4º ESO: Floorball 1: Vocabulary, the rink, game time and participants
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Floorball is an indoor game, similar to ice hockey, but it is non violent, so we can play safely at highschool. It is a fast team sport with no physical contact . Floorball is also called floor hockey, innebandy, (in Sweden) salibandy (in Finland) and unihockey (in Switzerland).There are many professional leagues, such as Finland´s Salibandyliiga and Sweden´s Svenska Superliga.
Do you want to see what a floorball game is like? Here you have a video of the 2017 European Final:
VOCABULARY IN THIS LESSON:
| rink: pista, cancha |
leading: que conducen a | |
| rounded corners: esquinas redondeadas | to end with a tie: acabar en empate | |
| upper: superiores, de arriba | breaks: descansos | |
| wide: ancho | to change sides/ends: cambiar de campo | |
| to measure: medir |
throw-out: saque | |
| goalkeeper: portero | to tackle: hacer una entrada | |
| nearest: el más cercano | according: de acuerdo con | |
| damaged: dañado | face-off dots: puntos de face-off | |
| goal cages: jaulas de portería | guilty: culpable | |
| match: partido | replaced: reemplazado | |
| tie: empate | prevented: evitado | |
| resumed: continuado, reanudado |
comitted: cometida | |
| penalty: castigo | offence: falta | |
| penalty shot: tiro de penalty |
a correctly scored goal: un gol marcado correctamente |
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| penalty bench: expulsión al banquillo |
at least 3 m from the ball: por lo menos a tres metros de la bola |
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| awarded: concedido |
fixed situations: situaciones a bola parada |
A) THE RINK
Dimensions of the rink
The rink must be 40 m x 20 m and have a board all around it with rounded corners.
Markings on the rink
All lines must be 4-5 cm wide, in a clearly visible colour.
Goal areas measure 4 m x 5 m.
Goalkeeper areas measure 1 m x 2,5 m.
Face-off dots are on the centre line and on the imaginary extensions of the goal lines, 1.5m from the sides of the rink.
Goal cages
Goal cages measure 160cmx115cmx40/65cm. Upper corners must be rounded.
B) GAME TIME 
Regular game time
Regular game time is 3 x 20 minutes with two 10 minute breaks.
Extra time
If a match ends with a tie, teams play extra time until one team scores. The extra time is limited to 10 minutes. If no team scores in 10 minutes, the match is decided by penalty shots.
C) PARTICIPANTS
Players
Each team can use a maximum of 20 players. Only six can be on the rink at the same time.
D) EQUIPMENT
All field players shall wear uniforms consisting of jerseys, shorts and knee socks.
A player shall not wear personal equipment which may cause injury.
Particular goalkeeper's equipment
The goalkeeper must not use a stick. (but in our highschool we use it)
The goalkeeper shall wear a face mask which is in accordance with the IFF Material Regulations and marked accordingly. This only includes on the rink during play. All tampering with the face mask, except painting, is prohibited.
The goalkeeper may use any kind of protective equipment, but this shall not include parts intended to cover the goal.
The goalkeeper can also wear other protective equipment, such as gloves, but bulky padding is not permitted. Other protective equipment includes knee and elbow pads.
Here you have an example on floorball skills:
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