In 2025, the IFF will start the Player of the Year award, following the 2021 launch of the IFF Hall of Fame. This new award recognises athletes (female and male) who best exemplify skill, determination, team success, and sporting character on and off the court during the preceding season. It was created in response to requests from the Floorball community for a nomination and voting process that is clear and transparent. Nominations will come from national federations and selected floorball equipment manufacturers, with voting involving a broad audience.

In the first year, players will be named as IFF Player of the Year 2024/2025. Key dates in the voting process include nominations due by May 9, with voting conducted until mid-June, and results evaluated by the end of June. The first awards will be presented at The World Games 2025 instead of the usual December presentation during the World Floorball Championships.

Eligible national federations, ones that have registered for the World Floorball Championships for the preceding season in question, can nominate players based on their performance with national teams and in domestic leagues. Each federation can nominate three players per gender, but only two can be from the same country. Floorball equipment manufacturers can nominate two players per gender as well.

The voting process will be conducted via a Webropol platform, with selected participants, including national team coaches and media, receiving a unique link to vote. The candidates will be scored based on a point system, and the top ten for each gender will be published after results are finalised. Winners will receive awards at The World Games 2025, and if they are not part of the participating teams, awards will be given at another time.

Timeline of the voting

• Nomination of candidates by the 9th of May
• Preparation of the voting files by mid-May
• Voting period till mid-June
• Result evaluation and publication of short list (Top 5) by end June
• The IFF Player of the Year 2024/2025 awards will be handed out at The World Games 2025
• The standard procedure is to hand the awards out in December at World Floorball Championships

Nomination of candidates

Each year the national federations that have registered for the World Floorball Championships for the preceding season in question are eligible to nominate and vote for candidates. For this first year this means countries that had registered for the 2024 championships. Selected floorball equipment manufacturers will also be allowed to nominate players.

The nomination criteria for candidates:

• Performance in the national team (overall performance, scoring points / save %)
• Performance in domestic league (overall performance, scoring points / save% / +- rating if available)
• Selection to the WFC All-Star Team / as MVP / national awards

Each eligible federation can nominate three players for each gender but only two from their own country. Floorball equipment manufacturers can nominate two players for each gender. The candidates need to be ranked in order 1-3.

List of candidates

Now is the time for federations to start considering their candidates. The nominations will be submitted via an online nomination form (address to be informed later). The federations and manufacturers must in their nomination include player facts and performance data of each nominee. A form with missing information will be a reason to disqualify the nomination.

The final voting list is to include a minimum of 15 and maximum 30 players per gender as candidates. The IFF has the right to narrow down the number of candidates and create the final voting list.

Read more about the voting for the IFF Player of the Year award – link to the page