ParaFloorball

A first in floorball: Sports data is making its way into Special Olympics competitions

5th February 2020 - News , Special Olympics

Special Olympics has launched a revolution in its approach to sport and competition with the roll-out of an exciting new floorball data project. In partnership with the International Floorball Federation (IFF), Special Olympics launched an...

Floorball at Special Olympics Invitational Games 2020

31st January 2020 - News , ParaFloorball , Special Olympics

Athletes with intellectual disabilities gather in Sweden for Special Olympics International winter sports event, the Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games 2020. The event will take place February 1st - 4th in and there will be floorball...

Finland will host the Powerchair Hockey European Championship 2020

4th October 2019 - News , ParaFloorball

Finland will host the Powerchair Hockey European Championship 2020, June 1st- 8th, at the Pajulahti Olympic & Paralympic Training Center, Lahti. The match days will be June 3rd - 7th. The top eight European Powerchair Hockey nations will be...

11 nations participated in a floorball seminar organised by Special Olympics Middle East and North Africa

24th September 2019 - News , ParaFloorball , Special Olympics

17 coaches from 11 different nations participated in a four day floorball seminar arranged by Special Olympics Middle East and North Africa (SO MENA) in Kairo, Egypt. The aim was to prepare for the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2021 in Sweden...

Special Olympics Asia Pacific organised International floorball seminar

3rd September 2019 - News , ParaFloorball , Special Olympics

18 coaches from seven different nations participated in a four day floorball seminar arranged by Special Olympics Asia Pacific (SOAP). The aim is to prepare for the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2021 in Sweden where floorball will be the sport...

Team Nacka from Sweden is the Prague Wheel Open 2019 champion

6th August 2019 - News , ParaFloorball

Team Nacka HI from Sweden won the Prague Wheel Open 2019 after defeating Tatran Střešovice in the tight final. Doing from the Netherlands won the bronze game.  A total of eight teams from five countries participated in the Prague Wheel Open...

Wheelchair Floorball at the Paragames Breda 2019

25th June 2019 - News , ParaFloorball

At the ParaGames Breda 2019 both powerchair hockey and wheelchair floorball will be on the agenda and international tournaments will take place for both sports.  Nine countries divided into two groups will participate in the wheelchair...

Floorball and Special Olympics to cooperate in Ukraine

6th March 2019 - News , Ukraine Floorball News , ParaFloorball , Special Olympics

On Monday the 25th of February, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Ukrainian Floorball Federation and the Special Olympic Ukraine to develop floorball for persons with intellectual disabilities. The ceremony was held in addition to a...

Sweden to host 2021 Special Olympics World Winter Games

18th December 2018 - News , ParaFloorball

Sweden has been granted the opportunity to host Special Olympics’ flagship sporting event, the World Winter Games in 2021. Floorball has been part of the Special Olympics World Winter Games since 2013, when it was included as a demonstration...

ParaFloorball seminar in Madrid

2nd October 2018 - News , Spain Floorball News , ParaFloorball

The Spanish Floorball Association took part in the Inclusive Sport Games in Madrid. As part of this first multisport event, there were also seminars about different projects and sports, including floorball. The Spanish Floorball Association...