Floorball
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Floorball is a fun, fast-paced, non-contact indoor sport that mostly resembles hockey, and adds elements of soccer and basketball.
Floorball is played on an indoor rink measuring 40m x 20m, surrounded by 50cm high boards. Two teams, each consisting of five field players and one goalkeeper, compete over three twenty-minute periods using light, carbon fibre sticks and a lightweight, plastic ‘wiffle’ ball.
Players on each team work together and combine skill and strategy to move the ball up the court in order to score on the other team.
The speed of floorball makes for an excellent work-out; due to the fast-paced nature of the sport, teams may substitute players any time in the game, usually after a couple of minutes.
Floorball is easy to play and it is a safe sport. Controlled shoulder-to-shoulder contact is allowed, but stick and body checking like in ice hockey are prohibited.
Floorball requires very little equipment, consisting of a stick, shorts, t-shirt, socks, and indoor sport shoes.
Players may choose to wear other protective items such as shin or knee guards or eye protectors, although most players don’t.
Season and Times
Floorball runs regular competitions all year round, including a Winter Series and Summer Series Saturday morning social and competitive competition.
Training occurs on Tuesday nights, 7 pm-8.30 pm, and is inclusive of all levels.
For further details, please visit the Floorball ACT website.
Locations Played
Floorball ACT currently uses the following venues in Canberra and Queanbeyan:
– Tuggeranong Archery Club, end of Soward Way, Greenway
– Hawker College, Murranji St, Hawker
– Kingsford Smith School, 100 Starke St, Holt
– Q-One Indoor Sports, 1A Yass Road, Queanbeyan
– National Hockey Centre, 196 Mouat St, Lyneham
Q-One run a Thursday night social floorball competition for adults year-round, although this competition is not operated by Floorball ACT.
Clubs in Canberra
Floorball ACT runs social and competitive leagues, as well as sending representative teams to major national tournaments, such as the Australian Floorball Open.
The teams are:
– Men’s – Canberra Chargers
– Women’s – Canberra Chargettes
– Mixed/Open – Canberra Chargers X
Cost
Costs vary. Visit the Floorball ACT website for more information.
Web
Message Floorball ACT on Facebook, or email info@floorballact.org.au, for information about current floorball activities and times at each venue.
