Adam Čerbák
UČO: 492124
Floorball
History
The International Floorball Federation (IFF) was founded 12th of April 1986 in Sweden. This
day is celebrated as International Floorball Day among the floorball community. Ten years
later (1996), the first World Championships for men was played in Sweden and one year
later for women in Finland.
Floorball is highly developed in Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. Since
the first world championship, it has only been Sweden and Finland who managed to win the
tournament (Sweden 10, Finland 4) and only Czech Republic and Switzerland who finished
second (Czech Republic 2, Switzerland 1). These four countries are in the historic statistics
joined by Norway with their one bronze medal.
The Game and Rules
Floorball is played in a match between two teams consisting of five field players and a
goalkeeper in the rink at one time. The idea of the game is to score more goals than the
opposite team. The game time is 3 x 20 minutes effective time.
The rink is built from a series of connected boards, made of a plastic material. The height of
the board is 50 cm and the corners are rounded On the International competition level, the
rink size is 40 x 20 m and the goal size is 160 x 115 cm. The rules allow all rink sizes between
36 x 18 m and 44 x 22 m, as long as the rink formula is length = 2 x width.
Floorball combines football and ice hockey systems of penalties. When offences are made,
free hits are given to the opponents and if offences are bad enough penalties are given.
Players can be sent off for two, five, or ten minutes or for the rest of the game, depending
on the severity of the offence. A penalized player is not allowed to leave the penalty bench
area until their penalty time has finished.
A player cannot (for example): - hit, block, lift or kick an opponent’s stick
- Push, tackle or obstruct the opponent
- raise the blade above waist level when hitting the ball
- play the ball above knee level with the stick
- jump up and stop the ball
- play the ball between the opponent’s legs
Adam Čerbák
UČO: 492124
Lesson Plan
Warm Up (10 min) Athletic drills, mobilization, dynamic stretching
Exercise – Passing (7 min) Passing (7 minutes) Practice passing the ball in pairs as
accurately as possible to your teammates, extending the
distance as much as possible.
Exercise – Dribbling (7 min) Players are divided into two groups, each group starts in
the opposite corner of the rink. Every player has a ball. A
player starts running with the ball along the barrier, passing
the ball regularly to the barrier and receiving it back. They
are followed by another player.
Exercise – Shooting (6 min) Players are divided into two groups. Each group forms a
half-circle shape in front of the goal. One after another they
practice shooting at the goal.
Game (15 min) A game by the official rules is played.
Cool Down (5 min) Slow pace running, stretching.
Sources:
Florbal ve světě: Mezinárodní florbalová federace [online]. [cit. 2022-11-19]. Dostupné z:
Men's World Championships [online]. [cit. 2022-11-19]. Dostupné z:
https://floorball.sport/world-championships/mens-wfc
Floorball In a Nutshell [online]. [cit. 2022-11-19]. Dostupné z: https://floorball.sport/this-is-
floorball/floorball-in-a-nutshell
Pictures:
https://st3.depositphotos.com/2450689/13216/i/450/depositphotos_132162834-stock-photo-floorball-stick-and-ball.jpg