Floorball News Kenya winner of men’s and women’s Africa Floorball Cup 2019 Kenya has become the winner of both the men’s and women’s Africa Floorball Cup 2019. The tournament was played last week, in Nairobi, Kenya. At the men’s tournament, Burkina Faso became runner-up, followed by Somalia. The score in the final was 3-1 in Kenya’s favor. Two participants in women’s tournament The women’s tournament only had […] Written by Daniël Nicolai September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Recap of the first round of the German league | Kimmo blogs Kimmo Vallema blogs about his floorball experiences in Germany. Want to know more about him? Click here to read his introduction article. The heat is on…. “Finally the wait is over and the game is afoot. This past weekend saw the 1st Bundesleague kick into action simultaneously with the first round of the German Cup. […] Written by Kimmo Vallema September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Draw for Eighth finals Swiss Cup tournament, Wiler meets Köniz – See full draw The Swiss Cup tournament has started off. Now, the draw for the eighth-finals has been announced. Men’s tournament Three big games will be played in the men’s tournament, as multiple NLA teams face each other. Reigning champion Wiler-Ersigen gets a visit from Floorball Köniz, the champion from 2017/2018. UHC Thun faces the promoted Ad Astra […] Written by Daniël Nicolai September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News These teams qualified for the Women’s U19 WFC 2020 Now that the Women’s U19 WFCQ has come to an end, we can make a list of all sixteen participants to the U19 WFC. WFC Qualifications With fourteen places occupied already, only two more European teams could add to the list. At the last WFCQ, five teams competed against each other: Russia, Austria, Hungary, the […] Written by Daniël Nicolai September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News New Dutch Floorball Foundation to boost Dutch national teams In the Netherlands, a foundation has been set up to boost floorball. Read what the DFF told us about it. Dutch Floorball Foundation The Dutch Floorball Foundation (DFF) was established in the Netherlands this month. Its goal? Stimulating the development of floorball in the Netherlands, hosting international tournaments and gathering funds for the Dutch national […] Written by Daniël Nicolai September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News MVP Joonas Pylsy helps Wiler-Ersigen to first victory (+Video) The Swiss season has officially started. Reigning champion Wiler-Ersigen faced UHC Alligator Malans. Debut Joonas Pylsy After months, we could finally see Joonas Pylsy in the Swiss NLA. His move from the Finnish Classic to Wiler-Ersigen was spectacular and Pylsy showed himself right away with a strong performance in the Supercup. In his first competition […] Written by Daniël Nicolai September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News What is an Influencer? An influencer is someone who has a large following within the product or service, and can influence customers or potential customers to take a particular action. I’ve written before about how the “social media manager” is key to building a successful product, and why influencers are key to building strong brand authority as well. How […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Go Places You’ve Dreamed of I have been working and playing hockey for six years now and I’m trying to qualify for some international tournaments in the future to represent Canada. The officer is a tall man with a well defined jaw and full beard. His white T-shirt, long sleeves and baseball cap are all reflective of his service. He […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Czech and Swiss leagues kick off this weekend! After a long Summer period, the time has finally arrived. This weekend the highest leagues of Switzerland and the Czech Republic will kick off their season. Switzerland Switzerland will have their round 1 tomorrow! With a couple of mega transfers in the Summer, anticipation for the Swiss highest league, the NLA, has never been so […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius September 14, 2019September 14, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News This is Sarnen! Who are the Swiss NLA newcomers? In our new ongoing series “This is Sarnen” we want to give you the opportunity to follow a Cinderella story for a whole season. Ad Astra Sarnen managed to promote to the NLA last season and is now the big underdog in the elite series of Switzerland. In our first episode, we want to give […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius September 13, 2019September 13, 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