Floorball News How Thomas Andersson and Rickard Wissman prepare and warm-up for their games In our refereeing series, we take a closer look at the way WFC- and SSL-referees Thomas Andersson and Rickard Wissman prepare for their games. Three categories of preparation Andersson speaks of three different periods of preparation. The first one is the long term prep, which is more than one week before the game. Here, they […] Written by Daniël Nicolai October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Instagram takeover Thomas Andersson big success Recently, we gave IFF referee Thomas Andersson our login details for an Instagram Takeover during the Slovak Floorball Cup… and it was a big success. You were offered a look behind the scenes of what it is to be a professional referee, answered questions to him by the numbers and received all kinds of tips […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Announcements Instagram takeover from SSL and WFC referee Thomas Andersson Referees and other floorball enthusiasts: stay tuned. Between Thursday and Saturday, Thomas Andersson will take over FloorballToday’s Instagram during the Slovak Floorball Cup. As you might have noticed, we have started to put more focus on referees and refereeing. Helped by Thomas Andersson – have you read his introduction yet? – we gave you tips […] Written by Daniël Nicolai August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Referee tips: communication with players and coaches In our referee series, helped by world-class referee Thomas Andersson, we focus on improving your refereeing skills. We received a few reader questions about communication and decided to ask them to Andersson. What’s most important to look at when you talk to a player?“Several things are important. One is to secure that you do not […] Written by Daniël Nicolai August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News 10 essential referee tips (advanced) from world-class referee Thomas Andersson has been regarded as one of the best floorball referees in the world for years. Together with his referee partner Rickard Wissman (you may know him from our Referee Question of the Week series), he has been leading SSL and WFC games for many, many years. Together with Andersson we compiled a list […] Written by Daniël Nicolai August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News 10 crucial referee tips for beginners WFC and SSL referee Thomas Andersson and FloorballToday started working on a referee series. In this article, we’ll focus on 10 tips for beginner referees. Use these tips and you’ll make it through your first game! #1 – Relax Your first game to lead? Everyone’s been there, so while you might get a few angry […] Written by Daniël Nicolai July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Thomas Andersson: not just a referee Thomas Andersson is one of the best floorball referees in the world. He has led international finals, but also many, many SSL games and tournament. Best part is: he’ll be helping us with a new refereeing series! Starting now, FloorballToday wants to put more focus on different aspects of the game, such as refereeing. For […] Written by Daniël Nicolai July 22, 2019July 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
