Don't Miss the Free IFF Coaching and Referee Development Camps!

In conjunction with the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championship Qualifiers in February the International Floorball Federation, IFF, has decided to send John Liljelund, Secretary General, and Veli Halonen, IFF Official, to hold a Coaching and Referee Development Camp, where the WFCQ games will be used for training purposes.

This is a unique opportunity to learn about the finer points of coaching and refereeing from the top level officials of the International Floorball Federation. It is also a great opportunity to take is some national team floorball as well as the get a feel for the Olympic Center in Colorado Springs, a state of the art facility and you will have the chance to mingle and dine with Olympic athletes from all over the world!

There is no charge for participating in this event and all interested floorball people from North and South America are cordially welcome to attend.

The World Floorball Championship Qualifier will pit USA against Jamaica and Canada as they battle for two spots at the World Floorball Championships in Latvia in December.

The 3-day camp will commence at 11AM, February 11 and conclude at 2PM, February 13.

The camp will be held at the following address:

Sports Center 2
United States Olympic Committee
One Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 80909

The Agenda for the Coaching Camp will be as follows:

Day 1 of Coaching Camp
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Camp Opening
Basic Skills
Passing/Shooting
Basic Situations
Planning Trainings
Practical Training
Fun Game

Day 2 of Coaching Camp
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Defensive Tactics
Fore-checking Models
Practical Training
Player Roles
Observation Education
Offensive Tactics

Day 3 of Coaching Camp
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Observation Feedback
Special Situations
Q & A

The Agenda for the Referee Camp will be:

Day 1 of Referee Camp
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Camp Opening
What it is to referee
Referee movement
Leadership

Day 2 of Referee Camp
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Leadership
Communication
How to ref a game (rink time)
Observation Education
Refereeing kids

Day 3 of Referee Camp
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Observation Feedback
Building a referee organization
Q & A

There is lodging available at the cost of $115 per person per day. This includes three buffet style meals of highly nutritional food as well as free transport by USOC to/from Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS). Check-in time is after 3PM and check-out is at 9AM.
If you are interested in attending the Coaching Camp, please contact Jukka Kotti at jukka@ntfa.us

If you are interested in attending the Referee Camp, please contact Vince Faso at vince@usfba.org

The IFF camps have a Facebook event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/743056679133487/

You will also be able to participate in the inaugural edition of the Rocky Mountain Floorball Cup, see the following event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/990223994352673/

This camp is co-hosted by Colorado Floorball, USA Floorball and the International Floorball Federation.
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Photo by Adam Troy from National Team Development Camp with Team USA coach Joel Olofsson in Round Rock, Texas.