared in such a way that it is smooth and dry to improve traction." and an IP editor with virtually no previous edits has suddenly changed it to read "the ice is prepared in such a way that it is rough and dry to improve traction, usually after the ice has been used (but not resurfaced)." It doesn't look like vandalism. With the extra text about after the ice is used maybe the editor is thinking of playing in boots on rough ice (after used for hockey) vs playing in broomball shoes on smooth ice? Certainly the picture used to illustrate the article shows smooth ice.Meters (talk) 06:00, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

reverted the change Meters (talk) 21:36, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Notable Teams

I deleted this section. It contained only 3 teams, 2 of which have no Wikipedia entries. One of the teams was from 1991, does not appear to exist now, and has 0 Google hits. A second team is a current or recent member of a US league but does not appear to be particularly notable. If someone wants this information in the article I suggest linking to List of broomball teams and updating that page. Meters (talk) 21:52, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

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Corn broom?

what the heck is a corn broom? the article mentions them several times, with no link to any definition. in fact, there does not even seem to exist a wiki on the term!

a cursory googling does not make clear what the diff is with a normal broom. i fail to see how one can make bristles OUT of corn, so does the term refer, rather, to the SPACING of normal hay bristles, such that these brooms are better for SWEEPING UP (loose) corn? 2601:19C:527F:7890:8D5B:AD2F:722B:C1A (talk) 23:50, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

A scan of the Wikipedia article broom shows that a corn broom is probably a regular broom with fibers made up of corn HUSKS. I'm not familiar with brooms though, so correct me if I'm wrong, and sorry. Cheers! GoldRomean (talk) 20:26, 8 April 2024 (UTC)