Floorball News Fantastic performance Australia but Poland to the quarterfinals Poland, third in their group met Australia, second in theirs, to play for a ticket to the quarterfinals. And the teams offered the audience true value for money. The highly entertaining match ended up 10-3 for Poland. The Australian fans, who traveled half the world to watch this crucial playoff match witnessed a truly spectacular […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Highlights: Australia STUNTS against USA with main role Blaise Hodges In a back-and-forth game, the biggest winners were the spectators. The USA took the lead, but Australia tied before the first break. In the second period, the Aussies found the net three times and put the score to 4-2 (as in between, Marie Haggström scored USA’s second goal). Two times in the third period, the […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius December 8, 2019December 8, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Fact Sheet Group D: Australia, USA, Singapore, Thailand All the facts of group D of the WFC2019 Neuchatel. Read – The 5 most successful countries in the Women WFC [Patron Only] Australia Current Ranking: 12 Result Previous WFC: 15 First WFC Appearance: 1999 WFC Participations so far: 10 Best Result: 9 (1999) Most points last edition: Tara Meyer 3+3=6 Blaise Hodges 2+2=4 Tayla […] Written by Daniël Nicolai December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Tara Meyer, one of Australia’s most experienced players: “It will be my 7th WFC” Tara Meyer (team Australia) doesn’t need to travel far for the upcoming WFC, as she’s living in Switzerland. We spoke with the 31-year-old forward, who’s celebrating her birthday today. How and when did you start playing floorball? I first started playing floorball at the end of 2005. I was 16 years old and playing field […] Written by Daniël Nicolai December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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 “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 “I want to provide some leadership within the team” Alex Staib is an Australian defender, who’s currently playing in Switzerland at UHC Visper Lions. The WFC 2019 will be her third tournament. Unlike many of her Australian teammates, Alex Staib doesn’t need to travel long for the upcoming WFC, which is hosted in Switzerland. We spoke with her before the tournament. Can you take […] Written by Daniël Nicolai November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News “Pre-WFC intensive training camp is crucial for our success” Blaise Hodges (Australia) is one of the experienced players of team Australia. In December, she’ll compete at the World Floorball Championships. The 26-year-old forward is heading towards her fifth WFC. She’s currently playing for Dalen in the Allsvenkan, Sweden’s second league. We spoke with Hodges about her WFC preparation, expectations, and goals. How and when […] Written by Daniël Nicolai November 22, 2019November 22, 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
