0 a game similar to ice hockey (= a game played on ice between two teams in which players try to hit a small, hard disk into the other team's goal using a curved stick), also played on ice, in which the players run rather than skate and use sticks with rubber ends similar in shape to a broom (= a brush with a long handle). These sticks are also called brooms:
In the slip-sliding game of broomball, the resounding "thwack" of brooms smacking smartly together is a celebration of a goal.
Part of broomball's beauty is its inclusivity: terrific athleticism is not essential, but balance and hand-eye coordination are.
