floorball hockey presentation
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FLOORBALL HOCKEY
Floorball – An Introduction • What is Floorball • Past and future • Floorball Hockey in the
Canada
? What would make your ideal sport
Exci%ng?
Good all round exercise?
Cheap?
No %me off for injuries?
Mixed teams / social?
Simple rules but fair
Simple skills but can be taken to ‘another level’
You can start at any age and you won’t be surrounded by better
players
Players can have varying levels of fitness?
• A light/fast ball would create adrenalin?
• Running, turning & stretching?
• Unlimited subs would mean you can play for as long as you want and then re@re to the bench for a breather?
• A brand new sport would mean that even sports fana@cs will have to learn the basics
• Low physical contact, lightweight equipment would mean lead to less injuries?
• A team sport with low physical contact would mean that skill and not sheer strength would help you win?
• Being able to buy all your equipment for just $49.95 plus short & trainers?
• You play one-‐handed or two handed?
• No offside, run anywhere? • Rules that are designed, not evolved over many years?
• You could start a game with about 2 rules and 2 @ps for play?
“INNER CITY KIDS” hSps:// [email protected]/project.aspx?asset=3312
What is Floorball? Floorball is a fast, inexpensive, and exci@ng sport that resembles indoor hockey but incorporates rules of play that promote safety for all players. Floorball uses specialized s@cks and a light weight wiffle ball and can be played on any flat surface like inside a gym, outdoors on the street, or at community courts. Floorball is an emerging sport in Canada and is governed by a na@onal organiza@on called Floorball Canada ... endorsed by Hockey Canada and the Olympic CommiSee. Why Floorball? In poverty-‐effected parts of Canada, children do not have access to extra-‐curricular sports due to the high cost of par@cipa@on. Surrey and Langley are communi@es where thousands of children are at risk of joining gang ac@vi@es and suffering the violence that goes along with the lifestyle. Adverse behaviors o`en stem from 'unspent' energy, peer pressure to misbehave, or hos@lity because of the lack of appropriate adult aSen@on. Prime objec@ve: Floorball Hockey introduces underprivileged children and their financially challenged parents the opportunity to provide their children with a low impact, low cost sport which allows children to par@cipate in a sport all year, stay ac@ve, and play anywhere, any@me. Ini@al target: 10 inner city schools Floorball Hockey runs on a budget of $1,750.00 per school. SPORT CREATES A PLATFORM FOR EDUCATION AND SUCCESS! INNER CITY KIDS, NEED A CHANCE TO DEVELOP AND PLAY……
Exciting?
Good all round exercise?
Cheap?
No time off for injuries?
Mixed teams / social?
Simple rules but fair
Simple skills but can be taken to ‘another level’
You can start at any age and you won’t be surrounded by better
players
Players can have varying levels of fitness?
• A light/fast ball would create adrenalin?
• Running, turning & stretching?
• Unlimited subs would mean you can play for as long as you want and then retire to the bench for a breather?
• A brand new sport would mean that even sports fanatics will have to learn the basics
• Low physical contact, lightweight equipment would mean lead to less injuries?
• A team sport with low physical contact would mean that skill and not sheer strength would help you win?
• Being able to buy all your equipment for just $25 plus short & trainers?
• You play one-handed or two handed?
• No offside, run anywhere?
• Rules that are designed, not evolved over many years?
• You could start a game with about 2 rules and 2 tips for play?
Floorball?
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 50-90mph
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 interna%onal 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
2020: Floorball at Summer Olympics?
2016 WOMEN’S U19 –Bellville Ont.
2010: Included in UK AS Levels (EdExcel)
2009: 51 member countries Floorball recognized by IOC
Included in UK GCSEs (EdExcel)
2004: Czech Open 200+ teams
1996: First World Cup
1993: Czech Open tournament first held
1986: International Federation formed
1970’s: Swedish students
18–21 years old!
Floorball Hockey In CANADA
Appointed by the Interna@onal Floorball Federa@on in • ACTIVE / LEAGUES
South Surrey: Semi Minor Floorball Hockey North Shore Floorball EA Sports City of Vancouver Worksafe BC Coast Capital Savings UBC
Some of our BC Clubs: Semi Minor Floorball EA Sports/North Shore Floorball/worksafe BC/City of Vancouver/UBC/YMCA/Surrey Leisure centers
Surrey Parks & Rec. Partnership Key Points
LAND IS NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH A MULTI SPORT FACILITY/ROOF & BUILDING BY CHARITY. • MULTI SPORT DEMAND, WITH NO SUPPLY WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY. • A PLACE FOR INNER CITY KIDS TO PLAY AND JOIN A
ORGANIZED LEAGUE. • POTENTIAL UNUSED TENNIS COURTS/LAND CONVERTED INTO
MULTI SPORT SPACE. • ABONDONED PARKING LOTS CONVERTED INTO MULTI SPORT
SPACE.
Meanwhile What Are The Kids Up To?
Salming TV advert
Floorball tricks
Swedish League TV Advert
Floorball training & matches
Swedish player practising
World Cup Highlights
