Special Olympics

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...

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...

Special Olympics Floorball in Pajulahti Games

20th September 2018 - News , Finland Floorball News , Special Olympics

Special Olympics Floorball is for the first time included on the programme of the multi-sport event Pajulahti Games. The 9th edition of the Pajulahti Games for disabled persons is organised 17th to 20th of January 2019 in the Pajulahti Paralympic...

Floorball Coaching Seminar for Special Olympic Schools in Shanghai, China

10th July 2018 - News , China Floorball News , Special Olympics

2018 Level-1 Floorball Coaching Seminar for Special Olympic Schools in Shanghai, China Successfully Completed In order to further promote floorball among special community in Shanghai, China, 2018 Level-1 Floorball Coaching Seminar for Special...

Special Olympics Floorball League in China

22nd May 2018 - News , China Floorball News , Special Olympics

A few weeks back, a Special Olympics Floorball League tournament was held in Shanghai China. On May 12, the "2018 Special Olympics Floorball League" was held at the Sports Hall of Shanghai University of Science and Technology. It was organized...

Floorball and Special Olympics – A successful collaboration

25th April 2018 - News , Spain Floorball News , Special Olympics

Since 2012, the International Floorball Federation has cooperated with the Special Olympics and they have worked together to promote the sport.  Almost six years ago, the IFF and Special Olympics (SO) signed a partnership that both parties have...

Special Olympics: Shanghai to Helsinki - Floorball 101

4th August 2017 - News , Special Olympics

Special Olympics players came all the way from Shanghai to Helsinki, Finland to learn about the sport of floorball. A unified group of children with special needs as well as some young Chinese floorball players embarked on this journey to...

Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 Results

27th March 2017 - News , ParaFloorball , Special Olympics

Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 was played in Graz, Austria 14th-25th of March and Floorball was part of the tournament as an official sport. For the first time, floorball was an official sport in the Special Olympics World Winter Games....

Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 starts tomorrow

13th March 2017 - News , ParaFloorball , Special Olympics

The Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 will be the biggest World Winter Games in the history of Special Olympics: About 2.700 athletes from 107 nations are going to compete in Austria. The event will start tomorrow, 14th of March and ends on...