Northam School Holiday Program Floorball
School Holiday Floorball
Monday 2nd July 2018 was the first day of school holidays and we ventured out in the cold and rain to participate in the Northam School Holiday Program’s Floorball held at the Recreation Centre.
The session was conducted by Harrison and Connor Sargeant who are a part of the state Floorball WA team and Molly Dickson who in May represented Australia in the Women’s U19’s World Floorball Championships held in Switzerland.
Floorball is an indoor sport similar to hockey played with plastic balls with holes and special hockey sticks. A floorball team consists of five players and a goal keeper.
History of Floorball
Floorball was first played in Sweden in the 1970’s and has since spread through Europe, Asia, Australia and North America.
Floorball began in Australia in 1996 and has since grown in popularity.
Floorball has become popular in Northam thanks to Leith Woods who has been the driving force behind the development of the game in the Wheatbelt area. Leith is also the Australian Women’s Floorball goal keeper.
The Northam Recreation Centre has also hosted the Northam Floorball Open the last five years which has seen many new players join teams.
Floorball Training Session
The Floorball training session was a great success with 20+ kids of all ages participating.
Molly, Connor and Harry taught us skills through fun games and training, then we played an actual game of Floorball which the kids loved.
Maddison who is 5 loved it as she woke up this morning asking to go to sport again.
I would like to thank everyone involved in hosting this event, Molly, Connor and Harry and the parent helpers for volunteering your time. It is great to see sessions like these offered to kids of all ages in the Wheatbelt.
If you would like to know more about Floorball or be involved in the next Mixed Floorball at the Northam Rec Centre call 9622 5153
The Northam School Holiday Program offers lots of fun activities for all ages book your place by contacting the Rec Centre or PCYC.
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Author - Jodie Lowen
Jodie Lowen is the owner of Wheatbelt Kids and a mother of two. She lives in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia and has worked in education for many years. Jodie is passionate about social media marketing and using online platforms to build community connections.
