The Pakenham Floorball Club Inc. strives to provide a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment where players can enjoy floorball at all skill levels.
We are committed to promoting and developing the sport of Floorball at all levels of the game within our local community.
Our History
The Pakenham Floorball Club Inc. is the largest organiser of floorball activities in Victoria.
Formally incorporated as a body in September 2011, the club has its tentative beginnings in 1997. Originally started is school, the ageing participants wanted to continue to play floorball. From this, the Pakenham Floorball Club (affectionately known as The Squishees!) was born.
During the Clubs existence ,we have grown to provide competitions for Under 15s, Under 19s, Womens, Mens, and Mixed teams. We also run training activities, junior development introductory skills, and specific training for interstate competitions.Over the years we have also held 3v3 competitions as well as social events.
The Pakenham Floorball Club has a strong presence at national tournaments, including the Australian Floorball Open, Junior Australian Floorball Open, Northern Beaches Open and in more recent years The Victorian Floorball Open.
The Pakenham Floorball Club is devoted to continuing the development of this exciting young sport, in Pakenham and within the local community.
Statement of Purpose
The Purpose of Pakenham Floorball Club Inc. is to:
a) conduct, administer, and promote Floorball in the local community;
b) provide a safe and engaging environment for members and spectators;
c) affiliate and liaise with parent bodies and partners; and
d) Operate within the policies and procedures of our governing bodies.
What is floorball?
Floorball is a type of floor hockey with five players and one goalkeeper on the court in each team. Men and women play indoors with lightweight sticks and a small hollow plastic ball with holes. Floorball was included in the World Games for the first time in 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland.
The game as we know it today, was invented in Sweden in the late 1960s. The basic rules were established in 1979 when the first floorball club in the world, Sala IBK was founded in Sweden. Official rules for matches were first written down in 1981.
