Rules are pretty similar to hockey (sub on the fly, offsides, slashing, checking).Daughter started playing this year. Other than knowing how they score, I am totally baffled by the game. Daughter took a ball to the face and had a minor cut over her eye. Girl who shot the ball got a yellow card for it. Apparently in the women's game you're not supposed to take a shot if an opponent is directly in your line of fire (except for the goalie). I also find it had to follow where the ball is.