valkoinen 
  Originally uploaded by ansik.

This is the first in a series of short articles introducing Floorball gear ..

Let’s start with the ball, the floorball ball.

The ball is made of plastic, is 72 mm in diameter, has a maximum weight of 23 grams, and has 26 holes in it. The ball can move VERY quickly and generally speaking doesn’t hurt if it hits you.

… Next: Floorball sticks …

Thanks to Ansik on flickr for this photo which I’ve used with an Attribution Creative Commons License.

News from Paul Charbonneau …

After the success of the Pilot Seminar in Eger, Hungary in 2005, the Central Board of the IFF has decided to launch the Floorball Development Program in support of the development of the organization and operational activities of its members.

The Canadian Unihockey/Floorball Federation (CUFF) and the Ontario Floorball/Unihockey Federation (OFUF) are pleased to extend you an invitation to the International Floorball Federation’s (IFF) Development Seminar to be held in Toronto, ON from April 2-5, 2007.

More info can be found by clicking here and a summary follows below:

The Development Program Seminar is built on the “Train the Trainer” approach and is comprised of three key components: Organization, Coaching and Refereeing.

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Our popular Monday Night Floorball Sessions at the Roundhouse kick-off this coming Monday night.  All equipment will be provided so you can check out different sticks,  goalie gear and take part in a competitive game. It’s a great opportunity to try the sport if you’ve never seen it and get a really good workout. We look forward to welcoming our regular players back who will be only too willing to show you the ropes and get you started!

All that’s required is the $5 drop-in fee to the Roundhouse on arrival and normal gym kit. Greg Beaudin will be back, showing off his new moves learnt on his recent trip to Toronto and doubtless reliving the goal he scored in a league game there!

So it’s New Year, it’s Monday night, it’s time for Floorball. See you at 6pm!

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Report from the One Goal Hockey Show and the Toronto Floorball League.



The One Goal Hockey Show and Floorball Pro



The show was interesting this year, overall traffic was lower than normal, but the excitement for Floorball was tremendous.




Out of all the Floorball Brands, Salming Sports is still the
only company exhibiting Floorball Equipment at the largest hockey
industry show on the planet and was the first ever to do so last year
in Boston. Interestingly enough, companies like Exel Floorball were
in attendance but did not display any product.  Noticeable, was
the amount of Hockey brand executives stopping by to see what the
Floorball buzz was all about, namely Nike/Bauer, Easton, Rbk/CCM, and
Warrior.  Floorball, often thought to be a European-only
phenomenon, is now starting to establish a presence in the North
American hockey business landscape signalling growth times ahead for
Floorball.




In addition to retailers wondering how to engage their
customers in Floorball, there were numerous Hockey specific training
facilities enquiring and signing up to have Floorball utilized as an
off-ice training system for budding hockey players. More coverage on
these facilities to follow in the coming weeks…




One of the highlights of the show was watching Canadian
“Airhoooker” Balraj Jutla perform for the attendees.  They were
amazed at the skills and often commented that they have seen Hockey
superstars like Crosby and Ovechkin practice similar moves with a puck.




In addition the show, I was able to partake in some Floorball
League play at West Toronto Collegiate.  I was slotted on to the
Snipers Team, and we were up against Salming’s pro player Rikard
Jonsson and the GWB team.  We jumped ahead with a 3-1 lead after I
converted an easy tip-in from a sweet pass by Andrew Ludzeneks. 
Unfortunately, my defense was weak and GWB came back to tie us and then
win in a shootout.  Johanna Kytola with GWB was the first star
withe three points, must’ve been that new Salming stick she was using Overall, it was a blast.  Competitive “recreational” Floorball
is a lot of fun.  The rules call for many stoppages in play, but
learning the Freeball game within the game was interesting for me.

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News from back East is that there was a real buzz around Floorball at the OneGoal Hockey show this week … Greg Beaudin has been invited to play in the Toronto Recreational Floorball League tonight in the game at 6:30pm Eastern. A great opportunity to see how a similar organisation could work here in BC.

The match up sees the Snipers play GWB, the teams being 3rd and 4th in their Division. Honours between the two sides have been pretty even this season and it will be up to Beaudin to make the difference tonight! You can follow the game here … Post Match Interviews and reports to follow …

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  Michael Lindgren and The Fossil 
  Originally uploaded by BC Floorball Federation.

Last night there was a good turn out for our extra session of Floorball before the season kicks off next week. The Fossil (right) and Michael played played goalie in a hard fought and very competitive game.

For more photos check out our Flickr stream here.

Come along next week and join in the fun!

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Happy Monday everyone!

A quick reminder that there is an Extra Session of Floorball organised for the Roundhouse tonight - 6pm - 8pm. Estimated cost of playing - $10 for 2 hours!  Hope you make it!

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BC Floorball President Greg Beaudin reports from the show in Toronto ….

"salming shoes have arrived!!
new Salming airhooking master….in Canada!! Balraj Jutla !!
busy. busy booth. the hockey world is embracing Floorball in droves
Juha Mikkola. Floorball Pro sign agreement with Greg B and Modern
Hockey to distribute gear in Western Canada
new Zorro blade in…from Salming
check back for more exciting Floorball *NEW* innovations from
Floorball Pro and Modern Hockey…including the new card Game

FORCEBALL!!"

stay tuned ….

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As the show website says:

“The ONEGOAL HOCKEY SHOW will be a first class happening for the international hockey community in an ideal networking environment …”

and the BC Floorball Federation President Greg Beaudin will be travelling to Toronto to make the most of the opportunity. Greg will also get to hook up with Juha Mikkola and Paul Charbonneau of the our sister Floorball Federation in Ontario. Paul was our guest back before Christmas when he played at our regular Roundhouse Monday Night Floorball (next opportunity this coming Monday! - see here) and plays in the Toronto Floorball League with Ciros Delirium often against Juha who plays for the DKE Lions.

It will be a great opportunity to learn from a Province further down the road than BC. Greg has promised to send back reports from the field next week - stay tuned to see how he gets on!

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Good News! We’ve secured the Roundhouse Gym for Monday Jan 15th from 6pm - 8pm!

This means there will be no gap before uur normal programme starts on January 22nd. As with last night the BC Floorball Federation has secured a special rate of $90 for the session which will be shared by everyone who participates.From the 22nd this will revert back to the normal Roudhouse drop-in rate of $5.

We are trying to find the most effective way of communicating out to people, evite, the newsletter in the top left of this page and of couse email. Please let anyone you know who would like to join us and of course stay tuned to this site for more !

See you Monday night!

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