Floorball News “Our end goal is to make the top 10!” Meet Yazzie Skene, forward from team Australia In December, the 21-years-old Yazzie Skene will play her third World Floorball Championships with Australia. How and when did you start playing floorball? And have you played any other sports? I started playing when I was about 14/15 when my friend asked me if I’d like to try […] Written by Daniël Nicolai November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News “Our goal is to put Thailand on the Floorball map!” Nina Suppa is one of Thailand’s forwards. She joined the team when it was formed, in 2015. Currently, Suppa is playing at the SEA Games in the Philippines. The start has been great, with victories against Malaysia (2-8) and Philippines (6-3), but game #3, against Singapore, was lost 4-1. The tournament is the team’s last […] Written by Daniël Nicolai November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News “I try to focus more on the process rather than on the outcome” Natalia Wee is one of Singapore’s forwards. With the World Floorball Championships 2019 upcoming, we decided to ask her some questions. Natalia Wee (24) started playing floorball in 2007, when she was thirteen years old. Her current club is Team U Sports Liitto FC. How has your road to the tournament been? I would say […] Written by Daniël Nicolai November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News “I’m expecting a huge crowd of fans in the stands” Ina Jensen is left defender in team Germany: “I’m excited”. The WFC 2019 is getting closer and closer, so we spoke with Ina Jensen. For the left defender, it’ll be her fifth WFC. At which club do you play and how is the current season going? ETV Lady Piranhhas Hamburg. The current season is going […] Written by Daniël Nicolai November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News “To be good at floorball, you have to do far more than only practice with your team” Agnieszka Kozanecka is a defender from team Poland. The upcoming WFC will be her third one. We spoke to Kozanecka about the start of her career, how it’s like to live in Sweden and what her expectations towards the World Floorball Championships 2019 are. How and when did you start playing floorball? I started at […] Written by Daniël Nicolai November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News “I have been preparing myself to come out and kill it with no regrets” Isabelle Newland started playing floorball in 2007. Now, she’s ready for her second WFC. With the World Floorball Championships getting really close right now, we’ve asked a few players from team Australia some questions. Newland is one of them. She’s played nine WFCQ games so far, and five WFC games. During the WFC 2019, she’ll […] Written by Daniël Nicolai November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News “A team was looking for a keeper so I put my hand up to give it a shot” Shannon Barnes is one of Team Australia’s three goalkeepers for the upcoming WFC. We spoke with her about her floorball career, being a goalie and the national team. How and when did you start playing floorball? I started playing Floorball in 2012 after a friend had been asking for (approximately 7) years for me to […] Written by Daniël Nicolai November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News “We see our team mates more than our family” Lina Chu (Singapore) is ready for her debut at the World Floorball Championships. The 22-years-old Lina Chu has played for ten years now, since 2010. She plays for Merahan Knightingales in the Women’s Premier League in Singapore. This upcoming WFC in Switzerland is her debut appearance. How has your road to the tournament been? The […] Written by Daniël Nicolai November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News “The goal is to brighten the silver into gold” Tiltu Siltanen made her WFC debut in 2017. She’s ready to fight for gold again. In 2017, Finland became runner-up. The team is eager to improve on this. We spoke about the WFC – and other topics – with team Finland and SB-Pro’s goalkeeper Tiltu Siltanen. What made you decide to become a goalkeeper? I […] Written by Daniël Nicolai November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News “I like to spread my love for floorball around Germany” GoGirls! Ambassador Anna-Lena Best will play her fourth WFC (U19 included). We spoke with her about her club, the national team and what it’s like to be an ambassador for the IFF. At which club do you play and how is the season going so far? I play at Duemptener Fuechse 96 as a center […] Written by Daniël Nicolai November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
PRO (Patron Only) Forward Bootcamp Pt. 2 – Key points for forwards (including Pylsy, Zaugg, and Sjögren) Welcome back to our Forward Bootcamp! In part 1, I explained to you what to do when you or your team has the ball (chapter 1) and what to do when the opponent has the ball (chapter 2). In part 2, I’ll explain what to do in the ‘in-between moments’: the moment your team wins […] Written by Daniël Nicolai August 7, 2020July 31, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
PRO (Patron Only) Strategy Floorball Bootcamp for Forwards: Part I You can only win a floorball game by scoring at least once, but actually: the more, the better. Usually, it’s the forwards that score the goals, although of course, this is not always the case. Featured image from Per Wiklund. By the end of this bootcamp, I will have given you all the tools so […] Written by Daniël Nicolai July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blogs PRO (Patron Only) Energy, Work & Power – How physics in hockey can help you with your SLAPSHOT | PRO When executed well, the slapshot is the fastest shot in floorball. Where do the speed and power come from? That’s what I’m gonna dive into today, helped by ice hockey and… physics! Fact: in 2011, the record for the hardest ice hockey shot was broken: Denis Kulyash (Russia) managed to shoot with a speed of […] Written by Daniël Nicolai July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked