Floorball development for the Olympics

There is an interesting article over at Observer news about floorball with a interview with professional hockey coach Dave Beaudin, who has recently been involved in coaching floorball. The article is a pretty interesting read but one particular quote grabbed my attention. Make of it what you will:

“We have been asked by the North American International Hockey Federation to train men and women for the first U.S. Olympic team in this sport,” he said. “Speaking on behalf of Floorball Florida, USA Floorball and the International Floorball Federation we would like to engage in an ongoing development partnership. We see the potential of Freedom Harbor being a leading host facility for floorball events in North America. Globally, floorball is the fastest growing team sport and we are seeing a very encouraging trend to hosting large scale open championships that bring in players, coaches, volunteers and spectators.”

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