Below is an interview with our friend Adrian Zimmerman who played Floorball in Vancouver last spring/summer.
He has been on 7 national championship teams in Switzerland and was the leading goal scorer at the World Floorball Championships in 2006.
It has been a year since Adrian Zimmermann of SVWE played with us here in Vancouver but he still regularily keeps in touch to see what is happening on the Vancouver Floorball scene. Adrian recently was kind enough to answer a few of our questions about him and his Championship team.
Your team has 4 Swiss National Championships in 5 years. Have been on the team each time?
Yes, i’m playing 7 years in the first team from SVWE! Before I have played in the junior U-21 team and won 3 times the swiss championships
Have you had basically the same players each year?
Yes, we have many players there stay for a long time in SVWE, that’s important when you will win a championships an play a long time on a high level!
What makes your team so special?
All the quys there play in SVWE will win! Everybody works hard! We have a good trainer and the board of directors work hard for present the club in the region! You must work with the juniors etc!
How do you get ready for a big game?
We look who play the opponent with the team and work hard in the trainings! Short time before the start of a game, about 90minutes I have a big concentration, I listen music for my, goes with the team outside for the warm-up and 45 min before start of the game we doing the warm-up with the goalkeepers! 15min before started the game we go back to the clothes room and the trainer speaks to the team the last time before start of the game!
How do you best contribute to your team?
I’m a hard worker on the field, running and scoring, hard working in the defensive!
Describe your coach in one word.
Winning Person/ he doing all for winning!
Favorite tournament in off season?
Next season we have many highlights! Swiss mastery/EFC in Switzerland and World championships in Czech Republik
Favorite beverage after a game?
In SVWE we have a chocolate regeneration Drink, it is great!
What do you like about floorball?
The speed in the game, technik with the ball, coordination with the body!
Is it possible to have a full time job and play floorball at your level?
Yes is it possible, when you are ready for missing other things, go out with Friends and other things! You don’t have time for this, when you have games on the weekend and 5 times training in the week! Sometimes you have time for this, just not all the time!
As you found out, we have quite a few Swiss who come study in
Vancouver. Please share your experience in Vancouver to benefit the new students coming.
Go to see the BC floorball boys, there you have a lots of fun an can go out with Perfect peoples!
Favorite night spot? Roxy
Favorite Canadian beer? Yes, canadian beer is ok!
Good spot for food? Lennox pub /Library Square
One place you must visit? Vancouver islands
One thing you must do? Watch a game of the BC lions in the BC stadium
Next time I go, I want to…? Vancouver again
Best scenery? Vancouver islands
Make sure you bring a…..from Switzerland. A gift for the home stay family
(chocolate)
Canada has so far to go in the sport of floorball. There are so many things we have to do.What should we work on next?
I hope you find a place to change to the big field. That’s the next step
that you guys must do! Work on the technique and speed!
Kind regards from Switzerland
Adrian
