Blogs Floorball News Corona 2 – 0 Floorball Well….you might have figured it out by now, but as some might have expected, the floorball-action in Germany has ground to a halt. As the infection-numbers started to climb it was always only a question of time before the German governing organization Floorball Deutschaldn (FD) was forced to take action. The bottomline now is that […] Written by Kimmo Vallema November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blogs Floorball News Chase for the Cup is afoot Technically the chase for the coveted place in the Final4 and subsequently the Cup-Title (Pokal Meisterschaft) already started a couple of weeks ago. However this last weekend it was time for the Bundesliga-teams to join in in the fun, much to the dismay of of some lower-league teams. As I have covered in my previous […] Written by Kimmo Vallema October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blogs Floorball News Gaps starting to emerge Another weekend another round and story is starting to emerge. It is a story with a rather familiar plot with the usual suspects. Weißenfels marching from victory to victory followed closely by Leipzig…or is it the other way around…No matter, 5 games 5 wins leaves little room for interpretation. Holzbüttgen is however keen to join […] Written by Kimmo Vallema October 5, 2020October 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Call to German clubs/players: send us your game pictures (again)! We are looking for pictures from the German league. Are you a photographer, do you know one, do you take some pictures with your smartphone every now and then? Help us! Last year, we’ve published this article already, but now we’re in the same struggle. Our German Bundesliga blog and news writer Kimmo Vallema is […] Written by Daniël Nicolai October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blogs Floorball News German Bundesliga had another double-feature last weekend Another weekend another couple of rounds.. Yes…it was another double-feature for many teams again this weekend. The pace is furious, it is almost as if the goal is to get as many games done as possible before the Covid comes and spoils the party again. Now do not get me wrong, I happen to like […] Written by Kimmo Vallema September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blogs Floorball News Bundesliga Germany – Round#3 Is it round#3 already in the league? We barely started and now we’re already knee-deep in. If it was not for all the extracurricular activities brought by Covid-19, this would be fun! Instead, we have halls half empty, problematic live-streams (although at least there are some), teams travelling across country and having to wear masks […] Written by Kimmo Vallema September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blogs Aaaaaand we’re off… | German Bundesliga It feels only a couple of days ago when I wrote the first piece on the new 20-21 Season of the first German Bundesliga. Oh wait… it was. It is Monday and the first round is already behind us. Luckily all but one game actually got to go forward. Unfortunately, the match between VfL Red […] Written by Kimmo Vallema September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blogs Floorball is Back! Little did we know what was about to happen earlier this year as teams were preparing to play the last 1-2 games of the regular season. Enter Covid19 and all the plans were thrown out the window. It was not only the backoffice of the national association but clubs all over Germany that frenzied into […] Written by Kimmo Vallema September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blogs It ain’t over until the fat lady sings… – German League Round #17 It ain’t over until the fat lady sings… – German League #17 If the competition at the very top has been not as interesting as one might have hoped for, the battle in the middle has been more furious than in ages. How fitting is it that it will all come down to the wire […] Written by Kimmo Vallema March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blogs Floorball News Floorball is done….for now… It’s the End of the World….ermm Season as we know it… I know….I told you just last week that “it ain’t over until the fat lady sings”…..you know…”one more round” and so on…. well the fat lady did not sing….and is not about to either. I believe she has Corona and is refusing to utter […] Written by Kimmo Vallema March 3, 2020March 3, 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
