Floorball
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- Work cat: Crawford, D. Floorball guru primer, 2018:p. 3 (Floorball looks like floor hockey, but varies in some key areas such as equipment used and rules of the game. The format is like ice hockey; the size of the court and number of players can be modified. Floorball was developed in Sweden in the 1970s)
- Kratochvil, J. Floorball: Geschichte, Training, Taktik, 2014p. 4 of cover (Floorball in Deutschland einst bekannt als Unihockey ("Universeles Hockey"), gilt als die schnellste sowie am schnellsten wachsende Mannschaftssportart der Welt)
- International Floorball Federation web site, viewed 23 Oct. 2018(Floor ball in a nutshell: floorball is played in a match between two teams consisting of five field players and a goalkeeper; basic equipment includes a stick and a ball; the first floorball federation was founded in Sweden)
- Generation Floorball web site, viewed Feb. 25, 2019(Floorball vs. traditional floor hockey: floorball equipment, also known as modern/contemporary floor hockey equipment, is much better to use. The durable sticks are more lightweight which allows for safe play. The weight of the sticks also ensures that participants of all ages can participate, and the thoughtful design of the blade allows for better stickhandling. The sticks have also been designed not to scuff/damage gym floors. Floorball and modern floor hockey is played with a an aerodynamic ball which ensures that the game is fast and fun. Floorball rules differs slightly from traditional floor hockey rules. The game is a hybrid version of ice-hockey and the basic setup is similar to ice/floor hockey hockey with six players on each team including a goalkeeper. The object is to score more goals than the opposing team within a set amount of time. Floorball can be played in space of all sizes, but the official area consists of an indoor court, 131 x 65 feet (40 x 20 meters), surrounded by 20 inch high (50 centimeter) boards, enclosing the court)
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Floorball (also known by other names) is an indoor team sport. It is played on a 40 by 20-meter court enclosed by boards, using a lightweight plastic ball and two goals. During standard gameplay, each team has five outfield players and one goalkeeper on the court at any given time. The objective is to score more goals than the opposing team. Players use specialized floorball sticks during play. A standard match consists of three twenty-minute periods. The game was invented in Sweden in the late 1960s. The basic rules were established in 1979 in Sweden. Official rules for matches were first written down in 1981. The sport is organized internationally by the International Floorball Federation (IFF). As of 2022, there were about 330,000 registered floorball players worldwide. Events include an annual Champions Cup, EuroFloorball Cup and EuroFloorball Challenge for club teams and the biennial World Floorball Championships with separate divisions for men and women. Men's semi-professional club leagues include Finland's F-liiga, Sweden's Svenska Superligan, Switzerland's Unihockey Prime League, and the Czech Republic's Superliga florbalu. Women's semi-professional leagues from the same countries are F-liiga, Svenska Superligan, Unihockey Prime League and Extraliga žen. While the IFF has 80 members, floorball is most popular where it has been developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. It is gaining popularity in Slovakia, Australia, New Zealand, India, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Floorball has been included in the World Games since 2017 edition in Wrocław.
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