I know this is handball, but I need help. I need you to give me as much strategy help on broomball as you can.

Question

Me and some friends are doing a broomball tournament where the cash prize is $200. We are very athletic, but have no experience with this sport.

If any of you do play, or can give advice from handball that applies, please help me.

I need to know general offense and defense strategy as well where I should put our best players. Should the best player go on offense, defense, or be goalie?

Answer 1

broomball?

Answer 2

When I went to college (@ Ohio University), there was an intermural broomball championship that was unbelievably huge.  Every year over 300 teams would sign up.  I got lucky my sophomore year and we actually made the final 4.  But then we got beat by the guys from Fiji house, who basically were all Canadian and made up my universities lacrosse team.

Their first advantage was that they actually wore "broomball shoes".  Sneakers made so that you could run at full speed and essentially stop on a dime while on the ice.

Second, they all had incredibly strong hands and wrists (from playing lacrosse) that gave them mad stick handling skills.  If you have time, work on strengthening your grip.

I don't know if you are playing with basic hockey rules or not, but if you're not, I highly encourage cherry picking.  Keep one of your players behind the play and try to hit him with a long pass every chance you get.  This players should be someone who is an acurate shooter.  Guys that are good golfers are also very good broomball players.  Our best player was actually the captain of the golf team.  (Wrist strength, being able to get some air under the shot).

If you can't cherry pick, ball control is the key.  You really need to run the offense like a basketball team.  Figure out who is the best ball handler and get it too them immediately.  There is nothing worse than watching someone with no handle try to bring the ball up ice.  Think about a basketball center trying to dribble the ball down the court.

Have a set offense.  Make sure your players know where they are supposed to be on the ice in the offensive zone.  You'll want to put someone close to one of the posts.  Instead of always shooting at the net, get it to that guy and let him try to redirect the shot.  Redirection is huge when everyone is sliding around on the ice.

You need to make one of your best athletes the goalie.  It is very physically demanding.

Also, try to get your shots in the air whenever possible.  It comes floating at the goalie like a frozen frost covered knuckleball.  Even if he gets a hand on it, he probably won't be able to control it.

I don't know how your league deals with high sticking.  At my school, if you took a shot and the broom head went above your waist on the follow through, the shot didn't count.  Practice passing and shooting the ball with wrist shots.  This is also advantageous because if you wind up your whole body to take a shot, it will take you a few seconds to regather yourself and get your balance.  Keeping it limited to the wrist allows you to maintain body control, keep your balance and track down errant passes or rebounds.

Hope I helped.

Answer 3

lol

Answer 4

Wtf is broomball? hahha....sorry dude..

Answer 5

Broomball

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A variant of broomball is played by non-Russians in Moscow. See Moscow broomball.



A game of broomball begins with a face-offBroomball is a popular recreational ice sport originating in Canada and played around the world. It is played in a hockey rink, either indoors or outdoors, depending on climate and location.

In a game of broomball there are two teams, each consisting of six players, a goaltender plus five others. The object of the game is to score more goals than your opponent. Goals are scored by hitting the ball into your opponent's net using your broom. Tactics and plays are similar to those used in sports such as ice hockey, roller hockey and floorball.

Players hit a small ball around the ice with a stick called a 'broom'. The broom may have a wooden or aluminium shaft and has a rubber-moulded triangular head similar in shape to that of a regular broom. Players wear special rubber-soled shoes instead of skates, and the ice is prepared in such a way that it is smooth and dry to improve traction.

Outside North America broomball is often mistaken for the sport of curling, possibly due to the 'broom' reference in the name, although the only similarities between the two are that they are both played on an ice surface.

Contents [hide]

1 Equipment

1.1 General gameplay equipment

1.1.1 Broom

1.1.2 Ball

1.1.3 Goal cage

1.2 Basic player equipment

1.2.1 Shoes

1.2.2 Helmet

1.2.3 Padding & Guards

1.2.4 Gloves

1.2.5 Cups

1.2.6 Goaltender equipment

2 Gameplay

3 Officials

4 History

5 World governing body

6 United States governing body

7 Broomball around the world

8 The future of broomball

9 References

10 External links



[edit] Equipment

There is a variety of equipment used in broomball, both for the game itself and its players.

[edit] General gameplay equipment

[edit] Broom

The broom is the stick used in the sport of broomball. Traditionally it was a normal household broom, with the bristles frozen, dipped in rubber, or wrapped in tape (usually duct tape) to harden them - some social broomball competitions still use these sort of brooms. Today's competition brooms are manufactured with a specialised rubber triangular head attached to a wooden or aluminium shaft.

There are no guards in broomball.

According to international rules, the maximum length of the broom can be 1.35m (135cm/54"), and the minimum length of the broom is dependent on each player. From the tip of the handle to the end of the head, the broom must reach at least to players' wrists when their arms are relaxed at their sides.

[edit] Ball



A Broomball BallA broomball is spherical with a circumference of between 44cm and 48cm (17.6" and 19.2"). Depending on the conditions it is made of rubber or leather, and is generally either orange or blue in colour. Generally, balls for indoor conditions are made of a soft orange rubber, while balls for outdoor and more extreme cold conditions are made of a stitched blue leather or harder blue rubber.

[edit] Goal cage

There are two goal cages in use, one at each end, into which the teams attempt to score goals. Netting is tied to the poles to prevent the ball passing through the back of the goal.

In international competition and most broomball countries, goal cages 1.5 metres by 2.1 metres (5 feet by 7 feet) are used. In the United States, larger goal cages of 1.7 metres by 2.35 metres (6 feet by 8 feet) are preferred.

[edit] Basic player equipment

[edit] Shoes

Commercially produced broomball shoes have a specially-designed soft rubber sole to provide improved traction on the ice. Many modern brands are now manufactured with other features such as improved toe and ankle support and waterproofing.

[edit] Helmet

Helmets are required in international rules for all players. Players may optionally have a wire or metal cage or clear plastic visor attached to the front to protect their face.

[edit] Padding & Guards

Shoulder and chest pads are optional protective equipment for players and must conform to the natural shape of the body. Breast plates are optional wear for female players. Guards are also worn on the knees, elbows and shins to protect players from injury to these areas. They are usually made of a hard plastic or foam and must be held in place under the player's uniform.

[edit] Gloves

Gloves are commonly used to protect a player's hands. They commonly have additional foam backing to improve this protection.

[edit] Cups

Many male players wear a cup (or jockstrap). It is sometimes colloquially known as a box.

[edit] Goaltender equipment

Goaltenders generally wear a full face cage, in addition to thick padding on the legs, thighs, chest and shoulders, all worn to protect the goaltender from injury while performing his or her role. Goaltenders are permitted to use a blocker, a specially-designed rectangular attachment to their glove used to block shots, similar to those used by their ice hockey counterparts.

[edit] Gameplay

A typical game of broomball is broken up into two or three periods. On each team there is a goaltender plus five other players, typically two defenders and three attackers (two forward and one center). If the ice surface is especially small, some leagues use fewer players on the ice.

The object of the game is to score goals into your opponent's goal/net. The team with the most goals at the end of a game is declared the winner. In some tournaments, if the scores are tied after regular time, an additional overtime period is played to determine a winner. In the overtime period (in most cases) six players, three on each team, play five minutes without a goalie. The team to score more goals in the overtime period is declared the winner. In the event of another tie, a second overtime period may be played. In some games a shootout period will be played. The shooter has the choice to have the ball placed a specified distance from the net or, like in hockey, can play the ball from center ice.

[edit] Officials

Broomball games are controlled by two on-ice referees. Both referees have the same powers to call all penalties, offsides, goals, and so on. There are typically a number of off-ice officials as well, depending on the level of the game being played, including the scorekeeper, timekeeper, penalty timekeeper, and goal judges.

Referees are generally required to wear black-and-white vertical striped jerseys, with a red arm band on one arm. They use this arm to signal penalties throughout the game.

[edit] History

There is no known fully accurate history of broomball. The general consensus is that modern-day broomball originated in Canada. Some think it came about by trying to play ice hockey without ice skates. However, recent research indicates that a sport known as knattleikr was played in Iceland in the 10th century that was similar to broomball. The sport was almost considered warfare, with the occasional death not uncommon, and games could involve whole villages and lasted up to fourteen days. Writer Hord Grimkellson reported that, in a game between Strand and Botn, that "before dusk, six of the Strand players lay dead, though none on the Botn side."[1]

The first recorded broomball games in North America were in Saskatchewan in 1909 and Ontario in 1911, although there is some evidence to suggest broomball was being played as early as the 1890s[2]. From Canada the game spread south to the United States, becoming especially popular in Minnesota, where by the 1960s a broomball community was thriving[3].

Broomball spread internationally over the following decades and by the 1980s, organised broomball was being played in Australia[4], Japan, Sweden, Italy[5], Germany[5], and Switzerland[6].

[edit] World governing body

The International Federation of Broomball Associations (IFBA) is the world governing body of broomball, with its headquarters based in Canada.

Every two years the IFBA runs the World Broomball Championships (also known as the Challenge Cup), an international event where teams from around the globe enter. Historically the Championships have been dominated by the stronger North Americans teams.

[edit] United States governing body

The American organization recognized by the IFBA is USA Broomball. They are responsible for the sanctioning of tournaments, training and certification of officials, and recognition of state governing bodies regarding broomball. The states which currently have governing bodies recognized by USA Broomball include Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, and Ohio. USA Broomball also organizes and oversees the annual USA Broomball National Championships. In odd-numbered years, Minnesota (the unofficial US broomball capital and easily home to the majority of broomball leagues and teams in the country) hosts the National Championships. In even-numbered years, a different state with an officially recognized state organization hosts the tournament. The following is a list of recent hosts of the National Championships.

2004: Omaha, Nebraska

2005: Rosemount, Minnesota

2006: Westlake, Ohio

2007: Blaine, Minnesota (confirmed)

2008: Fargo, North Dakota (planned)

According to a post on the USA Broomball website, Fargo has been awarded the 2008 hosting rights.

[edit] Broomball around the world

Broomball is now an established international recreational sport, played in many countries around the world. Canada and the United States are the 'powerhouse' nations of the sport, with their local representative teams often battling it out in prestigious tournaments held annually across North America.

Broomball is becoming more popular internationally as well. In Japan, some top teams and players are attracted to r

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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