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What
is Floorball? |
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Floorball
is one of the most rapidly growing sports in the world.
Today there are 1.5 million people playing Floorball
worldwide. A very fast-paced team game, Floorball is
also one of the safest sports in the world and it can
be played by anyone - young or old, male of female.
As a fact, one recreational form of floorball game is
to play boys and girls together! |
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Floorball
is an indoor sport with five field players and one goalie
on each team. Court can be wooden floor or as above
picture shows - stone floor, but one can play this on
a street also. When taking it to extreme, play this
game on a beach! Each field player has a carbon graphite
stick, which is about 3 feet long. The ball is 3 inches
in diameter, white, and made of plastic. To make the
ball light there are 26 little holes on the sides. The
Floorball court is 120 feet x 60 feet with 20-inch high
sideboards. (download the rules of the game from materials
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There
is a goal at each end, which is guarded by a goalie
without a stick. The goalie sits on his knees and can
touch the ball over any part of the court as long as
he has one part of his body in the goal area. Player
has a stick and he can play from right or left. Also
both sides of the shaft are allowed to use as well as
scooping the ball (compare to field hockey). |
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The
aim of the game is to shoot the ball into the other
teams goal but you cannot touch the ball with your head,
hand or with your arm. However, you can kick the ball
forward onto your own stick. You cannot hit the ball
with your stick above knee level. The team structure
allows for substitutions and line changes, which are
encouraged because of the fast pace of the games. Penalties
leading to power play situations are also part of the
game. In Floorball players are on foot and physical
contact is not permitted. |
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Why
Floorball? |
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Floorball
is a fast game with many goal situations and quick turns
in the game. The game has exploded from nothing to one
of the biggest sports in Europe, and the same explosion
is set to occur in India. Floorball is a very easy game
to play even for the first time. Floorball equipment
is relatively cheap; in addition to a stick you only
need a pair of sneakers and sports clothes. Floorball
is both a highly competitive and social sport, many
people play it at amateur level just to meet friends
and have fun. The World Championships are now held every
two years attracting up 15,000 paid spectators for a
single game. There is also Asian Continental Championship
to be taken place in 2005, in Pakistan. 2006 federation
is expecting to send the first ever team from India
to the World Championships of Floorball. Do you want
to be one of the team members? You have all the changes
as anyone else, because the game is so new in India!
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