About - Floorball Victoria
Floorball Victoria is a member driven governing body for the sport of floorball in the state of Victoria.
Floorball Vic is a not-for-profit organisation, providing support to our affiliated organisations and co-ordinating a range of development programs. In addition, Floorball Vic also organises the Floorball League Victoria, providing the opportunity for members of multiple clubs to come together and compete.
Mission Statement
The broad objectives of Floorball Vic are to:
- Encourage the development of existing floorball clubs within the state of Victoria,
- Promote and support the development of new floorball clubs within the state of Victoria,
- Introduce and seed a passion for the sport of floorball among members of the wider Victorian community,
- Represent the interest of all Victorian floorball clubs & floorballers at a national level,
- Provide access for individuals to participate in the sport of floorball in Victoria,
- Provide individuals with the opportunity to maximise their potential by competing in the highest level of floorball possible.
History
The sport of Floorball was invented in Sweden in the 1960's, with the basic rules of the game being formalised in the late 70's/early 80's. The highest global floorball body world-wide - the International Floorball Federation - was established in the mid-80's.
The Australian Floorball Association (now Floorball Australia Ltd.) was established about a decade later, in the mid 90's. The association was granted recognition by the Australian Sports Commission in 2018, after a lengthy review process of their initial submission, which was made in 2014.
The Victorian Floorball Association Inc (Floorball Vic) was officially incorporated in 2002, and has had varying degrees of activity since. As of 2020, Floorball Vic was officially formalised as the governing state body of floorball in Victoria.
