Floorball
Floorball – An Introduction • What is Floorball • Past and future • Floorball in the UK
Exciting? • A light/fast ball would create adrenalin? Simple rules but fair • You play one-handed or two handed? • No offside, run anywhere? • Rules that are designed, not evolved over many years? Simple skills but can be taken to ‘another level’ • You could start a game with about 2 rules and 2 tips for play? Cheap? • Being able to buy all your equipment for just £ 25 plus short & trainers? Players can have varying levels of fitness? Good all round exercise? • Running, turning & stretching? ? What would make your ideal sport Mixed teams / social? • A team sport with low physical contact would mean that skill and not sheer strength would help you win? • Unlimited subs would mean you can play for as long as you want and then retire to the bench for a breather? You can start at any age and you won’t be surrounded by better players • A brand new sport would mean that even sports fanatics will have to learn the basics No time off for injuries? • Low physical contact, lightweight equipment would mean lead to less injuries?
Exciting? • A light/fast ball would create adrenalin? Simple rules but fair Good all round exercise? • You play one-handed or two handed? • Running, turning & stretching? • No offside, run anywhere? • Rules that are designed, not evolved over many years? Simple skills but can be taken to ‘another level’ • You could start a game with about 2 rules and 2 tips for play? Players can have varying levels of fitness? • Unlimited subs would mean you can play for as long as you want and then retire to the bench for a breather? You can start at any age and you won’t be surrounded by better players Floorball? Cheap? • Being able to buy all your equipment for just £ 25 plus short & trainers? Mixed teams / social? • A team sport with low physical contact would mean that skill and not sheer strength would help you win? • A brand new sport would mean that even sports fanatics will have to learn the basics No time off for injuries? • Low physical contact, lightweight equipment would mean lead to less injuries?
What is Floorball? “Ice hockey without the ice” • • • Played in a gym Similar rules, similar skills 1 ball but no ice! 1 netminder + at least 5 ‘field’ players Lightweight ball, lightweight sticks, unlimited subs = a VERY fast game How fast? - whole outfield team is substituted every 2 mins - ball travels at 50 -90 mph
So Why Did They Make a New Sport? • Ice Hockey is a spectacular sport High speed action High speed crashes A little ‘minor ruffing’! • People wanted a more accessible sport No need to be an expert skater, forwards and backwards High speed skating means high speed accidents Protective kit costs £ hundreds Training on ice at midnight when the rink is available • The answer was obvious… Floor-hockey but…
The Need for Speed • • A puck on a wooden floor is too slow There were many rulebooks with no governing body One manufacturer, Unihoc Ltd, started to dominate The sport became known as ‘unihoc’ causing copyright problems A new international standard was needed • A single set of rules • Can be promoted by all equipment manufacturers & sponsorship • So they needed a better solution… Floorball
Floorball Timeline GB need a team 2024: Floorball at Summer Olympics? 2013: UKFF appointed by IFF 2010: Included in UK AS Levels (Ed. Excel) 2009: 51 member countries Floorball recognised by IOC Included in UK GCSEs (Ed. Excel) 2004: Czech Open 200+ teams 1996: First World Cup 1993: Czech Open tournament first held 1986: International Federation formed 1970’s: Swedish students
Floorball In The UK • UK FLOORBALL FEDERATION Appointed by the International Floorball Federation in May 2013 to lead Floorball in Britain • LEAGUES 1. 2. 3. 4. South East: Surrey South England: Reading Northern: Scotland, various sports centres Midlands: Solihull, 2 divisions Plus extensive junior leagues in Gloucestershire & Oxfordshire
British Floorball Clubs
Meanwhile What Are The Kids Up To? Salming TV advert Swedish League TV Advert Floorball tricks Please note the links to these videos only work in Powerpoint ‘presentation mode’
Floorball training & matches Top 20 goals Swedish player practising
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