IFF President Tomas Eriksson has announced that he is not seeking re-election at the General Assembly 2024. Eriksson has been the IFF President since 1996.
Tomas Eriksson joined the IFF Central Board in 1996, when he became the President of the IFF. Eriksson, born in 1963, has floorball experience from being an elite referee in Sweden and also on the international level. The referee career ended in 1994 and after that, Eriksson started focusing on other positions in floorball. He has been the Secretary General of the Swedish Floorball Federation during 1999—2010 and also former treasurer of floorball clubs Guldheden and Pixbo Wallenstam. Eriksson has also been the Board Member at the Swedish Sports Confederation during 2015—2023. Currently Eriksson is the Vice President of the Swedish Esports Federation.
On Tuesday 10th September, Tomas Eriksson announced that he will not be seeking re-election at the upcoming General Assembly which will take place on Saturday the 14th of December 2024 in conjuction with the Men’s World Floorball Championships in Malmö, Sweden.
Here are Tomas Eriksson’s regards to the floorball community:
Dear Floorball friends,
I have decided that I will not seek re-election at the upcoming General Assembly in December 2024.
It has been a pure privilege to serve you member associations in my capacity as IFF President from 1996 till 2024.
We have together achieved much, the membership has over time grown to 80 countries, on all continents all over the World. Many milestones in accordance with our Strategy “Strengthening the Foundations” till 2032 have already been reached, the 2011 recognition by the International Olympic Committee was vital for our awareness and growth. The 2017 inclusion of the World Games, being expanded to both women and men’s categories for TWG 2025 shows that emphasising equality is vital.
The growth on all continents have proven that our joint development work is paying off. The World Floorball Championships are attracting more and more international attention, the African Cup has been establishment, Floorball is on the SEA Games and possible AIMAG in Asia, our own IFF 3v3 Floorball WFC is another example which are all huge successes.
Now it is time to say thank you very much for your co-operation and full support for which I am highly thankful.
With kindest regards I remain,
Yours sincerely,
Tomas Eriksson
IFF President
