Off camera flash photography is really the way to go for indoor sports...





5d II, canon 24-70, iso 1600, 32mm, f/3.2, 1/200 sec


You can get away with just one flash to start. Ideally you'd have two. In a perfect world you'd have 4. Some method of wireless communication is necessary. I use pocketwizard plus II"s but there are much cheaper methods out there. (allbeit with less range/reliability but then again how many times do you use the 2000' range?). Here are a couple of options for syncing:


http://www.alienbees.com/cybersync.html


http://www.gadgetinfinity.com/product.php?productid=16766


http://shop.radiopopper.com/radiopopperjrxsystem.aspx


http://www.pocketwizard.com/products/transmitter_receiver/plus%20ii/


here are a couple of options for flashes:


http://www.amazon.com/Vivitar-285HV-Auto-Professional-Flash/dp/B00004TVSP


http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Speedlite-II-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001CCAISE


here is a goodrechargeablebattery


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IV0REA/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=electronics


You can probably get away with using the kit lens if you set the flash to a high enough power. However doing this will underexpose your background and you'll only be able to take one picture roughly every 3/4th of a second.