subject: Floorball Offers Great Spring and Summer Training Options [print this page] Floorball Offers Great Spring and Summer Training Options
By Greg Beaudin
With the popularity of Floorball soaring, it's time for young hockey players to get in on the action. Growing up, NHL legends like Gretzky and Hull were always big fans of taking the off-season to experiment with other sports. Baseball in particular was a great mental and physical departure from the high demands of the hockey rink for them. Hanging up the blades each spring gave these athletes a chance to decompress and focus on having fun doing other activities, that in some way, shape or form, helped them return to hockey with more skill sets than one can learn from just playing hockey all day, everyday, all year long...we can only imagine what skills they would have enhanced if Floorball was around back then.
Floorball is an ideal spring and summer departure for young players, and here is a list of Ten Reasons why:
It's Safe! With the exception of a Sami Salo(ish) freak accident, Floorball is non-contact but physically demanding. The ball will not produce welting and bruising and the sticks are kept below the waist at all times, and no stick on stick contact keeps the tempo up and the skill factor high
It's Inexpensive! An average stick is $45 to $75, they last for years, and a league with 12 to 14 games is around $125 per season. That's all you need.
It's Easy! Hockey players pick up the rules and dynamics of Floorball in 1-2 hours.
It's Fast! Floorball is a team sport that is built for speed. Foot speed is essential - there is no coasting - the game is always moving quickly, and the ball can be shot at speeds of over 100-200 km/h.
It's Skilled! Hockey players will immediately notice that the skills of Floorball are a blast to master and transfer brilliantly to the ice.
It's FairPlay! The sport of Floorball comes with a built in culture of fairness and sportsmanship. Each Floorball coach/instructor manages this element each game with the support of a few, simple rules and concepts. If a player continually crosses the line and/or can't adapt to this ideal, then they are not invited back.
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