I don't understand why people hate on floorball, or call it a lesser version of hockey. Ice hockey and even roller hockey and conventional ball hockey are arguably some of the most equipment- and infrastructure-intensive team sports on the planet. It can be prohibitively expensive to get into hockey. So is it poor man's hockey? Could be called that, but does that make it an invalid sport? No. Floorball is more refined than basketball, where the final 2 minutes of games are dedicated to exploiting foul rules with ineffectual consequences. At the end of the day, sports are about having fun and maybe showcasing some impressive skills and coordination. Floorball certainly looks like it requires skills and looks like a ton of fun. I hope to see it in the Olympics in 2020 and I really hope to see Floorball continue to grow here in the US.
It does look fun, I play lots of hockey and this looks like it has lots of elements in it similar. Hockey is expensive and violent and not for everyone so anyone who hates on this sport is because it is similar and not the same is probably missing out on fun.
If you guys just tried it instead of writing negative comments it would've been much easier. Floorball is fun to play. It's not like it is gayer it is a whole different game.
I agree. It's amazing how people think that not having access to an ice or roller rink (or merely enjoying playing on foot) makes a sport "gay". I suppose those people play ice basketball too.
block out the sound on this video and play "what you know " by two door cinema club while still playing this video... It's amazing, and it actually goes with it :)"
1996 - Sweden takes gold 1998 - Sweden takes gold 2000 - Sweden takes gold 2002 - Sweden takes gold 2004 - Sweden takes gold 2006 - Sweden takes gold Finally someone else won... on OVER-TIME as well :D great job Finland!
Good work by the Finnish team, they deserved it. Swedish de facto dominance of the sport had to be broken at some point. But we'll be back with a vengeance the coming World Cup, make no mistake about it.
@Karlaker Well, maybe this was the first loss for Sweden in Floorball World Championships but Finland won the Floorball European Championships in 1995, before there were any Floorball World Championships...
damn I love all kinds of hockey.. don't think I'd want to be a goalie in this though! is that all they wear? are the balls just those plastic things or what? haven't seen this kind before
It's pretty much always Sweden vs Finland in the finals. It's more interesting this year though since more countries are in and either Canada or USA competes too in Finland's group
@TheSableCamus No you dont have to, you can stand but when its incoming, its recommended to kneel at that point, this way you have change to prevent land shots which are most annoying in this sports, and those ones come ultra fast and can change direction very fast also, when you kneel, you might have change to block the so called pouncing ball from other players bat. I was goalkeeper in this sport at younger age, and all i can say, it was worth it, many ghostly saves back then :)
I just now learned that floorball exists. I notice two things: 1. It is like hockey but with no ice. 2. It is popular in northern European countries like Sweden and Finland here. Conclusion: The Swedes and Finns have said "We like hockey, but screw this ice stuff. We've had enough."
@vmalmfreddan we can talk about the past all we want. the point is, at the moment there's no evidence but this video which has any precedence over which of the two teams is better.
street hockey is tougher on physicall contact, this sport is faster and requires a lof of time for your stick technique to develop, but yeah if you are good in one, transition to other one is not that difficult.
it originated from Sweden and it is like ice-hockey but without any equipment except the stick =) And the goalie uses their knees and hands to block and catch the ball. with a helmet too.
@finnpeak82 Youre right, Sweden may have better international team, but last few years Finland has prooved that we can challenge Sweden. In EFC, there were 2Finnish teams in final, and best player of Sweden's Elitserien is Finnish player. Anyways, we should talk about these two countries after WC 2010, there might also be some suprises like Swiss or Czech, they have also gotten better year by year. An
2:41 I love that look.. :D Anyway that's all the same in every sport, Finland leads (4-0) and then Sweden scores.. (4-6) But luckily we won. So in this year Finland i hope we'll win ;)
Excactly, 1st loss ever. Doesn't that speak for itself? Finally there is proper competition. And teams do change, improve and evolve. Last time the better team was finland, next time? who can say, Just stay tuned :)
@jacob12721 floorball comes that cause they play it with the ball .. ? and in floorball you cant slash or lift your opponent's stick in game situation. Floorball is more fast-paced than hockey and i really think that everybody who plays floorball can also skate/ play hockey d:
@r4ndomduud THANK YOU FOR EXISTING! I have been trying to tell finns that when they've called me gay but no one ever listens. I don't mean to rub it in your faces though I'm just thrilled to have found a reasonable fin :).
I like everyting about this game except for the fact that the ball is a wiffle ball and the sticks have air current slits in them. Makes it way too easy to carry the ball on your stick and do fancy aerial crap. I like behind the net play though way better than floor hockey.
@minmaxlol I see this not fighting as a great feature of this sport! I don't see why you would have to fight at all in a any sport - apart from fighting maybe.
@finnpeak82 Best comment ever. Who would've thought that a fin would admit that Sweden is the best at this? :P And I completely agree a little healthy competition is just great :). Is there a WC this year? :)
@padobah wtf does hits and fights have to do with anything and yes! a floorball do move faster than a puck, 105 mph is fast but not that fast. and floorball is the only sport where i've had trouble following the ball because of the speed........hockey not so much
@LundaGrabben3 well well.. if we have here in finland only about 40 000 licenseplayers and u have in sweden over 120 000 i don't think so that sport isn't popular
@LundaGrabben3 "this sport isnt even popular in sweden" Haha, floorball is the 2nd most played team sport in sweden Det är bara Fotboll som har fler utövare än innebandy. Hockey ligger på 8 plats. tog 1 min o hitta det där
I don't understand why people hate on floorball, or call it a lesser version of hockey. Ice hockey and even roller hockey and conventional ball hockey are arguably some of the most equipment- and infrastructure-intensive team sports on the planet. It can be prohibitively expensive to get into hockey. So is it poor man's hockey? Could be called that, but does that make it an invalid sport? No. Floorball is more refined than basketball, where the final 2 minutes of games are dedicated to exploiting foul rules with ineffectual consequences.
At the end of the day, sports are about having fun and maybe showcasing some impressive skills and coordination. Floorball certainly looks like it requires skills and looks like a ton of fun. I hope to see it in the Olympics in 2020 and I really hope to see Floorball continue to grow here in the US.
It does look fun, I play lots of hockey and this looks like it has lots of elements in it similar.
Hockey is expensive and violent and not for everyone so anyone who hates on this sport is because it is similar and not the same is probably missing out on fun.
If you guys just tried it instead of writing negative comments it would've been much easier. Floorball is fun to play. It's not like it is gayer it is a whole different game.
I agree. It's amazing how people think that not having access to an ice or roller rink (or merely enjoying playing on foot) makes a sport "gay". I suppose those people play ice basketball too.
Like the best match ever! Go Finland, and Sweden was awesome too. :)
Yeah, I think that both teams are quite on par atm. This game was SUCH a close one too ! I really understand your point :)
block out the sound on this video and play "what you know " by two door cinema club while still playing this video... It's amazing, and it actually goes with it :)"
alko boss is the happiest to see such wins in floorball and hockey
Best game. Greetings from Holland
i'm peruvian and love floorball!!!!!!!!! rulessssssssssssssssssss
@mightymaikmovies
in wich country do you live?
i live in Swiss and we have much floorball clubs^^ soooo nice...
1996 - Sweden takes gold
1998 - Sweden takes gold
2000 - Sweden takes gold
2002 - Sweden takes gold
2004 - Sweden takes gold
2006 - Sweden takes gold
Finally someone else won... on OVER-TIME as well :D great job Finland!
I used to play this as a kid. We called it uni-hock back then. It was a lot of fun.
Never seen this sport before, and how long have you been living in the box?
History is history. Finland is the best floorball country these days and will be in the future :D:D:D
Good work by the Finnish team, they deserved it. Swedish de facto dominance of the sport had to be broken at some point. But we'll be back with a vengeance the coming World Cup, make no mistake about it.
@FA9082, There are many games similar to hockey. MANY. Floorball isn't really that similar to hockey as it seems, it's dynamic and speed is different.
@Karlaker Well, maybe this was the first loss for Sweden in Floorball World Championships but Finland won the Floorball European Championships in 1995, before there were any Floorball World Championships...
is floorball popular in other countries cause ive never heard of it until today.
damn I love all kinds of hockey.. don't think I'd want to be a goalie in this though! is that all they wear? are the balls just those plastic things or what? haven't seen this kind before
It's pretty much always Sweden vs Finland in the finals. It's more interesting this year though since more countries are in and either Canada or USA competes too in Finland's group
Cool sport (: Played it at school today :D
Only just heard off this sport. Is it basically Ice Hockey but played on a hard indoor surface?
may look ridiculous to you, but it's actually great fun.
@TheSableCamus No you dont have to, you can stand but when its incoming, its recommended to kneel at that point, this way you have change to prevent land shots which are most annoying in this sports, and those ones come ultra fast and can change direction very fast also, when you kneel, you might have change to block the so called pouncing ball from other players bat. I was goalkeeper in this sport at younger age, and all i can say, it was worth it, many ghostly saves back then :)
is there a difference between floor hockey and floor ball
It's really annoying how there comes to every single floorball video hockey players who complain about floorball...
I just now learned that floorball exists. I notice two things:
1. It is like hockey but with no ice.
2. It is popular in northern European countries like Sweden and Finland here.
Conclusion: The Swedes and Finns have said "We like hockey, but screw this ice stuff. We've had enough."
Wrong! It is very popular in the Czech Republic and Switzerland. Popularity is also rising in Germany...
Finnish Team was mentally stronger. They were ready for the game, (4-0) first period and they were stronger in last moments. Exciting game.
@Tylo66 have you ever played it??
What is the average height of floorball players? Does anybody know?
@vmalmfreddan we can talk about the past all we want. the point is, at the moment there's no evidence but this video which has any precedence over which of the two teams is better.
Drop by just because im the one of floorball club adviser :P
street hockey is tougher on physicall contact, this sport is faster and requires a lof of time for your stick technique to develop, but yeah if you are good in one, transition to other one is not that difficult.
it originated from Sweden and it is like ice-hockey but without any equipment except the stick =) And the goalie uses their knees and hands to block and catch the ball. with a helmet too.
@finnpeak82 Youre right, Sweden may have better international team, but last few years Finland has prooved that we can challenge Sweden. In EFC, there were 2Finnish teams in final, and best player of Sweden's Elitserien is Finnish player.
Anyways, we should talk about these two countries after WC 2010, there might also be some suprises like Swiss or Czech, they have also gotten better year by year.
An
Thank god we had atleast luck on that day, mostly Sweden has had luck in the finals. FINLAND ROCKS!
it was on time!!
sweden loose for the first time in floorball history but FINLAND RULEZZ!
how much are these guys making a year
2:41 I love that look.. :D
Anyway that's all the same in every sport, Finland leads (4-0) and then Sweden scores.. (4-6) But luckily we won. So in this year Finland i hope we'll win ;)
Way to finish! Get it
So...it's indoor hockey, right?
What is name song ?.... Please
Anyone knows where the song comes from?
vitto,for all people that come from finland,dude guys,sweden is the best team and has always been.!!!!!
name of song pls ;DDD
Sweden will win in 2012! They got one helluva team!
Excactly, 1st loss ever. Doesn't that speak for itself? Finally there is proper competition. And teams do change, improve and evolve. Last time the better team was finland, next time? who can say, Just stay tuned :)
@LundaGrabben3 In Sweden you have 120 000 registred players. You cannot say this sport is not popular in Sweden.
Floorball...seems mighty familiar.....oh wait, isnt there a game called Hockey just like this?
Song name?
You have no idea how fast the professional players actually shoot the ball.
So this is basically road hockey? I like it
Anyone knows the music?
tätä oli odotettu! yeah!
Some people (like me) can't ice skate, so this is doable. I quite like this sport but it's not popular apart from Nordic countries.
@jacob12721 floorball comes that cause they play it with the ball .. ? and in floorball you cant slash or lift your opponent's stick in game situation. Floorball is more fast-paced than hockey and i really think that everybody who plays floorball can also skate/ play hockey d:
@r4ndomduud THANK YOU FOR EXISTING! I have been trying to tell finns that when they've called me gay but no one ever listens. I don't mean to rub it in your faces though I'm just thrilled to have found a reasonable fin :).
@TheXmasz well..........i guess you've got the wrong idea of what floorball is then
If there's no-one close to you while shooting u can shoot like Tikka in the video.
@finnpeak82 actually ssv was this year the worlds best team
@CollectorCole this sport isn't fast paced? Say whaaaaaat?
Lol att dom inte har Alexander nede med?:O
I like everyting about this game except for the fact that the ball is a wiffle ball and the sticks have air current slits in them. Makes it way too easy to carry the ball on your stick and do fancy aerial crap. I like behind the net play though way better than floor hockey.
sverige gjorde en bra kvitering på den matchen..synd bara att dom förlorade.
Suomi forever and ever! :) They have bigger skill then Sweden, full respect!! :)
I like this more than hockey tbh
@jacob12721 Gloves are optional and the sport isn't stupid.
@Tylo66 and why is that?
@minmaxlol I see this not fighting as a great feature of this sport! I don't see why you would have to fight at all in a any sport - apart from fighting maybe.
Sweden is the best team in the world!
@finnpeak82 Best comment ever. Who would've thought that a fin would admit that Sweden is the best at this? :P And I completely agree a little healthy competition is just great :). Is there a WC this year? :)
@LundaGrabben3 If u didnt know, Sweden has twice as much players than Finland does, so u just gotta admit that we are better.
@TheSableCamus im a goalkeeper in floorball! and you don't need to sit on your knees... butts it's way easier to sit down...
@padobah wtf does hits and fights have to do with anything and yes! a floorball do move faster than a puck, 105 mph is fast but not that fast.
and floorball is the only sport where i've had trouble following the ball because of the speed........hockey not so much
Also, 70km/h was wrong, MY fault..it's about 120km/h.
you can't check or in any way intenfere and the game focuses more on skill than hockey
yes but it is the same big brother and small brother feeling when finland ans sweden meets:P
@xeroxFIN Finland! -do they even play floorball?
@petsel898 Tell me one exuse? offcours we (sweden) can't denie thst we lost, finland was the better team in that match. That's theway it is :)
@leafblower I know right.
@aNorthernRedneck47 You have obviously not played it.
SUUUOOOOMIII!!!!!!!!!
First time we take foor ball gold
FIIINNLAAAD!!!!!!!!!!
and still lost :I how bad is that?
@LundaGrabben3 well well.. if we have here in finland only about 40 000 licenseplayers and u have in sweden over 120 000 i don't think so that sport isn't popular
beauty :)
last goal was Suomi Magic..^^
@LundaGrabben3 i see, Swedens and Finland, you dont like each other? ;) Like Us, Canada vs USA ;))
the goalies of floorball looks so helpless.
@palmo14 grammar?
@LundaGrabben3
mheh ?
Of course it looks more boring than for example football but its for most very fun and you have to be damn fast !!!
@TheSableCamus same!
2 Times in a row now for Finland, i think there is a clear leader currently and its not Sweden.
70km/h... wow that's a lot. btw I throw that ball almost 100km/h and shoot about 130 km/h and I was a goalkeeper..
En paises donde reinan las toneladas de hielo. Hockey sin hielo y sin patines. Q juego tan ummmmm.........!!!!!!!
this match was the first match Sweden lost in history :P
@LundaGrabben3 "this sport isnt even popular in sweden"
Haha, floorball is the 2nd most played team sport in sweden
Det är bara Fotboll som har fler utövare än innebandy.
Hockey ligger på 8 plats.
tog 1 min o hitta det där
@Nicu6923 you didnt even spell hockey right
sweden rock´s
@padobah search for floorball hardest shot and you'll see