Floorball in India

Floorball is a sport which is gaining popularity in India. The Floorball Federation of India was established in 2001. But due to a lack of team work they were not able to give floorball a push even after 10 years. So the "International Floorball Federation". decided to dismiss it and formed a new federation, the '"Indian Floorball Federation". ' in 2012. It was a major step when Dr.Prabhat Kumar (IAS) took over the responsibility as President and made the organization transparent from the Floorball started gaining popularity day-by-day. There have been national Floorball championships held and the top most dominating Teams are Delhi and Uttrakhand. India has participated in many international friendlies and now Indian Floorball Federation is an ordinary member of International Floorball Federation. Floorball is played 5 against 5 with one goalkeeper in each team. You can have as much as 20 players in your roster and the game has two referees. The goals are 160 × 115 cm with nets and the goalkeepers normally sits on their knees. A line normally has two defenders, one center and two attackers to establish a good combination of defense and attack. The playing field is 40 x 20 meters and that is the recommended size from the IFF and the court size that all official games and tournaments are held in. Floorball is played with a rink around the field, almost like ice hockey, but the floorball rink is lower, only 50 cm high.

The Current Leader of InFF President Dr.Prabhat Kumar (IAS) General Secretary Dr.Pradeep Singh ^[1]

Floorball Clubs

• "Delhi Strikers FBC"
• "MP Smashers FBC"
• "UP Quick Silver FBC"
• "Haryana Warriors FBC"
• "Punjab Lions FBC"
• "Ranchi Pirates FBC"

Best Teams

• "Delhi".
• Uttrakhand
• "Jharkhand".
• Uttar Pradesh
• Haryana
• "Rajasthan".
• "Goa".
• "Bhopal".

Best Players

• Male - "Mrinal Naugain".
• Female - "Sangeeta Rathi".

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