Try a new sport. There’s always basketball, baseball, football and other popular sports. Why not try something new? Floorball.
This game was invented four decades ago in Gothenburg, Sweden. It began as pastime at schools that developed into a sport, in the span of a decade. It is a form of hockey that is played indoors. Players use a meter high, lightweight stick to hit small, hollow plastic balls with cutouts, into the goal. Each team consists of 6 players, 5 field players and a goalkeeper. The rule to remember is to use the blade of the stick below knee level when hitting the ball and to avoid hitting the stick and legs of the opponents. Floorball promotes safety and helps improve a person’s eye-hand coordination. Just like any other sports, the team that scores the most goal in this game wins.
Saldio Amador, a skilled player of the UP Floorball Club, has been playing floorball for almost two years now and still expresses his excitement like it’s the first time he learned about the sport. Not a piece of cake, Amador says, “This cool sport seems easy to play but it’s challenging.” But, it can be played by people of all ages. “It's enjoyable to play it, especially when you see the other players improving,” he added. Luis Manila, a PE professor, member of the UP Floorball Club and one of the top scorers of Los Toros (a floorball team), described the sport as “Fun! Ang saya, fast-paced eh!”
The sport reached UP as an experiment. It was first offered as a PE class in 2010, introduced by Coach Ralph Ramos, the Secretary-General of Floorball Philippines. He also became the instructor and from then on, the sport became a regular offering in PE. Stan Ejera, a student who had been part of the Floorball PE said, “I find it very addictive and enticing! One of those sports you make time for.”
The UP Floorball Club (UPFC) is trying to increase awareness of the sport by offering their very first summer clinic at the CHK gym. This is held every Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00am-1:00pm. They teach the basics, drills, effective game-play strategies and practice games. They are also already starting to entertain applicants for their club. For those interested in joining or to just know more about their latest news and updates, visit UPFC’s official website: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/universityofthephilippinesfloorballclub
The sport already received recognition from the Olympic Committee. The International Floorball Federation (IFF) hopes that this acknowledgement paves way for the sport to enter and be part of the 2020 Summer Olympics, a major international sport event. Now, the game plan is to try this new, safe and exciting sport. Floorballer, game on!
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