Floorball is a fast-growing indoor team sport — lightweight plastic sticks, hollow ball, and a portable rink enclosure. It is particularly popular as a school sport and community indoor sport. Floorball NZ governs the sport. This guide covers the key grant funding sources.
Floorball NZ is the national governing body:
- National championship events
- Club affiliation
- International connection through the IFF
Contact Floorball NZ for access to Sport NZ investment and national programme guidance.
Sport NZ funds floorball through Floorball NZ:
- National programme investment
- Growing sport and school sport development
RSTs fund community floorball development.
RSTs fund floorball clubs:
- Equipment grants for sticks, balls, and rink boards
- Junior programme support
- School sport connections
Key RSTs:
- Aktive Auckland: Auckland floorball — strongest market
- Sport Canterbury: Christchurch floorball community
Gaming trusts fund floorball clubs:
- Four Winds Foundation: Community sport organisations
- Grassroots Trust: Indoor sport development
- Pub Charity: Equipment grants
- Lion Foundation: Junior sport
Typical gaming trust applications:
- Sticks for club fleet (many needed)
- Floorball balls
- Goalkeeper equipment
- Rink boards (portable dasherboards)
- Team jerseys
Key equipment:
- Sticks: Lightweight plastic/composite ($50–$180 each) — need many for club training
- Balls: Hollow plastic balls
- Goalkeeper set: Mask, padded outfit, catching gloves
- Rink boards: Portable dasherboards creating the playing area — the primary capital cost
- Goals: IFF-specification
Portable rink board sets cost $5,000–$20,000 and are the biggest capital investment for clubs.
School sport is a major pathway:
- School floorball: Increasingly part of school sport — lightweight and safe for all ages
- Interschool competition: Regional and national school floorball events
- Junior club pathway: From school to club competition
- Holiday programmes: Floorball holiday clinics
Adaptive floorball:
- Parafloorball: Wheelchair-based adapted floorball
- Inclusive sport: Format suits mixed-ability programmes
- Disability sport organisations: Adaptive sports funding
Women's participation:
- Sport NZ women in sport: Female participation grants
- RSTs: Female sport development
- Women's floorball competitions at club and national level
Floorball's accessibility makes it suitable for diverse communities:
- Sport NZ equity: Māori and Pacific participation grants
- RSTs: Equity targets in community sport
- Clubs in high-Māori and high-Pacific communities strengthen equity applications
Floorball requires indoor hall space:
- School gyms: Primary venues for school-based floorball
- Community halls: Community sport venues
- Sports complexes: Indoor sport facilities
Lottery Sport funds community sport:
- Floorball clubs with active community programmes can apply
Strong applications demonstrate:
- Participant numbers: Players by age, gender, and programme level
- Equipment specifics: Sticks, balls, goalkeeping gear, rink boards — justified per club
- Junior and school sport: School-aged players — the primary growth market
- Women's participation: Female floorball engagement
- Indoor facility: Confirmed hall access for training and competition
- Disability inclusion: Adaptive floorball if applicable
- Equity: Māori and Pacific participation if relevant
- Club governance: Financial health, affiliation to Floorball NZ
Tahua's grants management platform helps floorball clubs manage grant applications across Sport NZ, gaming trusts, and RSTs, tracking equipment, youth, and participation outcomes that funders value.