Floorball is a fast-growing indoor team sport originating in Sweden — similar to floor hockey, played with a lightweight plastic stick and hollow ball in an enclosed rink. Floorball Australia governs the sport. It is recognised by the International Olympic Committee. This guide covers the key funding sources for floorball clubs.
Floorball Australia is the national governing body:
- National championship events
- Club affiliation and standards
- International connection through the International Floorball Federation (IFF)
Contact Floorball Australia and your state association for national programme investment access.
Sport Australia may recognise floorball as a growing sport:
- Community participation grants for IOC-recognised sports
- Growing sport investment programmes
State sport agencies fund community floorball:
- NSW Office of Sport: Indoor sport clubs and programmes
- Sport and Recreation Victoria: Floorball development
- Queensland, WA, SA: State sport grants for emerging sports
Floorball has particularly strong Nordic connections:
- Swedish community organisations: Cultural sport connections
- Finnish and Nordic community: Cultural associations supporting floorball
- Multicultural sport grants: State government multicultural sport investment
Gaming grants fund floorball clubs:
- NSW ClubGRANTS: Equipment and programme grants
- State gaming trusts: Equipment and development
Typical gaming grant applications for floorball:
- Floorball sticks (lightweight plastic — significant number needed for club)
- Floorball balls (hollow plastic balls)
- Goalkeeper pads, mask, and equipment
- Indoor rink boards (dasherboards — significant cost for full rink)
- Team jerseys and kit
Floorball equipment:
- Sticks: Lightweight composite or plastic shafts with curved blade ($50–$200 each) — clubs need many for training
- Balls: Lightweight hollow plastic balls
- Goalkeeper equipment: Mask, padded outfit, catching gloves
- Rink boards: Portable boards creating the playing enclosure — significant cost ($5,000–$20,000 for a full set)
- Goal nets: IFF-specification goals
Rink boards are the primary capital investment for clubs without a permanent facility.
Floorball requires indoor hall space:
- School gyms: Common venue for floorball training and competition
- Community halls: Community sport venues
- Sports halls: Dedicated indoor sport facilities
Facility hire is the primary ongoing cost.
Junior development:
- School sport: Floorball is growing as a school sport — lightweight equipment safe for juniors
- Junior club programmes: Age-grade competitions
- Holiday clinics: Introduction to floorball for children
Floorball is accessible for many disability classifications:
- Parafloorball: Adapted floorball for athletes with physical disability (played from wheelchair)
- Inclusive sport: Floorball's format suits mixed-ability programmes
- Disability sport organisations: Adaptive floorball investment
Women's floorball:
- Sport Australia: Women in sport investment
- State sport agencies: Female participation targets
- Strong women's participation in Nordic origins country
Strong applications demonstrate:
- Participant numbers: Players by age, gender, and programme level
- Equipment specifics: Sticks, balls, goalkeeper gear, and rink boards — justified per club
- Junior development: School-aged players in programmes
- Women's participation: Female floorball engagement
- Indoor facility access: Confirmed hall for training and competition
- Disability inclusion: Adaptive floorball if applicable
- Nordic heritage: Cultural connections if relevant to community
- Club governance: Financial health, affiliation to Floorball Australia
Tahua's grants management platform helps floorball clubs manage grant applications across multiple funders, tracking equipment, participation, and programme outcomes that funders value.