Other than making the switch to wearing an ice hockey mask as a helmet for the indoor format, Canterbury's Diccon Stubbings was also the only goalkeeper about using a goalkeeper stick instead of his usual preference for an outfield version which he uses for outdoor competition. The GK stick, which offers a bigger surface area for blocking can be beneficial in indoor where it's more about getting more behind the shot, as well as the shape of the stick helping get an upright block when horizontal down low tackling or covering low in close. Whereas an outfield stick may be more likely to roll over, Stuart Hendy will attest.
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