”Mental toughness is a state of mind – you could call it character in action.” Vince Lombardi ”Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it`s not the best thing for you. ” Bill Belichick ”I’ve missed more than 9000 shots In my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan Succeeding in sports is a long and complex process. The journey to the top involves a number of challenges and turning points that will ultimately determin ..read more

The technical skills in floorball can be divided into offense and defense skills. For example, offense skills are stick handling, dribbling, shooting and passing (also receiving the pass). Out of these, dribbling, passing and receiving the ball are needed to create the scoring chances (build-up phase) and shooting skills to score (scoring phase). Just the technical skills are not enough in a game situation, because the player must also be able to make tactically right decisions. Choose the right ”tool” for a specific situation and also know how to use it. Therefore, The decision a player makes ..read more

Rondo is open skilled game where two teams (attackers and defenders) play against each other. It is a well-known training form especially in football. Rondo`s basic idea is that one group try to keep possession with the ball while completing a series of passes, while other (smaller) group tries to win the ball and get possession for them. From the player’s point of view, the goal is to outsmart the opponent, by moving the defenders to certain area and then play the ball to undefended areas by passing . Rondo is thus a game in which, in addition to passing skills, players practice their observa ..read more

Tuomas Iisalo, head coach of the German Bundesliga team Crailsheim Merlins, is a guest of Basketball Immersion podcast and shares his views on the Collective in Basketball. Basketball Immersion, Episode 92. Some interesting themes in the podcast: 02:20 definition of Collective Basketball. 04:47 team building and recruitment. 13:45 the mindset and work rate of the players. 17:03 habits and concepts. 24:05 training in collective basketball. 27:55 reverse engineering offense. 32:10 Decision Making Cycle. 36:46 definition of shot selection. 39:45 Teams to watch and follow. 41:05 Trends and diffe ..read more

Eräviikingit 16-17, 2nd place. Playoff video. 3rd Semifinal game, Game speech.Happee 2013-14, 1st place. Preseason Video. 4th and last Final game ..read more

An example of a goalkeeper training structure: Warm up Activation Mobility / Strenght Speed Save and movement techniques ..read more

Sport always involves winning and losing. At its purest, it is a fight of two people, teams, or individuals against their own boundaries. When talking about sports, words like self-confidence, courage, fear of failure, etc. often appear in conversations. In recent years, vulnerability have also been included in the discussions. In her book Dare to lead – Dr Brenè Brown describes the vulnerability as follows: emotion that we experience during times of uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure. According to her vulnerability is not winning or losing. Its having the courage to show up when you ca ..read more

Training should always focus on a game development. Training develops player’s ability to play or cooperation between players. According to the Finnish Basketball Association, each coach should focus on four things when planning / analyzing his or her own training sessions: ACTIVITY: How many repetitions? What is the intensity level? COACH PRESENCE: Giving feedback, correcting mistakes, demanding level etc. LOGIC: Does the exercise proceed logically? Is there a clear idea from the exercises? LEARNING: What do players learn from a single exercise or throughout an training s ..read more

COACH CHECKLIST FOR SPEED AND AGILITY TRAINING: Make sure you know which aspect of speed you want to practice (e.g. Multidirectional, Acceleration or Max speed). Only practice when players are recovered and always demand maximum effort. Pay attention to the duration of the repetitions, the recovery time and the number of repetitions. Remember what kind of speed is required in Floorball, but don’t forget the maximum speed training (increasing the reserve). Vary your stimulus, use different competitions and also pay attention to running technique and mobility training. Speed and movement in a ..read more