P. Santamarta // Dpto. Educacin Fsica // I.E.S. El Astillero.

Traducido por Ana Santiago

Floorball is considered an alternative sport called Uni-hockey o Mini-
hockey too.


FLOORBALL UNI-HOCKEY
P. Santamarta // Dpto. Educacin Fsica // I.E.S. El Astillero. Traducido por Ana Santiago

Its about an ice hockey adaptation, of Swedish origin which makes its
practice indoor possible without a lot of material resources.

In Spain its much practiced as a school content because of its high
educative content (cooperation, team work) and because of the great
recreational possibilities it offers.

In our country there are some affiliate leagues, governed by the
Asociacin Espaola de Unihockey Floorball (AEUF)
(www.unihockey.es).


Objective of the game:

The objective of the game is to introduce the ball into the opposite goal
which is placed in the extremes of the pitch.


Material:

- Stick: plastic or carbon fiber stick of around 1 meter in length.










- Ball: round, plastic and with 24 holes for the air goes through.











P. Santamarta // Dpto. Educacin Fsica // I.E.S. El Astillero. Traducido por Ana Santiago

Space of game:

Rectangular ground of 40 x 20m. The goal placed at 3m from the end
line.



Basic rules:

The player can: None of the players can:
- Hit or to lead the ball with the two
sides of the stick.
- Stop the ball with the stick, the foot
or the chest.
- Lead the ball with one foot toward
his/her own stick.
- Play with the kerb or the wall.
- Remove the ball from an opponent.
- Introduce the stick in the goal area.

- Enter the goal area. Its punished with
a free throw if he/she was an attacker
or penalty if he/she was a defender.
- Raise the stick over the knees.
- Stop a ball with the head or the hands.
- Pass the ball with the foot.
- Play the ball lying on the floor.
- Lift or catch the stick of an opponent.
- Push, grab or trip up an opponent
(penalty).
- Throw the stick (penalty).


P. Santamarta // Dpto. Educacin Fsica // I.E.S. El Astillero. Traducido por Ana Santiago

Technical elements:

- Hold: The weak hand is placed at the end and the strong hand is placed in
the middle part of the stick to lead and to control the movement. Both
hands will be separated some 20 cm between them. As you can hit the ball
by both sides you can change the hold to control, throw or pass better.
















- Reception and control: You have to learn to control the ball when it
arrives to you. To do this, you have to absorb its speed putting back the
stick and leaning it with the side looking at the floor, to avoid the ball
bouncing or jumping over the blade. Once you have stopped it you can get
past, pass or throw.










P. Santamarta // Dpto. Educacin Fsica // I.E.S. El Astillero. Traducido por Ana Santiago

- Passes and throwings: You must push the ball instead of hitting it to
pass to a team member or to score a goal. In this way you can control the
movement better and you avoid doing a fault to raise the stick over the
knees. The stick gets in touch with the ball when its slightly put back
regarding the advanced foot. The hands do a lever movement, so that, the
strong hand applies its strength in the direction the ball is going to leave
and the weak hand acts as a supporting point. In this movement the ball
runs over some centimeters in contact with the stick before it shoots out.



KEEP ON MOVING,
PLAYING FLOORBALL,
PLEASE!!!!