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Floor hockey is adapted from the games of ice hockey and
ringette and is the only team sport in Special Olympics Winter
Sports. Floor hockey is played in a rink surfaced with wood or
concrete, not ice. The teams are composed of six players, including
a goalie. Athletes use wooden poles (without blades) as sticks and
large felt discs with an open center as pucks.
Special Olympics Floor Hockey also offers individual skills
competition to allow athletes to train and compete in basic floor
hockey skills. The development of these key skills is necessary
prior to advancing to team play. These events include shooting,
passing, and stick handling.
As in all Special Olympics sports, athletes are grouped in
competition divisions according to ability level, age, and
gender.
FLOOR HOCKEY FACTS
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Floor hockey was first introduced as a Special Olympics sport at
the 1970 Special Olympics World Winter Games.
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Today 17,690 athletes from 71 Special Olympics Programs compete
in floor hockey.
FLOOR HOCKEY EVENTS
The following events provide meaningful competition for athletes
with lower ability levels:
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Shoot Around the Goal
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Pass
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Stickhandling
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Shoot for Accuracy
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Defense
UPCOMING EVENTS
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