Floorball is a type of floor hockey with five players and a goalkeeper in each team. It is played indoors with 96–115.5 cm-long (37.8–45.5 in) sticks and a 70–72 mm-diameter (2.76–2.83 in) plastic ball with holes. Matches are played in three twenty-minute periods. The sport of bandy also played a role in the game's development.
A floorball game between the Czech Republic and Finland
Mika Kohonen, a Finnish floorball player and a four-time world champion in the sport, was voted best floorball player in the world in 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Floorball stick blade that is held on the left side
Floor hockey is a broad term for several indoor floor game codes which involve two teams using a stick and type of ball or disk. Disks are either open or closed but both designs are usually referred to as "pucks". These games are played either on foot or with wheeled skates. Variants typically reflect the style of ice hockey, field hockey, bandy or some other combination of sport. Games are commonly known by various names including cosom hockey, ball hockey, floorball, or simply floor hockey.
Floor hockey game being played outdoors on asphalt
Style of ball used in floorball
Example of a blade used on a floorball stick
Ball hockey event
