IFF News

Agata Plechan: My experience of WADA´s 1st Global Athlete Forum

4th July 2018 - Anti-Doping , Athletes Commission

I had the pleasure to meet very experienced athletes from all over the world. Many of them didn’t know floorball at all, but I am sure that they will remember it now. Large part of participants came from disciplines were doping is visible a lot,...

WADA’s 1st Global Athlete Forum

4th July 2018 - News , Anti-Doping , Athletes Commission

World Anti-Doping Agency organised the first, but certainly not the last, Global Athlete Forum in Calgary, Canada 3rd - 5th of June. 104 athletes from 54 countries across all continents participated in the 1st WADA Global Athlete Forum, hosted by...

New rules of the game become valid from 1st of July

1st July 2018 - News , Rules and Regulations

The new edition of the rules of the game will become valid from the 1st of July for the period of the next four years. There is however, unlike before, the possibility to update the rules if needed in 2020 according to the decision of the IFF...

The evolution of floorball from parquets to synthetic flooring

14th June 2018 - News , IFF News , Development news

In the beginning of the 90s most of the indoor sports venues were still equipped with parquets. Synthetic, vinyl flooring didn’t become common until the 21st century. With the introduction of vinyl flooring the character of top floorball has...

IFF CB meeting news 2/2018

3rd June 2018 - News , IFF News , Central Board

The IFF CB meeting was as usually divided to two different sections. On Saturday the IFF CB had its working sessions where the CB prepares and plans activities for the future and also discusses about the topics, which will need a decision during the...

Floorball Development Seminar in Ukraine

28th May 2018 - News , Development news , Ukraine Floorball News

A Floorball Development Seminar took place in Kiev in Ukraine from the 18th to 20th of May. The seminar had two blocks, coaching and refereeing. The seminar was meant for more advanced participants who already have experience from coaching,...

Floorball development in Colombia

17th May 2018 - News , Development news , Colombia Floorball News

Floorball is constantly growing and one of its helpers in Colombia is Mr. Osneider Ortega Montenegro who has organised floorball sessions for children. On the 28th of April an introductory course was arranged for some 40 sports teachers in the...

IFF publishes Media Guidelines for Video Filming in IFF Events

30th April 2018 - Rules and Regulations

The IFF has published new guidelines when it comes to filming in IFF events. The Media Guidelines for IFF Events – Video filming aims to clarify what the accredited media can and can‘t do when it comes to filming videos in the IFF Events....

Floorball tournament in Savannakhet, Laos 2018

5th April 2018 - News , Development news

Floorball is a relatively new sport in Laos and it came to Laos through Fida with the help of the donations of equipment made by the International Floorball Federation in the year 2014. This year was the fifth year in row, that the...

IFF Way of Refereeing Playbook vol 2

28th March 2018 - News , Rules and Regulations

The IFF Way of Refereeing Playbook vol 2 has been published. The first edition was taken into use from the beginning of 2017 and the second edition will become valid from the 1st of July 2018 on, but will be taken into educational use right away for...