fun, news, volunteering

YouthFest this Saturday

Hello Floorball Families,

Please come support BC Floorball this Saturday at North Vancouver’s YouthFest, located behind Centennial Theatre at Lonsdale and 23rd.

We’ll be there starting at noon with our booth and lots of fun new sticks for sale to check out! There will be no floorball at Sutherland gym this week, so that as many of you as possible can come out and be ambassadors for your sport!

For those of you looking for some fun competition, we’ve been invited by the Vancouver Thunderbirds minor hockey association to play in their Spring Floorball Jamboree.

Click here to register!

See you there!

Apr 11 2013

news, registration, training

New Location, Same Awesome Floorball

BC Floorball is excited to present Saturday Floorball sessions on the following dates:

April 13, 20, 27 – Sutherland School Gym

Ages 8-12 – 11 am to 12 noon

13 and older noon to 1pm

May 4 – CityFest at Centennial Theatre – 12-4 pm

May 11 – Lonsdale Spring Celebration – 11-2 pm and/or Vancouver Thunderbirds Floorball Jamboree at UBC Osborne Gym

No charge for these great North Vancouver events! Come out and play the game to be an ambassador for BC Floorball- North Shore Junior Coho in your community!

May 18 – Sutherland School Gym

Ages 8-12 – 11 am to 12 noon

13 and older noon to 1pm

June 15, 22 – Sutherland School Gym

Ages 8-12 – 11 am to 12 noon

13 and older noon to 1pm

Drop in fees for the Gym sessions are $12.00. To sign up for a pass to all six Gym sessions is $60.00.

Sutherland school is located at:

2098 Sutherland Ave, North Vancouver.
Parking is ample and free, and the gym offers a bright, new playing environment for our young players.
Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions, and looking forward to seeing you all at the gym!Cathy.
(Secretary, BC Floorball)

Jan 31 2013

fun, hockey day, volunteering

Hockey Day in Canada 2012 is closing in!

Hello Floorball families,

BCFF is honoured to be invited once again to help host

Hockey Day in Canada at the Richmond Oval, February 9th, 2013 from 10:00am until 7:00pm.

We have lots of exciting Floorball events in store…

Celebrity Floorball Game on the main rink, featuring Guy LaFleur and Trevor Linden
Floorball Challenge Shooting Zone – test your skills!
Adult drop in games 4:00-6:30pm
Youth drop in games 1:00-3:00pm
Coaches Clinic 3:00-4:00pm

BCFF needs your help to make it a success, so to volunteer for a shift at one of the stations, please reply to me at this email with your preferred time and activity. Volunteers are placed on a priority access VIP list for the Oval, so will avoid any lines.

Don’t miss out on this exciting day of all things Hockey, including our game, Floorball. Last year this was a hugely poplular event, so come early and get in the game! For more information, please see the Oval’s website, with all the details on the day.

See you there!

Jan 19 2013

media, news, video

A recent spot about floorball on Go! Vancouver

Jan 13 2013

hockey day, news, tournament

Happy New Year!

Hello Floorball Families!

We’re looking forward to another great year for Junior Floorball in British Columbia.

There are lots of good things to report. First, we’re delighted to announce that BC Floorball was recently granted funds by ViaSport and the Province of British Columbia to present the “Floorball Challenge”. This is an initiative designed to introduce the sport to communities that haven’t yet had a chance to try it, as well as to support communities that have made a beginning and need help getting to the next level. Over the next couple of months our dedicated BC Floorball volunteers will be getting people in the game, presenting the Floorball Challenge to community groups and schools all over the province. If you know of a group that would like to know more about floorball, please point them to our website at bcfloorball.com, or forward the attached registration sheet to them.

Unfortunately, we just don’t have enough hands to do all the work, so we won’t be able to host our regular Junior Floorball sessions at Harbourside for the next few weeks. We plan to restart Junior Floorball directly after Spring Break, on Saturday April 6th. However, there are still lots of opportunities in the lower mainland for your young players to keep their skills fresh:

Delbrook Community Center North Vancouver

Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30pm 5-8 years limited spaces still available for registration

Richmond Oval

Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00pm 9-12 years spaces available for registration

West Vancouver Recreation Center

Thursdays 6:45-7:45 9-12 years limited spaces still available for registration

In addition, please mark February 9th, 2013 on your calendar! We’ve been invited back to present once again at Hockey Day in Canada, and we’re going to let our Junior Floorball Players take center stage, with a youth floorball tournament on site. Please stay tuned for more details as we are given them.

Nov 20 2012

fun

You planning to be in Switzerland? Check out the World Floorball Championships.

Sep 11 2012

registration, training, volunteering

Welcome Back Players and Parents! Autumn Seasons Begins Soon.

We hope you all had a great summer and now that everyone is back from the beach, it’s time to play ball! Our 2012 Autumn Season begins September 23rd so please register as soon as possible to secure your spot.

There has been a couple changes to note. The first change is the day we play. Last year was on Saturdays but this year it’s Sundays from 11am – 1pm (9-12yr olds are 11am to 12pm and 13-15yr olds are from 12pm to 1pm). Dates will be added to our league schedule soon but the last game of the season will be December 16th and there are no games on holiday weekends. Ages under 9, we encourage you to check out the classes available here.

The second change is that folks can still drop in, but only up to two times before they have to commit to the season. $12.00 drop in fee, $120.00 for the season.

… AND ONE MORE THING!!!

We desperately need volunteers for these key roles:

Four parent “Team Leaders” to help coordinate and build teams.
Fundraising Leader
Scorekeepers & Timers

May 01 2012

fun, passion

City Fest @ Centennial Theatre parking lot this weekend

The City of North Vancouver has invited the Junior League to come out to Youth Fest this weekend and present our Sport to the community. This is a wonderful opportunity for our young players to have the rewarding experience of acting as ambassadors for Floorball. It is also a great way to help grow our league, which will directly benefit our players by:

Adding more teams for healthy competition
increasing funds for new equipment
adding parent volunteers to the pool of helpers

There will be no league games at Lions Gate this weekend - the boards, equipment and games will be at the festival, behind Centennial Theatre at 23rd and Lonsdale, right next to the Skate Park. We will have dedicated court time for our youth players at the following times:

Hockey I (5-8yrs) will be playing at 12 noon
Hockey III (13-15yrs) at 1pm
Hockey II (9-12yrs) at 2 pm

Lots of additional time will be available, both for our league players, and for attendees of the festival, so this is the perfect time to introduce the game to your friends. Drop by and try out the game anytime during the festival hours of 12 noon to 4pm, at no charge! There will be lots of other fun activities for the kids as well – live bands, food, skate boarding, and so much more. See the attached printable poster for more details.

If you would like to help out during the festival, we would love a few more volunteers to help with setup, knockdown, running the games, and of course manning the table, to chat with the festival attendees. Just drop me a note and I’ll forward you to the right place!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Apr 20 2012

fun, volunteering

Volunteers desperately needed :)

Hi everyone,

My name is Rob and I’m a parent volunteer with the North Shore Junior Floorball League. I’m talking to you today to appeal to a few of you parents out there that may have been thinking about helping out NSJF but were just too shy to ask. Well now you can ask me! Please contact me via email at robotrob[at]bcfloorball.com if you’re interested in helping out and I would be happy to put you to work.

Apr 03 2012

championships, fun, registration, tournament

NSJF’s Inaugural Tournament a Big Success!

Thank you to all of you who came out to play, support and help with our Inaugural Tournament this past weekend! With three age groups playing, lots of happy participants, and great prizes, it was a fun day for all. We were delighted to host the Squamish Floorboyz, and look forward to meeting again at our next friendly match! A special thank you to our volunteers who coached, refereed, photographed, kept time & score, helped with boards and so much more. The day wouldn’t have been possible without you.

We wish to say an enormous thank you also to the sponsors of the tournament, who provided exciting prizes and goodies for each and every player:

Next we look forward to the beginning of our fast paced and fun Spring Season, running April 14th – June 16

We are pleased to offer three levels of play :

Floorball Hockey I – ages 5 to 8, focusing on the fundamentals of the game, rules, stickhandling, sportsmanship and fun!

Floorball Hockey II – ages 9 to 12, with intermediate level play, more skills development and teamwork.

Floorball Hockey III – ages 13 to 15, advanced play with tactics, goalie and referee training.

Sign up as an individual to be assigned a Team, or rally your friends and enter your own Team… the race for the Championship is on!

Online registration is now open HERE, register by phone at 604.351.5687 or email me for more details.

Looking forward to seeing all of you at the first game!