Floorball is a type of indoor floor hockey played with 5 players and a goalkeeper per team. Players use short sticks to pass and shoot a small plastic ball with holes into the opponent's goal. Matches consist of three 20-minute periods. The sticks can be no longer than 114cm and weigh no more than 350g, while the ball weighs 23g and has 26 holes and over 1,000 dimples to reduce air resistance. Goalkeepers can use their hands within the goal area. Basic rules include passing and shooting the ball with the stick below the waist and no physical contact with opponents.

1. FLOORBALL

2. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
FLOORBALL?
Floorball is a type of floor hockey with 5 players and 1 goalkeeper in each
team.
Men and women play indoors with sticks and a plastic ball with holes.
Matches are played in three twenty-minute periods
(3 periods of 20 minutes each).

3. THE STICK
EQUIPMENT AND
MATERIALS
1) A floorball stick is short
compared with one for ice
hockey.
1) The maximum size for a stick is
114 cm.
1) As a stick cannot weigh any
more than 350 grams.
2) The blade of the stick can either
be "right" or "left” depending if
the player is right or left-handed.
BLADES

4. THE BALL
1) It is rounded.
2) A floor ball weighs 23 g.
3) It has 26 holes in it.
4) The ball has over a thousand small
dimples in it that reduce air resistance.
There have been several times where a
ball has been recorded to have traveled at
a speed of approximately 200 km/h.
EQUIPMENT AND
MATERIALS
HOLESDIMPLES

5. THE
GOALKEEPER
1. Goalkeepers wear limited protection
provided by padded pants, a padded
chest protector, knee pads, and a
helmet.
2. Goalkeepers do not use sticks and may
use their hands to play the ball when
they are within the goalkeeper's box.

6. FLOORBALL COURT
RINK: small wall that surrounds the court

7. BASIC RULES

8. Stop the ball with the stick or foot

9. Steal the opponent’s ball without
hitting his stick

10. Foot passes to another player are
allowed, but players may not kick
the ball twice in a row.

11. Hit the ball with both sides of the
blade

12. Use the rink

13. Actions
not
allowed

14. Players may not lay down or go down on
two knees to make plays or block shots.Only
the goalkeeper may play from his or her
knees.

15. Sticks must stay below waist level.
The ball must also be received by a
stick below knee level.

16. Enter in the goal zone

17. No catching ball or hands on ball,
except for goalkeeper
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18. Pushing players without the ball or
competing for a loose ball is not
allowed

19. No playing your stick between
another player’s legs

20. No holding of stick will result in
a 2-minutes penalty.

21. FLOORBALL SKILLS
1. The ball should be kept close to the
blade until it is actually released.
2. Rather than hit, a low pass is like
pushing the ball.
3. The ball is kept on the blade from
the beginning of the pass.
4. First, both the ball and the blade are
placed behind the body.
5. Then, the ball is released next to the
body. The stick will often continue to
move further forward, although the
ball is already on its way
PASSING

22. FLOORBALL SKILLS
1. For low passes, the blade should be
on the floor.
2. The stick is placed slightly in front of
the body.
3. The player’s head should be up, so
he is aware of what is happening in
the game.
4. The ball is received softly in the
middle of the blade, and the blade
should move backwards with the
ball to slow it down.
RECEIVING A PASS

23. FLOORBALL SKILLS
1. The ball is kept in front of the player, usually slightly to the
side.
2. The ball should touch the middle of the blade all the time, or
at least be very close.
3. It is a soft touch, not a strong hit.
RUNNING WITH THE BALL
4. Some players find it easier to
keep the ball between the forehand and the
backhand. The ball is kept in the center part
of the blade, and players try to constantly
touch the ball or be very close to it.

24. FLOORBALL SKILLS
Wrist shot
The wrist shot is similar to playing
a basic pass
SHOOTING
Dragged shot
The blade is dragged further
backwards
Hit shot
The hit shot is simple. The ball is hit
next to the body or slightly in front.

25. ALGUNOS VIDEOS DE INTERES
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