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Finnish Floorball Federation is concerned about its clubs and the well-being of children and youth

15th March 2021 - News , Finland Floorball News

Floorball activities in Finland have been repeatedly suspended and this causes problems to the floorball clubs when the member numbers are dropping. In addition,  the well-being of children and youth can be threatened. In floorball as in many...

Presenting IFF intern Mattias Kauk from Estonia

12th March 2021 - News , IFF News

The IFF welcomes its new intern Mattias Kauk from Estonia, who will be strengthening the IFF office team for the next months. Mattias will for example be working on the IFF Events bidding document and a sustainability guide. In addition, he will...

IFF Doping Control statistics in 2020

12th March 2021 - News , IFF News , Anti-Doping

In 2020, the IFF initiated a total 34 doping controls, which is less than during previous years as the Covid-19 effected the planned activities. There were no anti-doping rule violations in the IFF initiated tests. – The amount of doping...

Interview with IFF Athletes' Commission member Jarno Ihme - from player to coach

11th March 2021 - News , Athletes Commission

Jarno Ihme was elected to the IFF Athletes' Commission in 2020. Ihme has played in the Finnish national team and he has continued his floorball career by coaching the Finnish Men's U19 national team. According to Ihme, the decision to move to...

Shanghai Pinghe school's floorball team performed on TV

10th March 2021 - News , China Floorball News

The performance of the floorball team of Shanghai Pinghe school "Dream Team" was televised by the Shanghai Media Group in China. This is the first time that a Chinese floorball team has performed on TV in Shanghai. On February 12th the...

Back2Floorball Modified League started in Singapore

9th March 2021 - News , Singapore Floorball News

Competitive floorball returned to Singapore on Saturday the 6th of March as the Back2Floorball Modified League got underway with 20 Men's teams and 17 Women's teams.  Among the changes to the tournament was a reduction in the number of players...

Men's NLA play-offs begin in Switzerland

8th March 2021 - News , Switzerland Floorball News

The regular season in the Men's NLA ended on Sunday 7th of March and the play-off pairs were also announced then. The play-offs start on Wednesday 10th of March.  Before the last regular season matches, the table in the NLA was very balanced....

Women's Bundesliga play-offs start in Austria

5th March 2021 - News , Austria Floorball News

The upcoming weekend marks the beginning of the 2020/21 Women’s Bundesliga play-offs in Austria. Four teams made it to the play-offs and continue the fight for the championship. Regular season winner TVZ Wikings managed to conquer first place...

Interview with IFF Athletes' Commission member Sergio Garces about floorball development in Spain

5th March 2021 - News , IFF News , Athletes Commission , Spain Floorball News

Sergio Garces was elected to the IFF Athletes' Commission in 2020. He has represented the Spanish Men's national team since 2002 and is now re-considering his decision to retire after the WFC 2020 qualifications as the Covid-19 has changed many of...

Floorball Denmark gets significant support for hosting Men's U19 WFC 2023 in Frederikshavn

4th March 2021 - News , Denmark Floorball News

The 12th Men’s U19 World Floorball Championships 2023 will be organised in Frederikshavn, Denmark, from 26th to 30th of April. Floorball Denmark will receive significant financial support for hosting the event and look forward to organising their...