Floorball is an exciting, fast-paced hockey evolution focused on highly skilled play. The sport is played on an oval-shaped rink with five players and a goalie on at a time.

In Canada, we play in any Gymnasium, Ice Arena(floor), Tennis Courts, Warehouse, Street, Driveway, Basement and will have variations of 5on5, 4on4, and/or 3on3- depending on the size of the space.

Please visit Wikipedia to get an overview of official arena sizes, official rules and a Global perspective on just how big this sport really is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floorball

History

The new sport with the name floorball was first played in Sweden and Norway in the early 1970s. It soon gained popularity at schools and in leisure clubs. At that time, the goals were much smaller, but there was no goal keeper. This form is still very common when playing recreationally.

Floorball soon caught on and in the late 1970s the sport spread across Europe. In the early 1980s many national associations were founded. This created the structures that enabled the young sport to grow faster. Four countries dominate the international game: Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. The gap to other countries, however, is narrowing year by year.

Floorball is one of the fastest growing sports in the world today because it is low-cost, safe and extremely exciting to play and watch.

Floorball can be played practically anywhere and is ideal for schools, community centres or for hockey teams as off-ice training. It can be played co-ed up to the highest levels of play.