Gong Floorball

A new sport is coming to The Gong and it's called "Floorball". But what on earth is Floorball?

Floorball is an innovative new sport that is quickly spreading across the world. Floorball is a fast paced indoor sport that blends the greatest elements of ice hockey with some characteristics also found in soccer and basketball.

It started in Sweden in the 1970s as an alternative to ice hockey and since then has enjoyed unparalleled growth in Scandinavia and rest of the Europe.

Floorball is an indoor sport with five field players and one goalie on each team. Each field player usually has a light carbon graphite stick, which is about 3 feet long. The ball is 3 inches in diameter, white, made from plastic and weighs on 23 grams. Matches are divided into three twenty minute periods. The combination of these elements make floorball not only incredibly fast, but also incredibly safe. A simple YouTube search of the word "floorball" will yield ample results to provide a visual description of the sport.

Floorball is an exceptionally easy game to play even for the first time, whether you are playing socially or competitively. It's said that floorball takes minutes to learn but years to master.

Not only is floorball safe, fast and exciting, but its great exercise too. This makes floorball an incredible overall workout. It's suitable for people of all ages and abilities. It is also an inexpensive sport compared to others. Essentially all that you need to start playing are some sports clothes and a floorball stick.

Everyone is invited to come along and try floorball for themselves. All equipment is provided all you need to bring is sporting clothes and a few of your friends if you want.

Where: URAC Sports Hub at Wollongong University

When: Wednesday nights from 6pm - 8pm.

Cost: First time free and just $8 per person after that.