International Floorball Federation
Development Clinics
Canada Cup, Toronto, Canada
May 18th-20th, 2012
The International Floorball Federation (IFF) is based in Helsinki, Finland and will be hosting Development Clinics at the 2012 Canada Cup Floorball Championship. The IFF is the head organization of world Floorball (Innebandy, Salibandy, Unihockey) and was founded by Sweden, Finland and Switzerland in 1986. Currently, the IFF consists of 54 Member Associations and the IFF is a full member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The Development Clinics will feature two streams: Coaching and Refereeing, with each stream featuring four stand alone sessions.
Below is a breakdown of the sessions that will be offerred during the 2012 Canada Cup Floorball Championship.
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Coaching |
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Refereeing |
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C1 |
Defensive Tactics |
R1 |
Basic Floorball Rules |
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C2 |
Offensive Tactics |
R2 |
Referee Movement |
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C3 |
Game Transition/Buildup ("Breakout") |
R3 |
Referee Signals |
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C4 |
Player Roles |
R4 |
Refereeing a Game |
We encourage everyone to attend these sessions - whether you are a floorball player, organizer, coach, referee or a parent. Learn more about floorball and bring this knowledge back to your local club and community to help develop the sport further.
Download detailed information about the content of these sessions.
IFF Clinics Schedule and Registration
Registration is done online on a first-come, first-serve basis. There is no charge for the sessions but non-players will need to purchase a ticket to enter the tournament site. To receive a formal certificate to prove completion of the course, partipants must complete all four courses in the stream of their choice and become a member of Floorball Canada for $10. Floorball Canada membership is NOT required to attend the sessions.
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FRIDAY, MAY 18 2012 |
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8:45-9:30 |
C1 Defensive Tactics |
REGISTER |
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9:30-10:15 |
R1 Basic Floorball Rules |
REGISTER |
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11:00-11:45 |
C2 Offensive Tactics |
REGISTER |
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11:45-12:30 |
R2 Referee Movement |
REGISTER |
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1:15-2:00 |
C3 Game Transition/Buildup |
REGISTER |
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2:00-2:45 |
R3 Referee Signals |
REGISTER |
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5:00-5:45 |
C4 Player Roles |
REGISTER |
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5:45-6:30 |
R4 Refereeing a Game |
REGISTER |
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SATURDAY, MAY 19 2012 |
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8:45-9:30 |
C1 Defensive Tactics |
REGISTER |
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9:30-10:15 |
R1 Basic Floorball Rules |
REGISTER |
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11:00-11:45 |
C2 Offensive Tactics |
REGISTER |
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11:45-12:30 |
R2 Referee Movement |
REGISTER |
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1:15-2:00 |
C3 Game Transition/Buildup |
REGISTER |
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2:00-2:45 |
R3 Referee Signals |
REGISTER |
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4:15-5:00 |
C4 Player Roles |
REGISTER |
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5:00-5:45 |
R4 Refereeing a Game |
REGISTER |
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SUNDAY MAY 20 2012 |
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8:00-8:45 |
C1 Defensive Tactics |
REGISTER |
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8:45-9:30 |
R1 Basic Floorball Rules |
REGISTER |
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9:30-10:15 |
C2 Offensive Tactics |
REGISTER |
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11:00-11:45 |
R2 Referee Movement |
REGISTER |
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11:45-12:30 |
C3 Game Transition/Buildup |
REGISTER |
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4:15-5:00 |
R3 Referee Signals |
REGISTER |
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5:00-5:45 |
C4 Player Roles |
REGISTER |
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5:45-6:30 |
R4 Refereeing a Game |
REGISTER |
IFF Instructors
John Liljelund:
Mr. John Liljelund has a vast experience of coaching in Floorball, he has during his 20 year experience coached the Finnish women’s and men’s U19 national teams, Finnish elite teams and during his employment in IFF he has focused on training male youth players born 1996 and now acts as the head coach for the age group in Finland. He has also played as a goalkeeper in the highest leagues in Finland and Sweden, participating in the EuroFloorball Cup
John has taken a professional coaching exam organised by the Finnish Olympic Committee and has actively been a part of the coaching education of the Finnish Floorball Federation as a lecturer and developer. He has been the creator of the IFF Floorball Development Programme and its Seminars. During the Clinic John will be responsible for the Coaching instruction.
Janne Ögren:
Mr. Jan (Janne) Ögren is an experienced Swedish elite referee and coach, who has been refereeing for over 20 years and has also worked as a coach in both elite teams and later in district teams in Sweden. Additionally he has a vast experience of educating both referees and coaches and has passed the highest Floorball coaching level in Sweden. Since the beginning of 2012 Janne works as the IFF Development Coordinator, with the task to support IFF member associations in their development and assist new countries develop the sport of Floorball. Janne has a fair knowledge of the development of Floorball and has seen it from both on and off the pitch and has a capability to explain the different phases of the game in a very concrete manner. He has additionally been building the Swedish Floorball Federations Coaching system. Janne will be responsible for Refereeing instruction.
