Reddit mentions of Roller Hockey

Welcome to the sport :) I hope you do end up joining.

Gear (minimum): Helmet, elbows, shins, gloves, pants....probably will be around $150 - 200. Add another $50 if you don't yet actually own a stick and a practice puck or two. Add another $150 if you don't even yet have the skates.

Gear when you start playing w/ others: girdle w/ cup to protect the ol nutbag + light/dark jersey(s) for pickup games. Probably another $150 $60 for the girdle and $20 per practice jersey

Practicing w/o a team: Practice your skating and handling the puck while moving (with your eyes up). I just finished my first beginner inline hockey season and 90% of my problems were from basic skating and puck handling issues. Luckily, this has been stuff I could practice in my own neighborhood, alone.

Other tips: Check out youtube for hockey tutorials. The HowToHockey.com guy makes the best videos. I also picked up this book for nice and cheap just to get a better understanding of positioning in a 4 on 4 setting.

Lastly, dig around r/hockeyplayers. I found a lot of good info in the sidebar and top threads, leading up to my first season.

Cheers and PM if you have more questions. Where are you located, btw?

edit: Fixed some pricing where I greatly overestimated.