Floorball Open held at Leisure Centre

The 2016 Junior Australian Floorball Open was held at the Peninsula Leisure Centre from July 6 to 10.

The 2016 program was packed with coaching and umpiring clinics, strength and conditioning workshops, nutrition workshops, an exhibition game and a presentation party.

Floorball is a type of floor hockey with five field players and a goal keeper per team.

It differs from floor hockey as it has different rules and equipment.

Most notably the sport is mixed between men and women, has no contact or checking, with gameplay centred on ball control, quick passes, movement and positioning.

Instead of the traditional puck a plastic ball called a whiffle is used.

The whiffle is lighter, bouncier and easier to deflect than a traditional puck and promotes faster more energised gameplay.

Day one of the Open kicked off with nutrition information sessions, yoga workshops and a coaching clinic.

Website, 6 Jul 2016

Floorball Australia