Floorball is played on an indoor court with a rink similar to ice hockey. Teams consists of five players and a goalkeeper. Field players are using sticks and a hollow plastic ball with holes, and the goalie wears special equipment incorporating long, padded trousers and shirt and a helmet. Matches are played in three periods of 20 minutes each. Floorball is also known by many other names, such as saalihoki (in Estonia), salibandy (in Finland), innebandy (in Sweden and Norway), unihockey (in Switzerland and Ireland), unihokej (in Poland), Unihockey (in Germany) and grindų riedulys (in Lithuania). The names salibandy and innebandy are derived from bandy and translate to “hall bandy” and “indoor bandy” respectively.
The mixture of endurance, power and precision makes floorball a popular game for people of all ages and abilities.
Floorball is a fun, quick, and active sport. It provides a great workout in a friendly environment!