Announcements It is now possible to support us with a one-time donation You can now support FloorballToday with a one-time donation. In the past months, readers approached us with the question if it’s possible to donate with just a one-time fee. For various reasons, they preferred a one-time donation over contributing a smaller amount every month. We’re very happy to announce it’s now possible to donate to […] Written by Daniël Nicolai April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Guides PRO (Patron Only) 10 Tips to Score Every Penalty Shot (+ Tips to Practice at Home) | PRO Although the season is over and the start of 2020/2021 seems far, far away, one can always improve as a player. In today’s topic, we’ll talk about penalty shots. We’ve piled up a list of 10 tips to improve your penalty shots. Most tips can be practiced from home, so read on and become your […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
PRO (Patron Only) Top Lists Best floorball players in 2019: the complete overview | PRO So you’re looking for the best floorball players in the world. The crème-de-la-crème, the best of what floorball has to offer. Then you’re at the right address! Featured image by Per Wiklund In this article, we’re giving you all the information you want to know and much more. It’s not just a list, it’s a […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Top Lists Top 10: World’s best floorball players 2019 Recently, the list of the 2019 world’s best floorball players has been published. Below, you can find the top 10 of the men’s floorball players. In our extended article, you can find more information about these ten players and the reason why they made it to this list. READ – World’s best floorball players 2019: […] Written by Daniël Nicolai March 29, 2020July 31, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
PRO (Patron Only) Products Stick in the Spotlights | Nico Salo, one of Finland’s best defenders | PRO Which sticks and brands do pro players use? FloorballToday explains it to you in the Stick in the Spotlights series. Today it’s all about Nico Salo. Does he really need an introduction? We’ll give it to you anyway! The 26-year-old Salo was born in Finland. During his international floorball career, he won the World Floorball […] Written by Daniël Nicolai March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Guides PRO (Patron Only) Strategy Powerplay Essentials: How to set up the Perfect Powerplay | PRO Powerplay occurs when a team gets a 2- or 5-min penalty after a foul and should be a golden opportunity to score. After all, the top teams in the world score around 50-70% of their powerplays and have the ability to convert the numerical advantage to a lot of goals. But for us mere mortals, […] Written by Daniël Nicolai March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
PRO (Patron Only) Strategy Can the ‘Royal Road’ improve your floorball team’s goal-scoring? | PRO In ice hockey, there’s such a thing as the Royal Road, referred to by some as the most important line on the ice. Most have never heard of it, but research shows that using this Royal Road in ice hockey leads to more goals. Can this be applied to floorball? What is the Royal Road? […] Written by Daniël Nicolai March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Guides PRO (Patron Only) Floorball tactics: how to play in the dice five system (2-1-2)? | PRO One of the most commonly used systems in floorball is 2-1-2 or informally known as the dice five. It is by far the most popular defensive system out there and employed by the national team of Finland as well as by those who are new to the game. It is a successful tactic, especially in […] Written by Daniël Nicolai March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Guides PRO (Patron Only) 5 Easy Ways to Become a Better Floorball Player (+Bonus) | PRO Floorball is a young sport, easy to start, hard to master. Do you want to get better at it? Then read our five tips. There are few sports as accessible as floorball: you can play it right away without having to practice it first. But becoming a pro like Joonas Pylsy or Corin Rüttimann, that’s […] Written by Daniël Nicolai March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Guides PRO (Patron Only) Floorball stick length: find the right one for you (+ craziest exceptions from professionals) | PRO How to pick the right stick length? If you search online, you will quickly find a number of tables containing the ‘right’ sizes, but is this the best size for you as well? The answer is… it depends. With floorball stick length there isn’t really a one-size-fits-all and there are definitely a couple of factors […] Written by Daniël Nicolai March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 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
