Floorball/ saalihoki
Floorball
Edvin Tuvik
9b
Introduction
Floorball is a type of floor hockey which was developed in the 1970s in
Sweden.
The game is played indoors on a gym floor.
Each team can field six players at a time on the court, one player being
a goalkeeper.
A floorball game is officially played over three periods lasting 20 minutes each
(15 minutes for juniors).
It is similar to ice hockey but not that rough.
History
The sport began as something that was played for fun as a pastime at schools.
After ten years or so the floorball developed into sport in Finland, Norway and
Sweden.
Formal rules soon were developed, and clubs began to form.
Measurements
Floorball is played indoors on a rink whose size can officially vary from 1822
meters wide to 3644 meters long.
The rink is surrounded by 50 cm high enclosed boards with rounded corners.
The goals are 160 cm wide...