Floorball News Finland first semifinalist after thriller against Slovakia Finland is the first semifinalist after a thrilling victory over Slovakia. The Slovaks stole the hearts of the crowd, but couldn’t monetize their chances well enough: 8-6. First period Slovakia had a fantastic start: Viktoria Grossova scored in the first minute, and seconds later, Paulina Hudakova – who already scored 5+8 points this tournament – […] Written by Daniël Nicolai December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
PRO (Patron Only) How Cecilia Di Nardo (Denmark) became the current all-time WFC top scorer [Patron Only] In today’s WFC game against Singapore, Denmark’s Cecilia Di Nardo scored 5 times. She’s now become the all-time WFC top scorer (goals) as she surpassed Corin Rüttimann – again. Road to record The 27-year-old forward, who plays in Malmö (Sweden), started her scoring path in 2009, although not quite successfully. In Västerås, Sweden, Di Nardo […] Written by Daniël Nicolai December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Record: Cecilia Di Nardo becomes All-time WFC topscorer! With five goals in the game against Singapore, Cecilia Di Nardo became the all-time WFC top scorer today. She’s now, with 33 games played, at the astonishing number of 47 goals, one more than previous top scorer Corin Rüttimann. Later on, an article about Di Nardo’s road to this record will be published, as well […] Written by Daniël Nicolai December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Preview: Quarter finals time! The WFC quarterfinals start! On Thursday, the WFC continues with the quarterfinals and a bunch of placement matches! 10:00 CET Thailand – USA Thailand and the USA will play their final game of this tournament, in the hunt for 15th place. The USA lost all of its previous games, against Australia, Singapore, Thailand (you read […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
PRO (Patron Only) WFC 2019: These countries made it to the quarterfinals – Day 5 summarized [Patron Only] Here’s what happened during the first day of the playoffs, Day 5! The fifth day of the WFC is over! All playoffs have been played and tomorrow and Friday, the tournament heads into the quarterfinals already! We’ll have a look at all games that have been played today: Thailand – Japan (13-16th place game) Latvia […] Written by Anne-Jan Hempenius December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Latvia to quarterfinals after small victory over Norway Latvia has become the first team to win one of the playoff matches. By beating Norway 6-4, the team moves up to the quarterfinals, in which it meets Switzerland. Latvia lost all of its group games – 2-14 against the Czech Republic, 7-5 against Slovakia and 16-1 against Sweden – and had to play the […] Written by Daniël Nicolai December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Cecilia Di Nardo: “It was really important for us, to get this confidence further on in the tournament” Today, Denmark plays a crucial playoff game against Slovakia, after yesterday having won its last group stage game against Estonia. We shortly spoke with Denmark’s captain Cecilia Di Nardo: How was the game against Estonia? “I think we did a pretty good job, It was a great team effort, and we had some key players, […] Written by Daniël Nicolai December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Road to record: Anna Wijk’s path to becoming the WFC all-time top point scorer In yesterday’s game against Latvia, Anna Wijk reached a milestone: she scored her 74th WFC point and became all-time WFC top point scorer. We take a closer look at her 77 points! Wijk has scored her points in 33 games in total, starting in 2009. With 20+57 in total, it’s clear she’s more a passer […] Written by Daniël Nicolai December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Floorball News Preview: time for the playoffs – don’t miss these games! The WFC playoffs start! On Wednesday, no less than four playoff games will be played and two games for 13-16th place. 10:00 CET Thailand – Japan After Thailand’s big victory over USA, the team will play against Japan in an Asian clash in the road to 13th place. 12:00 CET Latvia – Norway Norway won […] Written by Daniël Nicolai December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
PRO (Patron Only) WFC 2019: End of the Group Stage – Day 4 summarized [Patron Only] Here’s what happened during the final day of the Group Stage, Day 4! The fourth day of the WFC is over! We’ll have a look at all games that have been played today: Singapore – Australia Denmark – Estonia Czech Republic – Slovakia USA – Thailand Poland – Switzerland Sweden – Latvia Singapore – Australia […] Written by Daniël Nicolai December 10, 2019December 10, 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
