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Labamba32

Hello everyone.

I am once again trying to start up a floorball club in Phoenix, AZ. I have been in contact with some of you in the past regarding my previous attempts to start a club here.

For those of you who have successfully started clubs in other areas around the country, I would love to hear any suggestions you have for generating interest.

Currently the situation is this. I already have all the equipment, sticks, balls, I even made my own goals already. I found a great place to play here in Phoenix on a JR roller hockey rink, that has very reasonable rates ($40 an hour for rental).

The thing that has doomed Phoenix Floorball in the past is a lack of solid committment by players. I have used flyers posted at the local schools, posts on craigslist, and just trying to get my friends interested in playing in the past, but it is still very slow in getting people interested. The problem seems to be that I'll get someone interested but we still dont have enough to play so they kinda lose interest. Then by the time we get enough people together for a game half of them don't show then I'm stuck footing the bill for the majority of the rink time. Plus it makes the actual game less fun when you can't have a full squad out there.

Another issue that I've experienced is a reluctance of players willing to play goal. I'm wondering how other clubs encourage people to go in the net every once in a while. What do other clubs use for goalie equipment (i dont want to spend the money to purchase real floorball goalie equipment until we have a vibrant club)?

Any help you can provide on any angle of getting a club started would be greatly appreciated. And of course if you know anyone in Phoenix that would like to play let me know, and I can get you all the info they will need.

Thanks,

Mario

Andrzej

Hey Mario,

First off, I want to applaud you on your efforts to set up a floorball club in Phoenix. North America is a difficult place to start up floorball and like you have mentioned, it takes a lot of commitment.

Here in Edmonton, AB, we have mostly younger players. We draw players from schools and we have players actively recruiting from minor league hockey teams. I know there is a minimal amount of hockey players in Phoenix, but you can always try to recruit from a minor hockey academy.

One thing you could mention to the hockey academies is that the sport of floorball not only helps improve stickhandling, but it also improves stamina and it's a great cardiovascular activity. A lot of NHL hockey stars have played floorball, and this method has worked continually in Canada.

Cheers,

NickBarr

Contact Jim Balsillie. He might be able to buy your Floorball club for $212.5 million, provided that you let him move it to Hamilton, Ontario :P

mcervania

These posts are from 2009, so I am curious if there has been progress in the development. I am moving from Austin, Texas to Phoenix next month, and would love to continue my involvement in the sport. I am relatively active with the Austin Floorball Club, and would like to help with the growth of the sport. Thanks! Maria Cervania

mcervania

Have not fully moved to Phoenix yet, but will be back and forth in town this month.
Just said my farewells to my Austin team, and missing floorball already. Hope to meet up with all of you to discuss some preliminary approaches to get people involved. Talk to all of you soon!

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