IFF News

IFF CB meeting news 3/2018

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

New IFF Event organisers were appointed and competition regulations were updated when the IFF Central Board held its third meeting of the year on September 2nd 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. Saturday September 1st was a working session...

Mari Myllärinen is the new IFF Information Coordinator

3rd September 2018 - News , IFF News

Ms. Mari Myllärinen, 25, has been employed as the new Information Coordinator to the IFF Head office in Helsinki, Finland. She has started working for the IFF in the beginning of September 2018. Mari has gained knowledge in sport field...

Martins Gross and Martins Larinovs awarded for 150 international games

31st August 2018 - News , Referees

The international referees, Mr. Martins Gross and Mr. Martins Larinovs from Latvia were awarded for their 150th international Floorball match on Wednesday just before the Euro Floorball Challenge Final. They have started their international...

Athletes for athletes! ATC at U19 WFC

6th August 2018 - News , Athletes Commission , Women's U19 WFC 2018

During the Women’s U19 WFC in Switzerland, a practice session was held with IFF Athletes’ Commission Member and U19 WFC teams. For the first time the IFF Athletes’ Commission (ATC) members got active during their meetings: - It was...

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,...