Floorball is an indoor team sport played using composite sticks with a plastic vented blade where the aim is to put a light plastic ball into the opponent's goal. Floorball is most popular in Sweden, Finland and Switzerland, and is also played in several other countries, such as Norway and the Czech Republic. It is gaining popularity in many other places as well, including some countries outside Europe, such as Singapore, Japan, Australia and the United States.

Floorball is played in a court by six players per side. The objective of the game is to score goals by playing a plastic ball into the opponent's goal net, which is placed at the opposite end of the rink. The players may control and redirect the ball using a stick with a blade that is often curved at one end. Players must not use their hands, arms or head to play the ball on purpose. One may use other body parts. It is also allowed to play (especially stop) the ball once by foot, but not to score goals or pass to teammates.

A floorball team consist of 5 field players and one goalkeeper, whose primary job is to stop the ball from entering the net, and who is permitted unique gear towards that end. The goalkeeper is not permitted a stick. The playing field is 40 x 20 metres and enclosed by a board with rounded corners (50 cm tall). The goal cages are 1.60 x 1.15 m and 65 cm deep. The sticks are made of plastic or carbon and a bit over 1 metre long. The shaft is no longer than 99 cm and a blade of a different kind of plastic is attached to its end. The ball is made of plastic, is 72 mm in diameter, has a maximum weight of 23 grams, and has 26 holes in it.

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@yelrebmikng actually remembered that I have prefect camp. But she forgot today I also got Floorball Training. D:< Sick. :DD
SitiJurah (Siti Jurah) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:35:40 -0000
@yelrebmikng actually remembered that I have prefect camp. But she forgot today I also got Floorball Training. D:< Sick. :DD
Pretty tired right now,floorball practice went great by the way.
Tungruffel (Pontus Åhlund) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:53 -0000
Pretty tired right now,floorball practice went great by the way.
The floorball today was very good, it was sooo fun and I laugh a lot.. :D haha
EvelinaBerg (Evelina Berg) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:06:04 -0000
The floorball today was very good, it was sooo fun and I laugh a lot.. :D haha
I came back from floorball training before 30 minutes. I think today I played very good match...Now I am twitting.
sycek (Pavel Souček) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:19:22 -0000
I came back from floorball training before 30 minutes. I think today I played very good match...Now I am twitting.
I returned from floorball training, and mow I´m tired and my hands are paining.
farmar3 (Marek Beran) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:14:11 -0000
I returned from floorball training, and mow I´m tired and my hands are paining.
Time for some floorball training and then back home to see when Sweden kicks Italy ass.
Phorpher (Erik Hellström) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:48:35 -0000
Time for some floorball training and then back home to see when Sweden kicks Italy ass.

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