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Poland, Italy and Slovakia in the WFC 2007

12th February 2007 - News , Poland Floorball News , Italy Floorball News , Slovakia Floorball News , Women's WFC 2007

The first real qualifications for a World Floorball Championship were played last weekend simultaneously in Wolsztyn, Poland and in Kapfenberg, Austria. The qualifications were played in two groups of three teams, where the winners and the best...

Results from internationals

12th February 2007 - News , International Matches

There were a record number of international matches played during the weekend. Due to the upcoming Women´s 6th World Floorball Championships many national teams had their last chance to test their players on the international level before the WFC...

Constitution of the IFF Medical Committee

9th February 2007 - News , IFF News , Medical

The IFF Medical Committee constituted itself in a meeting held in Zürich, 8th of February 2007. Dr. Med. Walter O. Frey from Switzerland was elected Chair of the IFF Medical Committee and Dr. Med. Tiina Nylander from Finland was elected Vice...

Floorball reaches Nicaragua

6th February 2007 - News , Development news

Sonja Hotke, a Canadian floorball player, has written an article about floorball outreach efforts in Nicaragua. Sonja plays in the local Toronto league in Canada, and has also been chosen to represent Canada in the World Championships in Denmark the...

CE-marking of protective goggles for floorball use

2nd February 2007 - News , IFF News , Rules and Regulations

There is now CE-marked protective goggles available for Floorball players. Although the use of protective eyewear is not mandatory in Floorball the International Floorball Federation recommends the use of eye protection. The Swedish Floorball...

Ms. Evelin Siklósi elected new President of Hungarian Floorball

23rd January 2007 - News , Member Associations , Hungary Floorball News

Ms. Evelin Siklósi was elected new President of the Hungarian Floorball Federation on the 6th of January 2007. Also a new board was elected consisting of the following persons: Mr. Gábor Bokor; Mr. Barna Kovács; Mr. Gergely Kovács; Mr....

Floorball promotion project in Italian schools

19th January 2007 - News , Development news , Member Associations , Italy Floorball News

The Italian Floorball Association (F.I.U.F.) is running a project to promote floorball in the schools of Rome. The project includes demonstrative lessons, school tournaments and courses for school teachers. The main instructor is Marcus Tingland,...

UHC Dietlikon & AIK EC Champions

7th January 2007 - News , European Cup

AIK new EC Champion for Men The Swedish teams AIK and Warberg met in the Men´s EC Final. These teams are familiar to one another from the Swedish Elitserien and the last match was a draw. Warberg took an early lead, the goal scored by Magnus...

AIK and Warberg in the EC Final

6th January 2007 - News , European Cup

There will be a Swedish Men´s Final tomorrow when both AIK and Warberg won their Semi-Final matches today. Warberg made their way to the Final by defeating Espoon Oilers with one goal 5-4. Espoon Oilers had good chances to tie the game and...

New systems for the future IFF events

6th January 2007 - News , IFF News , World Floorball Championships , EuroFloorball Cup , Men's WFC 2010 , Rules and Regulations

The International Floorball Federation Central Board held its meeting during the European Cup Final Round in Sweden. During the meeting the CB discussed and decided upon new systems for future IFF events. EuroFloorball Cup Qualification system...