Floorball Basics ... Victorian Style!!!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Like other team games, Floorball requires the use of various skills and abilities. Important abilities are all the physical ones, motor skills, mental capacity, game understanding and social skills. The main physical ability is speed with different forms of motor skills combining to produce stick handling skills. In order to understand team play the player needs to have a good understanding about team tactics and the difference in roles.

Qualities of a go(VJ)od player

+ Motor skill
+ Speed
+ Endurance
+ Strength
+ Agility
+ Ball control
+ Passing skills
+ Mental capacity
+ Different roles in game play - Playing with a ball, Supporting a team member with a ball, Defending a player with a ball, Defending a player without a ball

BASIC SKILLS

Here is some information about the basic skills and techniques of Floorball. Little by little these skills become an integral part of the basic skills if trained properly and sufficiently.

Passing
+ Keep the ball close to the blade
+ After the pass the blade should point to the direction of pass
+ Keep a balanced stance
+ Keep your head up all the time to see the field
+ With a straight blade the passing is easier and more precise

Receiving the pass
+ Blade on the floor
+ Balanced stance
+ Keep your head up all the time to see the field
+ Try to touch the ball as smoothly as you can with soft and flexible hands

Shooting
+ Wrist shot: the ball touches the blade all the time
+ Slap shot: the blade touches the floor just before it hits the ball
+ Drag shot: the ball is dragged by the base of the blade without sound
+ Keep your head up

Protecting the ball
+ Player has a balanced stance
+ Use the body, feet and hands to protect the ball
+ The blade should cover the opponents side of the ball
+ Good control of the ball

Running with a ball
+ The ball touches the blade all the time
+ Light touch, not hitting
+ Be ready to pass from backhand and forehand
+ Protect the ball

Faking
+ Develop ball handling skills as well as you can
+ Develop speed and body control
+ Do the fake in time
+ Try to move the defender in the direction you want

- Sandesh



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PROFILE

GIRLS
Amy, Annabel (Captain), Charmaine (Secretary), Fiona (Welfare), Gaille, Janice, Jing Xin, Jo-Ann, Hui Ying (Keeper), Kai En, Valerie, Yiying


GUYS
Alvin, Amos (Captain), Cedric, Enan, Jing Rong, Kai Liang, Kai Yi (Keeper), Sakif, Sandesh, Yi Jie

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