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 PRO (Patron Only) The 5 most successful countries in the Women WFC [Patron Only] With the World Floorball Championships 2019 drawing near, the time has also come to have a look at the past. The WFC has now been organized 11 times which means there have been 33 medals handed out. Time to take a look at the five countries that have managed to take one or more medals […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News The story of how Finland dethroned Sweden and became World Champions A shock wave blasted through the floorball world when Johan Samuelsson’s missed penalty meant the end of 6 years Swedish dominance. But this story is not about Sweden. It’s about the remarkable journey starring a group of young hawks and tough veterans who delivered from their underdog position after 4 years of preparation. In the FT Rebound […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News FT Rebound: Finnish staff member gets 2+10+5+20 min (Match) penalty A strange situation in Finland: as goalie Metsikkö (M-Team) is being taken care of by staff member/physiotherapist Lesch Petteri, the same Petteri starts to complain to the referee. The referee decides to give M-Team a 2+10 penalty for this. However, Petteri continues arguing and ultimately even receives a Match Penalty for this: 2+10+5+20. His team […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius August 31, 2019August 31, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News FT Rebound: How Finland dethroned Sweden and became World Champions in 2016 A shock wave blasted through the floorball world when Johan Samuelsson’s missed penalty meant the end of 6 years Swedish dominance. But this story is not about Sweden. It’s about the remarkable journey starring a group of young hawks and tough veterans who delivered from their underdog position after 4 years of preparation. This article is part […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News FT Rebound: Justus Kainulainen’s wondergoal in U19 WFC Finals 2017 In 2017 the Finnish U19 player Justus Kainulainen scored an insane between-the-legs goal in the finals against Sweden. In the FT Rebound series we take you back to historical moments of floorball. Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News BIZARRE RED CARD: Finnish player sent off before period even starts One of the most bizarre red cards of the year when Finland’s Jasper Juuti gets sent off before the second period even started. [YouPlaySinglePlayer video=”922,853,262590″ ap yot yod yos ] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius May 12, 2019May 12, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Highlights: Sweden – Finland 12-6 (+ penalties) In the very final game of this weekend’s Finland-Sweden Challenge the Swedes showed a world class performance, beating reigning champions Finland with big numbers. Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Finnish player furious with referee – gets sent off immediately In the second highest division in Finland, Karhut had made a comeback against Loviisan. After being down 6-3 they were now only one goal away from being even. With 3 seconds left of the game they scored the equalizer, although it was denied by the referee – something that made Juha Tikka furious, and started attacking […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius July 5, 2017July 5, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Justus Kainulainen scores DREAM goal in WFC final Goal of the tournament? Justus Kainulainen scores between the legs in the FINAL! Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius May 7, 2017May 7, 2017 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
