Floorball Manual for Schools, Clubs & More PDF

The objective of this manual is to provide you as a reader with a comprehensive material in order to help you to start to play Floorball in your school, club, city or country. The material gives you hints and tips how to get started and teaches you step by step how to get people involved and how t...

The objective of this manual is to provide you as a reader with a comprehensive material in order to help you to start to play Floorball in your school, club, city or country. The material gives you hints and tips how to get started and teaches you step by step how to get people involved and how to face and win the challenges when establishing a team or an organisation. Hopefully this information will be helpful to you as a guideline for creating the best environment for the sport. This material has been created by Anniina Paavilainen, Emily Koh, Merita Bruun and John Liljelund and edited by Merita Bruun and John Liljelund. We would like to thank all those who provided us with examples and encouragement through the process, especially the following Member Associations, which have provided us with their concrete input and experience in di erent elds as well as illustration: Austrian Floorball Association Australian Floorball Association Czech Floorball Union Finnish Floorball Federation German Floorball Association Great Britain Floorball and Unihockey Association Serbian Floorball Association Swedish Floorball Federation Swiss Floorball Association Floorball Turkey Emily Koh A teacher and a national team player, Singapore Anniina Paavilainen Bachelor of leisure and sports management, Finland Merita Bruun IFF Information Manager John Liljelund IFF Secretary General  WFC2008picturebyPavel Lebeda/CFbU Today Floorball is a very popular sport around the world. The number of players and teams are increasing every year and there is no sign that the positive development would stop. Floorball is an invasive sport o cially played with ve eld players and a goalkeeper on each side. It has similarities with both eld hockey and ice hockey but also some similarities with other team ball sports. It is played with a plastic stick and a plastic hollow ball, with holes. Floorball is the sport of today and is be- coming the universal sport of tomorrow. During the 25 years of Floorball, the development and growth of the sport has been amazing. Since the rst Floorball Federation was founded in 1981 in Sweden, the sport has spread all over the world and it is now played in over 60 countries. WFC2008picturebyOndrej Klema/CFbU  One of the reasons behind the popularity of Floorball is the The main objective is to score as many goals as possible in easiness to start playing: no speci c skills are needed in the the opponent’s goal and of course to prevent the opponent beginning and the rules are simple, you just need sport from scoring in your own goal. The skill level of the players shoes, a stick and ball. Floorball can be played as a tness determines the team tactics of the game and sometimes, sport where equality between the genders is well realized. when less skill is involved the best tactic is to have no tactic Mixed Floorball has been played since the early stages of at all and just play. At the elite level, where the best players the sport. In addition to school children and students, today in the world compete, the technical and tactical skills are in- many workplace and special interest groups have also taken creased to a higher level. up Floorball, and the so called inter-company matches have come to stay. The popularity of Floorball can therefore also be explained by the easiness of the sport. Practically everyone has the op- portunity to play Floorball (Unihockey in German) - if not within a sports club, then in an uno cial group. Another im- portant feature is related to the sport itself: the threshold to begin playing Floorball is low, as far as nancial investments and skills are concerned. National leagues and team match- es are o ered to more skilful players. The national Floorball league is not merely a second choice for ball players, but a vigorous, elite sport requiring a great deal of practice. WFC2008picturebyPavel Lebeda/CFbU The game area is surrounded by a rink but due to the great variability of the game, Floorball can be played almost any- where, with a varied number of players on the eld. Floorball is a fascinating sport with a lot of speed and excitement. WFC2008picturebyPavel Lebeda/CFbU  Floorball can be introduced to people also as an alternative sport. Athletes who already have experience from other in- vasive games can be attracted to the sport. For example in Canada, the sport was introduced to ball hockey players, an indoor hockey game but without ice, and ice hockey players; a target group that is easily reachable. The players adapted to Floorball easily because of the similarity of the games, like it is with all stick and ball sports. They were also impressed because of the skill and no contact part of the sport. The safe- ness of the sport can be used as an attraction especially with younger children. In Asia and Australia a lot of the players who pick up Floorball have a background in eld hockey. Floorball can also be used as a part of training programs in WFC2007picturebyPäivi Väänänen/NeFUB other invasive sports, for example during o -seasonal train- ing. There are a lot of di erent athletes’ who use Floorball as o season training and/or a form of warming up before practice, ice hockey, eld hockey, wrestlers, football, tennis and ski jumpers. Easy to start » As long as the right equipment is available you can start to play Floorball. You can start playing out- doors or indoors if you have at least four people to begin with. Easy to modify » Floorball is easy to modify according to the space, facilities, number of people and equipment avail- able. It can also be modi ed to suit disabled people and people in all age categories. Easy to play » You don’t have to be an expert to play Floorball. Anyone who knows how to use and hold a stick is able to learn how to play. The rules are simple and easy to learn. WFC2008picturebyOndrej Klima/CFbU If you don’t have any background of ball team sports with sticks it is easy to build on the experience of sports like basketball and handball, which by tactical aspects is quite similar to Floorball. The advantage with Floorball is that it is playable regardless of size, strength and other skills of the players. Some roots of Floorball are already from 1958. The idea of plastic sticks (with both shaft and blade) was born in a plas- Floorball also teaches important values such as non-discrim- tic industry in Lakeville, Minneapolis, USA. They introduced ination, fair play and solidarity, which are important values sticks and other plastic material under the name Cosom. to teach especially for the children taking part in sports. Cosom oorhockey has grown afterwards in both USA and Canada. Since many years game series have been played in North America and Canada, but mainly for children and youth. One of the biggest tournaments, Floorhockey Tour- nament, was arranged for the rst time in the beginning of 1960´s in Battle Creek Michigan. The rst Cosom-plastic stick was introduced in Sweden 1968 and after that a lot of di erent versions of games with balls and pucks were played in Sweden. In the middle of the 1970´s the idea of trying to establish ONE sport based on the Cosom-material and with in uence from basketball and ice hockey. Floorball has developed to its present form, from a game which was rst played in Gothenburg, Sweden in the early WFC2008picturebyOndrej Klima/CFbU 1970´s. The sport has been in uenced quite a lot by street hockey, the street version of ice hockey. Floorball was rst As Floorball is a sport for all, a wide range of people can par- brought to Sweden by students and from there it has been ticipate and get involved in sports through Floorball and the spread throughout Europe and the rest of the world. whole community bene ts from increasing levels of sports and physical activity, including: Improved levels of health – mental and physical Increased socio-cultural integration, equity, harmony and unity in communities, particularly integration of ethnic groups, people with perceived disabilities, and immigrants Increased social interaction, social inclusion and involve- ment skills, and the bene ts derived from the inherent spirit and values of sport and physical activity Floorball Sticksfromthe80’spicturefromFFF The educational role of sport and physical activity A reduction in costs of health and welfare to govern- ments and communities. The International Floorball Federation also works to prevent any type of discrimination and is committed to ensuring that equity is incorporated across all aspects of its develop- ment. The IFF respects the rights, dignity and worth of every person and will treat everyone equally within the context of Floorball, regardless of age, ability, gender, ethnicity, nation- ality, religious belief, sexuality or social/economic status.  PicturebyPetri Suni/FFF As an example the MalaysiansWomen’s national team where The Finnish Floorball Federation and the Swiss Floorball As- allowed for religious reasons to play in long tights, despite sociation are also actively involved in promoting doping free that the IFF Game Rules prevents this. The IFF is promoting sport. The Finnish Men´s and Women´s Floorball National Men and Women World Floorball Championship’s equally teams are included in the “Clean Sports Star group”, which and the World Championships have been played for both forwards the message of clean sports. men and women since the IFF foundation. The equal pro- motion concerns organisation rights, advertisement, the The Swiss Floorball Association participates in a national competition structure and TV. campaign called “Cool and Clean” and the Swiss national team player, Simone Berner, was elected ambassador for The IFF is living according to the Olympic Charta and most women’s sport in the “Cool and Clean” campaign. of the National Floorball Associations are accepting the eth- ics Charta of their respective National Olympic Committee or Sports Confederation. In 2006 the IFF decided to endorse the General Association of International Sport Association’s (GAISF) Panathlon Declaration on Ethics´ in Youth Sport. In addition the IFF promotes clean sport and has developed its anti-doping policy and intensi ed the ght against dop- ing in Floorball. Associations and clubs taking part in IFF events are being asked to assist IFF in implementing the anti-doping program, while any player participating in an IFF Event may be required not only to undergo a doping control after a match, but also to undergo out-of-competi- tion controls. No advance information is given as to when SimoneBerner celebratingtheEuroFloorball Cupvictoryin2008. controls will take place. PicturebyMikaHilska/FFF  Women’sU19WFC2008picturebyMikaHilska/FFF All the IFF championships are played with regulated materi- to strengthen the competitiveness of Floorball as the equal- als (IFF Material Regulation), i.e. IFF has very strict rules for ity aspect towards genders is an important strategic ques- the stick, ball and rink dimensions, due to the safety of the tion for the future development of the sport.The aim with players. All material shall be approved by IFF and there must the Equal Treatment project is to make di erent positions within the organisation attractive for both genders in or- der to nd the right competence and the right person for a speci c task and to increase the amount of female play- ers and voluntary workers. There are also other bene ts with the equality project as there is a great potential in the girls and women when trying to nd new members to increase the total amount of licensed Floorball players. As Floorball is working actively for equal treatment it can also be consid- ered an advantage when for example investments for new facilities are being considered. It can be motivating for politi- cians to invest in a sport, which is considered equal. TeroTiituisoneof theFinnishNational teamplayersthat arepromotingclean sports. WFC2008picturebyOndrej Klima/CFbU be free access for purchases by anyone. IFF works closely to- gether with the Floorball manufacturers, in an organisation called the Development board. Also the IFF Member Association promote the fair play and equality values and for example the Swedish Floorball Fed- eration started an Equal Treatment project in 2008 in order  The rules for Floorball are built on the premises of not using the stick to harm the opponent in any way. Despite the fact that Floorball is a fast sport, there are quite little injuries if you keep in mind the basic rules, which are listed below: 1. The game is played with 3 to 5 eld players and a goalie depending on the court size. 2. Teams consist of a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 20 players. 3. Game is played with e ective time 3 periods of 20 minutes, in some cases 3 x 15 minutes are used to t the game in- side the one hour limit. WFC2008picturebyPavel Lebeda/CFbU 4. A 50 cm high rink surrounds the eld (look for hints if there is no rink, under Modifying the Facilities). 5. The goal size is 115 cm by 160 cm and in front of it is a crease (2.5 m by 1 m) where only the goalie can be although the ball may be played from there by a eld player with a stick. 6. The goalkeeper area is 4 m by 5 m and this is the area in which the goalie may play normally. The goalkeeper has no stick. 7. The goalie must not hold the ball for more than 3 seconds and when throwing the ball, it must hit the oor before passing the centre line. 8. If the ball goes out of the rink/ eld the other team can continue play 1 meter away from the spot where the ball went out. If the ball goes out from the end, the other team continues from the corner spot. 9. When given a free hit, the opponent must be at least 3 meters away from the ball (sticks included). 10. The ball may be kicked, but not more than once and not to a team mate. Enexampleof afree-hit situation. WFC2008 11. The ball must not be played with the hands or head. PicturebyOndrej Klima/CFbU 12. The ball may be played from the air if it is below the knee level. 13. No form of pushing or physically tackling the body is allowed, but you may play shoulder to shoulder. 14. Players may not play without a stick. 15. You are not allowed to jump and play the ball at the same time. 16. The ball may not be played if a hand or both knees are on the ground. (Only one knee is allowed). 17. Free shot or 2 minutes penalty is given when: High sticking, hitting the opponents stick, playing the ball with hand or head, tackling, pushing, obstructing, throwing the stick, wrong distance in the free shot A penalty shot is given if the foul is committed when the other player is trying to score from close to the goal 10  Small Field Game Floorball Play area according to the space available Rink sized 20x40 meters surrounded by a rink that is 0,5 meters high A plastic stick is used to play a plastic ball with holes. It is forbidden to block, hit and lift the opponent’s stick. Also kicking and holding the opponent’s stick is forbidden as well as playing the ball between the opponent’s legs. No goalkeeper. 3 to 5 eld players. 5 eld players and a goalkeeper. A semi circle shaped area marked in front of the goal, ra- See the court size on page 15. Only the goalkeeper is al- dius of 1,5 meters. The players are not allowed to touch lowed inside the smaller area in front of the goal cage. It the goal area with any body part but it is allowed to jump is however allowed to play inside this area with a stick. over the area and play inside the area with the stick. The goalkeeper is allowed to take possession of the ball only inside the goal area. If a player of the attacking team invades the goal area, If a player of the attacking team invades the goalkeeper the opposing team is awarded by a free hit. area, the opposing team is awarded by a free hit. If a player of the defending team invades the goal area, If a player of the defending team invades the goalkeeper the opposing team is awarded by a penalty shot. area, the opposing team is awarded by a penalty shot. The penalty shot is shot from the opposing goal towards The penalty shot is taken from the centre dot towards the goal. the goal covered by a goalkeeper. The ball should not stop or taken backwards during the penalty shot. A goal is scored when the ball crosses the goal line. A goal is scored only with stick but can also be bounced from a player. After a goal, the game is continued with a free hit by the After a goal, the game is continued with a face o at the non-scoring. During the free hit the teams have to stay centre dot. on their own court side and the ball should be played to the starting team’s court side. The game can also con- tinue with a face o at the centre dot. Other rules as listed in the basic rules. The rules are modi ed according to the amount of players, the size of the eld, the amount of time available and the skill level of the players. Read more from IFF web page www. oorball.org and Rules of the Game found under Rules & Regulations. 11  WFC2008picturebyPavel Lebeda EFC2008picturebyMikaHilska/FFF WFC2008picturebyStepanCerny/CFbU To pick up the sport, you rst have to consider the techni- cal aspects needed in order to play, such as how to hold the In order to play the game, you need to know how to execute stick, the game posture and running. certain skills. These skills are: Shooting Passing and receiving Dribbling There are two di erent sides of the stick – left and right de- pending on the hand which is lower when holding the stick. Usually the side of the stick chosen depends on whether you The manual, Individual technique and tactics, introduces how to teach the basic skills but the best way to learn would are left or right handed. Most Floorball players are using a be to have someone to show you the techniques. In case left stick because they are right handed. However, the stick should be chosen based on which side feels more natural. you have no one to demonstrate the skills to you, you can search the internet for videos or games where these skills Previous experience with other sports might a ect on how are present, or see the clips from the Unihockey Techniques you hold the stick. For example, eld hockey players tend to choose a right stick. A very good way to help the play- DVD or the IFF Floorball Technique DVD through the IFF web ers to choose which sided sticks they should use is to place site. The IFF Floorball Technique DVD also includes goal- keeper training. the stick in front of the player and ask him to pick it up with just one hand. If the person picks it up with the right hand, it would be advisable to start playing with a left sided stick. Once you have learnt these skills you can start spreading the sport by teaching other people how to play. This you can do As a comparison most tennis players who are right handed plays with the racket in the right hand. by setting up Floorball events or giving lessons. You can nd more information on how to plan an event or an introduc- tory lesson from this material. 12 The IFF has di erent instructional materials which can be used to educate both teachers and players. The Youth Start Up Kit has been translated in nine di erent languages al- ready but in case it is not available in your native language it would be good to have it translated. It would also be best to have other instructing and coaching materials in your own language to make the access to the sport easier. In order to do so, it would be essential to have at least the following information provided to the newcomers in Floorball: Basic Rules Equipment needed Measurements of the court Basic skills PicturebyPetri Suni/FFF These topics can be extracted and translated from the fol- lowing materials: At the end of the lesson, you should ask for feedback and make sure that all participants have understood the impor- Youth Start Up Kit Teaching Individual Technique and Tactics tant parts of the game. As a conclusion for the lesson, you Team Tactics can have a mini tournament amongst the participants. Special Situations and Goaltending Unihockey Technique DVD In the table you can see an example of the structure of a prac- IFF Floorball technique DVD tice session. It is important to plan the session beforehand and have it on paper. Equipment is also essential such as a whistle, a tactic board, a pen, a stopwatch, vests and cones, With the aid of these materials it should be possible but the most important equipment would of course be sticks to conduct an introductory lesson, but these things and balls. Keep track of time and be clear with instructions. should be emphasized: The time frame can be altered depending on the age of the Be inspiring and positive participants. As young children are not able to concentrate See that everybody has the right equipment as well as adults, it is important to keep the session simple, Pay attention to the safety issues short and fun. For young children (5-8 years) 60 minutes can Be organised and correctly equipped (whistle, tac- be too exhausting so 45 minutes might be enough. With tic board, pen, stop watch, vests, cones) older participants the time can be altered up to 90 minutes Be clear with the instructions with a longer game section. You should make sure that the Demonstrate as much as possible majority of the participants are active at all times and that Minimize waiting time and maximize repetitions there is no standing in lines. Also the amount of repetitions See that everybody is actively involved and gets to in one drill should be maximized. The participants should play have as much contact with the ball as possible. 1  Minutes What How Why Equipment needed 0-5 Introduce yourself Gather participants in a To tell the partici- A stick and a ball to and explain what semi circle pants what Floor- show the equipment Floorball is ball is 6-15 Introducing basic Participants in a semi A stick and a ball for skills like how to circle each hold a stick and passing and receiv- ing 16-25 Passing in pairs Participants in pairs To get familiar with A stick for each and one the stick, the ball ball for one pair and the surface 26-35 Dribbling around Participants form two To learn how to Stick, balls and cones cones lines in each corner handle the ball in with one ball each, movement and cones in a line by the how to use the side of the court. blade to cover the Participants start one at ball. a time by going around the cones, covering the ball with the blade and body. 36-55 Game 5 vs 5 or 3 vs Players divided in two To have fun and to Stick, ball, goal posts 3 depending on the teams, or in case of a get familiar with (if not real goal cages), number of people mini tournament in the rules vests, one ball, a whis- and size of court, or four teams where each tle a mini tournament team plays against each other (game time according to the time left) 56-60 Debrie ng Gather people in a semi Make sure every- circle and see that eve- body has under- rybody pays attention stood the main points of the ses- sion (basic skills and rules) 1 Floorball is easy to start because it doesn’t require much Here is the size of an o cial rink with the sizes of the goal- equipment. You only need a stick, ball and shoes – and of keeper area and goal area. However the size of the court can course clothes suitable for exercise. be modi ed according to the amount of players and size of the space but the proportions should be xed. The goal is sized 115cm (h) x 160cm (w) x 60cm (d). It is made from pipe shaped material (65mm) and painted red. The goal cage is furnished with a net. The rink shall be 40m by 20m with rounded corners. Goal areapicturebyPavel Lebeda/CFbU 1 The sti ness and the length of the shaft and the material and the shape of the blade are important factors when choosing a stick. The length of the stick should reach to somewhere between your chest and belly button. You should not use a stick that is too long or too short for you because it has a clear impact to the safety of the game and to the learning skills. When you buy a stick, the blade of the stick is usu- ally slightly bended or hooked either to the left or right or even straight. A lot of players feel PicturebyExel Floorball that this is enough, but some player’s feel with the backhand side and to pass the ball from both the that an additional curve/hook to the blade forehand and backhand side. What often happens is that the gives a better feel for the ball and there- receiving of the ball becomes bumpy and the ball tends to fore likes to hook the stick even more. bounce, when the blade is curved too much. Hooking the blade means that you It is advisable to start playing with a stick that is as straight additionally curve the blade so as possible, since that gives you the best possibility to learn that it becomes concave or that you make a small cup for the ball in the end of the blade. The vast majority of sticks on the market already have a slight hook. If you curve the blade too many times, the blade will become soft or can PicturebyExel Floorball even break. It is not advisable to curve the blade more than three times. The curve on the blade will mostly a ect your forehand shots, giving them more speed and accuracy, but it also requires a better handling technique in order to keep your passes on the oor, since the curve will force the ball up in the air. The curve also makes it easier to dribble the ball forward. With a curved blade, it will be easier to perform di erent feints, when the ball will stick to the blade. One of these spe- Picturefromtheispo2009ZorroshowbyStefanieDabrowski/Uni- cial tricks is the Zorro, where the ball is picked up on the top hockey-portal how to handle the ball and stick. You also need to decide if of the blade and then kept there using the power of move- you shall play with a left or right handed stick. Some players ment to outmatch the gravity. are capable to use both left and right sticks equally well; this of course is easiest when you use a straight blade. It is still as important to remember, that backhand shots, where you hit the ball with the back (non-curved) side of the A good shot is not only the result of a good blade. The most blade are very useful and they will become more di cult important single factor is to be able to place the ball where to perform if you curve your blade too much. If the blade is you want to have it. The speed, strength and the accuracy of too curved, it will be di cult to intercept the ball in the air 1  then the player is sent o with a match penalty for the entire duration of that game and the team has to serve a ve minute penalty. In order to be able to hook or curve the blade, the blade needs to be soft. Using a warm air blower is the best way of heat- ing up the blade, but you can also warm the blade over the stove. Let the stove get hot rst and then keep the blade a few centimetres above the hot stove for a while. Remember to use good gloves, since the plastic material gets really hot. Picturefromispo2009byStefanieDabrowski/ Then start bending the blade slowly Unihockey-portal from side to side, until it actually feels the shot is determined by how fast the hands of the shoot- soft. If you try to bend the blade too hard er are and how much the stick shaft exes when shooting. before it is warm and soft enough, it might actually break. Floorball sticks may have a shaft ex of 23mm to 36 mm, When the blade is soft, you can then bend the blade to the which means that the bigger and stronger you are the more preferred curve, keeping in mind that you shall start slowly you will be able to bend the shaft. So for a junior a relatively and then build up the skill to use a curved stick. When the exible stick is to be preferred (for example 30mm ex or preferred curve is achieved, put the blade to cool o in cold bigger). water and keep it there for a minute, let the blade then cool o and dry for ten minutes. Blades for Floorball sticks are being made from di erent ma- If you have never curved a blade before, please ask for help terials. The surface of plastic blades is a bit oily. The plastic from someone who has done it and remember that the plas- blades tend to straighten back again to its original format tic material is very hot. after that they have been curved. These blades can there- fore only be slightly curved and must be left to rest and cool o for quite a long time after making the curve. The other mostly used material is nylon and bending that is very easy and you can bend it as much as you wish. The hook of the blade can’t exceed 30 mm, when you lay the blade on a at surface. The measuring of the curve is done so, that the stick is placed on the oor with the curve towards the oor. The curve may not be bigger than 30 mm when you measure the distance between the underside of the blade and the oor. If you have a tool which is 30 mm and you can move it, without lifting the stick in the space between the blade and the oor, the stick is too curved and is not allowed to play with in o cial matches. The opponent can at any time during a match ask the referee to measure the hook of a stick, which is being either used on the eld or is kept in the substitution zone. If the stick is too curved, 1 The ball is hollow and made of plastic and is found in a wide variety of colors. It has a diameter of 72 mm and weights be- tween 20 and 23 grams. There are 26 holes, each of which measuring 11 mm. PicturebyExel Floorball Picturefromispo2009byStefanieDabrowski/Unihockey-portal Goalie equipment consists of long pants with knee pads, long sleeve shirt, a mask/helmet, gloves and shoes. It is also recommended to use extra protective padding on your knees and groin area to prevent injuries WFC2008picturebyMartinNeuzil/CFbU The eye injuries are often severe and you can avoid the in- juries by using goggles when playing. There is CE-marked protective eyewear available for Floorball players. Although the use of protective eyewear is not mandatory in Floorball the International Floorball Federation recommends the use of eye protection. PicturebyExel Floorball PicturebyExel Floorball 1 The idea with certi cation is to have eye protection for Floor- All the IFF Certi ed Equipments: Blades, Balls, CE-marked ball players, which are developed in order to guarantee the Goggles, Sticks, Masks, Goals and Rinks are certi ed by as an security of the players. Starting from the beginning of year appointed certi cation body by IFF. This certi cation means 2007 the IFF has taken over the testing tool from the Swed- that the product ful ls technical requirements and that there ish Floorball Federation and there is now CE-marked protec- is a subsequent surveillance. tive eyewear speci cally for Floorball use. The Certi ed Floorball Equipments are found from the SP’s Although the IFF does not have any rules that the goggles (IFF certi cation body) web site. You will nd the web site are mandatory the national associations have implemented through the Certi cation mark found on the IFF front page their own rules and recommendations especially for juniors. or under LINKS. On the IFF LINKS page and under Floorball In Finland it has been mandatory to use goggles in the F-jun- Equipment Manufacturers you can also nd a list of Brand iors and in the future it will be mandatory for all F- E- and D- names that are producing Certi ed Floorball Equipment. juniors. In addition, clubs and districts in Finland have made mutual agreements to use protective eyewear in their re- IFF Certi cation mark gions/clubs. A Swiss Floorball player, Luca Ma oletti, devot- ed his diploma thesis to this subject and the consequence of the thesis is that there have been campaigns in Switzerland to promote the use of protective eye wear. The list of the approved goggles is found on the SP web page www.sp.se/ oorball. In case you don’t have the possibility to get the appropriate equipment in the beginning, it is also possible to make your own equipment. However when starting o cial actions in the country you should only use o cial equipment. IIt should be noted that all o cial equipment must be ap- proved by the IFF. All the IFF Certi ed equipments are marked with an IFF Certi cation mark. WFC2007picturebyPäivi Väänänen/NeFUB 1 In the past, Floorball has mainly been introduced in new First of all, you need players. As you have now approached countries by a“Floorball missionary”; who usually is an expa- the schools, churches, communities and companies in order triate from another country who already knows how to play to get the facilities, you might as well get them to play. When Floorball or a person who has seen or tried Floorball some- you start playing you need to be four in the beginning and where. This person has laid the foundation and has been then you can enlarge the group, by inviting friends to try able to get the locals also involved, which demands a lot out. There are di erent forms of Floorball, like for example 3 of enthusiasm and motivation. There are a lot of countries vs. 3 in a table format, which is easy since there are no teams. where for example Scandinavians play Floorball, but the lo- Please look up the rules for Floorball Points Master under cal population is not too much involved. Modifying the game. The best way to develop the sport in a new country is how- By introducing the sport to an already existing group of peo- ever through the local population. The local population’s in- ple such as school kids or students, or by co-operating with volvement is very essential in order to grow the sport since multi-sports federations as in Germany, makes it more e - the locals are aware of the countries’ protocols and have cient when recruiting players. In this case the structures to better connections to the people and access to the facilities. spread the game are already built. The organisations have One important aim should therefore be to get the local pop- their annual meetings where contacting and connecting ulation involved and to get the local population interested with clubs is much more accessible. Also by bringing the in playing the sport, since that is the only way you can secure sport to people makes it more convenient to them and they the growth of the sport on a long term basis. are more easily attracted. For example in Turkey the sport got started by Finnish and Swedish telecommunication personnel working there in the early 90’s. They invited friends and local co-workers to join in. This group of players grew up to 30 people playing at least once a week. Games were played on arti cial grass Finding the appropriate facilities is one of the primary tasks of the soccer elds and tennis courts, since there was no ac- when creating the environment for a new sport. Contacts can be made with local schools as the schools can then cess to any sport halls. Later on the venues were changed to indoor arenas and the sport could develop further. Istanbul provide facilities in exchange for free introductory lessons has been the main centre of Floorball in Turkey, but lately in Floorball. Local sport halls should also be contacted to ensure more playing facilities. In case of di culties when - the sport has also spread to Ankara by expanding expatri- ate and diplomatic communities. The amount of players in nancing the facilities, local companies could be contacted to Turkey has increased from 30 to approximately 330 players o er sponsorship. At the same time, the workers from these companies could be provided with an introductory lessons from the time it was rst introduced. and that way a new sport to play for their recreation. In this way, Floorball would also be promoted to working adults and not just schooling community. Take advantage of an old warehouse or an industrial build- ing and turn it into a Floorball court. You can search for spon- sorship and funding from local companies for the funding or even the governing sports council etc. These bodies might be interested to support the welfare of the local commu- nity. 20  PicturebyHarri Vaalio/FFF One comment that Floorball players often hear is that the sticks harm the ooring of the venues. Here there has been made a lot of studies and the result has been the same. The If nancial issues are the most challenging aspect, try to be Floorball sticks do not harm the ooring more than for ex- ample other indoor sports. Usually it is more damaging for creative. You can organise an event, for example a tourna- the oor if persons have dirty or wrong kind of shoes when ment with participation fees, a fair, or another charity event to raise money. Gaining sponsorships might be di cult but playing indoors. when you can o er an exciting new sport in return, which Finding the equipment might be one of the hardest chal- counteracts trends of physical inactivity and promotes lenges when starting to play Floorball. As a new sport, the healthier and active lifestyle for all generations, especially for children, it might be the best selling line. equipment will not be easily available. Therefore o cial manufacturers should be contacted to purchase the equip- ment. You could also ask for sponsorship from the Floorball You can also contact local communities, churches, schools, or trust funds in order to get donations. Usually these bodies Equipment manufacturers and even help them to create a market in your country. If there is no such possibilities there are willing to promote a good cause. has been di erent approaches used, for example in Argenti- A wide variety of events can be organised by the volunteers na, they used only manufactured blades and then built their own Bamboo shafts to assemble the sticks. of your sports clubs to raise needed funds: Selling (i.e. food products, household objects) Social events (dances, movies, dinner receptions) Bazaars, auctions, craft sales The manufacturers are listed on the IFF web page under Sport events Providing services (car washes, gardening) Floorball Equipment Manufacturers. You can for example Sponsorships contact all the manufacturers and ask them to send their product lists and o ers for Floorball equipment packages. These are so called indirect ways of raising money. Direct ways to raise money would be donations such as asking Sometimes importing equipment might be very expensive and thus you should again seek for support from local com- money from: panies. Government and government agencies Industrial companies The trades union movement Charitable trusts and foundations Voluntary and social organisations Interested citizens 21  The Guidelines and aims of Floorball for youth can be summarised as follows: The aim is to create a life-long interest for sports and Floorball. Floorball is mainly spread by introducing the sport to chil- To give everyone the possibility to participate. dren and youth in new countries. The small children can play Floorball is practiced with joy and play as starting with modi ed rules, on smaller elds with smaller goals and points. a goalkeeper is not necessarily needed. The playing time can To give equal opportunities for girls and boys. also be shortened and instead of a referee the game can be Can be played everywhere with modi able rules, 3 led by an elected game leader. vs. 3 etc. Floorball is very adaptable for di erent age It is also important to stress important values of sports groups. when working with young players or establishing the youth Floorball can be used as a tool to resist cheating activities. It is also essential to stress the positive attitudes and oppression. and values within Floorball when presenting projects to the Teaches the youth that companionship and secu- local authorities. The children’s and youth activities should rity can be reached with good team spirit and at- focus on; establishing a safe learning environment, on joy titude as well as positive approach within and out- and happiness, fair play and on the importance of everyone side the rink. participating in the game. Encourages the youth to engage in versatile leisure hobbies and school work. IFF has built a Floorball Youth Start Up Kit for teaching Floor- ball to youngsters, in which the important values in youth sports are stressed. This material has been produced in Eng- lish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese Mandarine and Korean. The Youth Start up kit has been the major development doc- ument for youth and the school sports, since it gives a clear view on how to start playing, what you need and the rules of the game in a nutshell. This material is free to be download- ed from the internet www. oorball.org under Materials. The U19WFC2009picturebyFFF material has been amended based on the feedback given from users. 22  Picturefromispo2009byStefanieDabrowski Get to know the schooling system beforehand, so that you The best ways to receive school equipment packages is by know who to approach and how. You have to get the teach- contacting the equipment producers and ask for their o ers ers’ attention in order to gain entry to the school curriculum. for schools. In most countries the sport should rst be approved by the teachers, before it is allowed to be taught in schools. As a speci c youth programme IFF has also started the co- When you have access to the schools, try to get as many pu- operation with ISF, organising the World School Champion- pils/students to get involved in a club. Perhaps they might ships, which has already increased the number of countries even start their own club with a little assistance. where Floorball is being played in Schools. Floorball is one of the most popular sports in the schools in which the sport has been introduced. The popularity of Floorball in both the pupils and teachers eyes derives from the fact that Floorball is one of the few team sports in which everyone can participate. It can be fun even though one does not yet master the sport. It is a sport which can be played in mixed teams and it as also quite inexpensive for the schools to buy Floorball equipment packages for the pupils. 2  Source:GBFUA Setup of the Youth Floorball Com- mittee in Great Britain The youth development committee was set up to pro- mote Floorball in GB in May 2007. The youth committee was formed in May 2007. Partnership and Support Several meetings with various co coordinators were ar- ranged and from this we were invited into schools and PicturebyGBFUA the sports centre to promote Floorball. The GBFUA has Key steps to success The youth project has been so successful due to the fol- been part of a government initiative that has provided schools with extra money to provide extra activities for lowing reasons: young people. 1. Working committee all of us have a task to do and regular meetings and feedback. 2. Working with UK sport trust, active in Gloucester and sport England. Taking advice and guidance and also supporting these organisations by being actively part of sports programs. 3. Professionalism. When we go to schools or other youth organisation we have a kit comprising of track suit and shirt with GB Youth Floorball printed on back. 4. We provide lesson plans and information before we go to event that way the sta have an idea as to what to expect and can ensure that we are coach- PicturebyGBFUA ing to students ability. 5. We are very fortunate in that we have on commit- With regard to local government we have a young play- tee a learning disability teacher who has wrote er employed as a Floorball coach by county council. In education we coach in schools and also we have Floor- coaching guidelines for young people with spe- ci c learning di culties. This is also an excellent ball on school curriculum as part of examinations. resource for coaches. Youth involvement and training 6. Only quali ed coaches attend awareness, we do Currently there is 48 junior referees, 4 level one coaches take young players to assist awareness sessions and training in schools. and 8 rst aid/health and safety quali ed. There is a level 1 coaching course in Floorball, referee 7. We provide a starter kit consisting of 12 sticks and course and rst aid/health and safety at work course balls. This is left at schools/youth organisations so that young people can play and organisations do all of which are a requirement for insurance which our coaches have. The level 1 course is o ered to 15 year not have the expense of purchasing equipment olds and up to adults only. In the referee junior course straight away. 8. We nd and support organisations to apply for there are 9 year olds attending. At the league matches it is the young players that referee and scribe. government funding. Youth Floorball groups so far 2  have received approximately £30,000 for Floorball equipment and to attend tournaments. 9. Youth league matches are free. The adult league each team has to pay £100 to play at each match plus £50 to register the team. This is expensive and thus does not encourage new teams. 10. The biggest success of our project are our youth coaches and referees. It is these young people who do all training in schools, apply for grants and ac- tively promote Floorball. PicturebyFFF Source:FFF The School Road Show is a fun activity day, through which Floorball clubs in Finland can promote Floorball and their own club. The Finnish Floorball Federation provides the clubs with a readymade package, includ- ing a rink, accuracy shooting fabric, sticks, vests and goggles for eye protection. The School Road Show is organised by the Federation in cooperation with its partners. For the schools the School Road Show provides an opportunity to organise an entertaining sports day with Floorball. All the par- ticipating children receive a Road Show pass and a gift from the partners. The School Road Show is organised in cooperation with local Floorball clubs. The clubs can use the mate- rial package free of charge and can promote their own Floorball club through the Road Show. The School Road Show can also be organised as a part of a multi-sport PicturebyFFF event in cooperation with the National Sports Commit- tees regional o ces or as a single School event based on applications from schools. 2  Source: Sam Xiao/Nordic Sports China The development of Floorball was started in the universities as it was the students who brought and spread the sport to Europe. Usually the universities are quite international and it is easy to connect people around the world. Therefore one In China the rst Floorball coaching seminar for the Bei- primary target group could be the university alumnus. jing districts responsible PE teachers was organised in Jiu Hua Resort in December 2007 in order to introduce Floorball has for example spread through the Universities in the sport to schools. The seminar was conducted by China and Portugal. the IFF and organised by the Beijing Education and Sci- ence Research Institute in cooperation with The Nordic Sports Products Co/Exel, which has been strongly in- volved with the promotion of Floorball in China. There were approximately 100 teachers taking part in the two day seminar, which included lectures about the rules and basic technical skills as well as practical training session. Following the IFFcoaching seminar in Beijing in Decem- ber 2007 there has been two regional PEteachers train- ing organised (one in the West Town region and one in the Tongzhou region). The trainings have resulted in that about 10 schools show their interest in bringing Floorball into their school PEcourses and some schools have con rmed this. Picture by Sam Xiao/Nordic Sports The First Floorball Univeristy the “Exel Beijing University Floorball Tournament” was organised in the end of De- cember 2008 in the High School of Beijing (BJ) Univer- sity with four teams participating. The second Exel Bei- jing University Floorball Tournament is planned to be organised in October 2009. In addition the future aims are to get more Floorball equipment to the schools and to have more Floorball development material translat- ed into Chinese. The next thing to do is to follow up the above men- tioned schools and try to get Floorball into their schools PEcourses and to organise two more regional trainings for PEteachers in BJ (one East Town region and another Chongwen region). In April 2009 Floorball was also introduced in the China In- ternational Sports Show (the biggest sports show in China and organised by the General Sports Administration of China) from April 23 to 26 were Floorball was presented for the government, schools, universities, sports wholesal- ers and retailers, sports clubs and sports fans in China. 2  Floorball and started playing more and more and became even national team players. In Finland the ski-jumping na- Floorball has many familiarities with other sports as it in- tional team play Floorball during the tours and also as an o -season sport. cludes the physical aspects such as running technique, agil- ity, change of direction speed, coordination, endurance and strength. In addition Floorball has a lot of similarities with In Sweden one of the best all-time soccer player Henrik “Henke” Larsson played Floorball during season 2008/2009. other ball sports and stick sports in which sticks and similar Henke’s Floorball debut draw much media attention world- tactics are used such as eld hockey and ice hockey. There- fore it can be worthwhile to start cooperating with other wide when he played for FC Helsingborg Floorball team in sports by exchanging ideas or by organising mutual educa- the Swedish Super League in 2008. There were 1 968 specta- tors following this match in Sweden and also a new record tions or other events. was set in the amount of spectators watching the match on TV4 Sport in Sweden as 210 000 followed the match on TV. As Floorball can be taken as a basic sport for several other sports and as it is fun, rather easy and cheap it has a great potential to become a sport for the masses. This potential can however, be seen as a threat by some other sports, which has been the case in some of the IFF member countries as a few of the more tradi- tional sports are afraid to lose their players to Floorball. Mostly the co- operation with other sports is how- ever a very positive experience and recommendable. WFC2008picturebyStepanCerny/CFbU Floorball has historically become popular in countries where ice hockey has been played, as for example Sweden, Finland and Czech Republic. As Floorball has now also spread to North America, Floorball has been introduced to NHL play- ers and other ice hockey players who have eagerly adapted the new and challenging sport. By playing Floorball the ice hockey players have the possibility to develop the stick han- dling skills as well as the tactical play also outside the ice. Also in other countries, where ice hockey is not that big, Floorball has been introduced to other sports. As for exam- ple in Austria, Tennis players have played Floorball on the Tennis court, as playing Floorball improves the coordina- tion and quickness, which are abilities also needed in Tennis. Some of the Tennis players in Austria got into the game of 2  It is always better to approach people in already existing groups such as companies. As they might o er you the facili- ties and funding, you can in return o er them introductory lessons or organise events or tournaments. The Floorball Points Master and Street Floorball are also very popular versions of the game, which are played in di erent companies. For more information see Modifying the Game. Floorball can also be presented in a variety of di erent events which are connected to sport, fashion, youth etc, and especially in the countries where Floorball is not yet an es- tablished sport these kind of promotional events are good ways to introduce Floorball to the right people. Picturefromispo2009byStefanieDabrowski Floorball is one of the most popular sports played by di erent companies in the big Floorball countries. There are a lot of di er- ent company leagues playing the game, for example the police, lawyers, sport journalists and teachers as well as for example rock mu- sicians can have their own leagues and tour- naments. The company leaguescan be organised either by the National Floorball Federation, Floor- ball Arenas or Company Unions. Usually the National Floorball Federation supports these leagues by providing know-how and equip- ment. The basic idea is that the Company Un- The IFF has par- Picturefromispo2009byStefanieDabrowski ion provides the teams (for example six lawyer rms) who want to challenge each other. Each team (company) pays a ticipated in the ispo participation fee to the Floorball Arena (or other organising trade shows in Munich as a part of an IFF Development Project, which aims at spreading and developing Floorball body) who provides the teams the eld, sticks, vests, a ref- eree and the statistics and points tables. To get both genders in Germany. The ispo participation has been a result of coop- to participate equally, some leagues have rules that there eration with the world’s leading manufacturers and the IFF Development Board support has been allocated into ispo must be at least one woman (one out of ve eld players) on the eld all the time. participation. 2  Picturefromispo2009byStefanieDabrowski The IFF has participated in the ispo trade show with a unique Floorball Village area, which has been specially designed to be an interactive village, with speed shooting and accuracy shooting as well as promotional Floorball matches, giving the visitors the possibility of getting to know the sport of Floorball hands on. At the same time the participating Floorball equipment manufacturers have the possibility to meet with their clients and present their newest collections to possible new clients in a relaxed Floorball atmosphere. Also the IFF Member Associations, for example Floorball Turkey, has utilised the opportunity to attend a Sport Show and Floorball was presented in a sport show in the summer 2008 in Istanbul with great success as lots of people got the chance to see the sport for the rst time. Floorball Turkey had three locations in the Sports fair: a display booth, a small Floorball rink and a speed shooting contest area and many visitors took the time to try the sport themselves. This also gave Floorball Turkey the possibility to meet with in uential peoples, as the Minister of Sport, and to gain much good publicity as there were a lot of media present in the fair. 2 When starting up a new sport, the required facilities can be di cult to obtain. Therefore it should be taken into con- sideration that modi cations might be inevitable and you should be able to face the challenges. First option when starting to play Floorball would be to play indoors in a sports hall or a school gym. However if you are not able to have such facilities you can also settle for a small- er space for example a dance studio, a class room or even a tennis court or a squash box. Just remember to remove all the obstacles and watch out for the windows. You can also play outdoors on a play ground or a court yard, just as long as the surface is at and the space is open. If you don’t have a rink indoors in the beginning, you can put benches in the corners of the room, to reduce the times the ball is out of play. You can also put a tape on the wall to indicate the rink height and agree that the ball is out of the eld if it hits above the line. SnowFloorball inFinlandbyFFF The size of the playing area can also be modi ed according Di erent variations of the game can be played outdoors. to the number of players or existing space, just as when play- The surface available creates a totally diverse aspect for the ing indoors. Of course safety issues have to be taken into game. Floorball can be played on asphalt, grass, sand and consideration. even in a swamp or snow. Floorball introductioninaSierraLeoneanschool. PicturebyFASL Floorball playedinIndia 0  Street Floorball courtsinFinlandbyFFF Street Floorball has been played in Finland for over 10 years. The Street Floorball Tour ending in the Highlight of the tour, the Street Floorball Final, is getting more popular every year. There are six di erent series played: men, women, girls un- der 16, boys under 16, mixed teams and companies. The Street Floorball Tour tournaments are played in di erent parts of Finland and the regional tournaments are organised by regional clubs in cooperation with the Street Floorball partners, which guarantee that all the tournaments have the same look and feel. The National Federation is responsible for the match schedules for each event and the marketing partners. The nal tournament, where the winners of each tournament challenge each other, is also organised by the National Federation. Street Floorball courtsinFinlandbyFFF 1  Swamp Floorball and Sand Floorball are also popular ver- sions of the game, which are emerging in more and more countries. 1. The game is played 3 versus 3, without goalkeep- ers. 2. The game time is 1 x 12 minutes. 3. The game is played within a rink and the recom- Sand Floorball is played with almost the same rules as mendable eld size is 10 x 20 m, but can be changed Street Floorball without the goalies with small 40 x 60 depending on the conditions. cm goals. There are three players from each team on the 4. Small goals are used. The recommendable goal size eld at the same time and the size of the rink is about is 60 x 40 cm (width x height) 20m x 10m. It is recommended to play with bare feet 5. There is a goal area with a 150 cm ray and with the and it is also recommended to use protective goggles form of a half circle. to avoid sand in the eyes. In this relaxed version of the 6. The players are not aloud to touch the goal area game there are no penalties but in case of an o ence a with any body part, but playing with stick inside penalty shot is given in the same way as in Street Floor- the goal area is aloud. ball. The game time is 1 x 12 minutes. 7. The forwards’ goal area o enses lead to a free-hit and the defenders’ goal area o enses leaf to pen- alty shots. 8. Penalty shots are performed from the middle point straight towards an empty net. 9. The ball needs to cross the goal line completely. 10. After a successful goal the game is continued after a game opening by the opponent in their own side of the eld after the referee whistles. The opening can not go straight to the goal. The match starts with a face-o. 11. In case the ball disappears from the eld, the hit-in is performed by the team, which did not play the ball outside the eld. The hit-in is performed ap- proximately one meter from the board and from the corners in the ends. 12. The free-hits and hit-ins can go straight to the SandFloorball byFFF goal. SandFloorball byFFF Street Floorball courtsinFinlandbyFFF 2  Swamp Floorball is played on a swamp in the nature with a plastic ball without holes. The game eld is 25 x 15m and is marked with hay bales. The goals are 2m x 4m and the ball is 12cm in diameter. Otherwise the rules do not di er much from normal Floorball played inside a rink. The swamp nevertheless requires addi- tional physical strength and one can say that there are two opponents, the players in the opposite team and the swamp. SwampFloorball inFinlandpicturebyFFF In order to enter new markets, IFF has also started a develop- ment process, together with the Swedish Test institute – SP Depending on the number of people and the space avail- to try to make an outdoor ball, in order to make it possible able, the size of the rink can be adjusted to suit the purposes. to play Floorball outdoor on hard-court elds, not grass in It is not necessary to always play Floorball in a full court size. countries, where there is a limited access to indoor halls, this If there are less players involved, only half the court can be keeping in mind the present speci cations of the sport. used and a 3 versus 3 game can be played instead. In Finland, Sweden and Switzerland, children up to the age of 12 are playing in a small court, the number of players vary- ing from 3 to 5. This style is referred to maximize individual’s contact with the ball. When the amount of time and space is reduced, the player’s game sense and technique is better developed. Smaller goal cages are used with junior players so that the cage is in proportion to the player’s size. This will also develop the player’s ability to score as the shots need to be more precise. Small eldplaybyFFF The purpose of the rink is to keep the ball in play. With the rink, the continuity of the game is ensured. It is not always necessary to have the rink and you can easily play without the rink because it will still be as fun! You are also able to build your own rink just it has been done for example in Turkey and India. However, the material used to construct the rink should be safe and not have any sharp edges and the rink should be loose from the ground. There have been a number of really creative solutions, where the rink has been built of wood, playwood, rubber, bamboo and even textile cloth. In California for example, Floorball is played inside in an in-line rink, which is higher than a Floor- ball rink. Floorball inIndia Goal cages are not required as they can be marked by cones or be drawn on the ground. Goal cages can also be made on your own using PVC pipes and nets like in Turkey. Picturesof makingthegoalsinTurkeybyHank Vainio/Floorball Turkey  Yellow square, so in the third match Erica, Anna and Jenny play against Steve, Ben and Allan. There can be goalkeepers when played with bigger goals, In the beginning when you don’t yet have a very big number but usually Floorball Points Master is played without goal- of players, the game Floorball Points Master, might be an keepers. easy and fun way to play Floorball, in order not to have to play with the same teams all the time. Here the team mates What equipment is needed? changes in 3 minutes and the need to adapt to new players stick, shoes for everyone keeps the game very interesting: balls a minimum of six players vests can be played anywhere, indoors or outdoors a watch (e.g. an egg watch) the tables and a pen A di erent and an exciting way to play Floorball: the excitement of the game stays until the end How do you play? the playmates change all the time You choose the table according to the amount of play- the di erent skill levels of the players does not hinder ers (6-16) playing together 3-4 minutes games, and the teams change after each game (8-20) When playing Floorball Points Master you collect individual The players collect individual points, 2 for victory and 1 points in 3-4 minutes long matches. With three players the for a draw. game time is three minutes with four players the game time is four minutes. In the end the “Grande Finale” is played between the players who have collected most points and the players who have You receive 2 points for a victory and 1 for a draw. After the collected the least points. The Grande Finale is then played games (8-20) the individual points of every player are count- so that the team that rst scores 10 goals wins the nal. ed. You can play on a small or big eld, in small or big goals. The idea is that the players are listed on a table in the arriv- ing order, which then de nes who plays with vests and who does not. By doing this the teams will vary all the time. In the example below the players with vests are the ones with the Anexampleof atable:  Also remember to prepare some lea ets or brochures for promotional events with information about the game and how to continue playing Floorball involving contacts to teams and clubs etc. After creating the idea of a tournament or an event, the fol- lowing issues needs to be considered: Specifying the goals o Why is the event organised? o For who is the event organised? o How are the events responsibilities, duties and rights shared? o How is the possible nancial surplus used and what about the preparations for possible nancial losses? o Is the goal to make a continuous event? Planning o The events thorough planning helps to estimate if the goals are realistic and clearly de ned. o The planning helps to nd the means by which the goals can be achieved and the event will succeed. o The plan shall also describe how the event should FansfromWFC2008picturebyPavel Lebeda/CFbU be carried out. Realization o The project leaders of the event have a big respon- Source:Floorball Turkey sibility for the actions to proceed as planned and that the timetable is kept. o It is also very important to create a good atmos- In Turkey the people involved in Floorball formed an or- phere between the project workers. ganisation committee with ve members when setting o It is important to separate the small problems from up the Istanbul Open 2007- tournament. Each commit- the big problems during the project. The project leader tee member was responsible for a speci c duty during shall focus on the big problems and the smaller ones the tournament. They were also responsible in nding can be delegated. the volunteers to these areas of duty. In order to nd o The project leader shall always try to stay calm and the facilities and sponsors, they approached the city of create a calm and inspiring atmosphere. Istanbul, which supplied the venue and medical sta o The project workers need to know their contact for the tournament. The city also sponsored the medals persons contact information. and trophies. o Di erent brochures with the contact information need to be prepared thoroughly, so that the right per- The committee members also contacted other spon- sons are available. sors, which were previously known by the members. o Educate the teams in how to behave. The needed equipment such as sticks and balls were Decision making provided by the IFF. Because of the low advertisement o The responsible persons also need to focus on the budget, the best ways to