Region D Floor Hockey Skills
COVID Procedures
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What Is Floor Hockey?
Special Olympics floor hockey is adapted from the games of ice hockey and ringette. Not to be confused with poly hockey, this floor hockey uses straight wooden sticks and felt rings for pucks. Teams are composed of 6 players including a goalie. Athletes have the opportunity to compete on teams or as individuals in the Individual Skills Competition to develop basic floor hockey skills.
As in all Special Olympics sports, athletes are grouped into competition divisions according to ability level, age and gender when appropriate.
Athletes in Illinois who participate in floor hockey compete locally at Region Qualifying events. Teams are then eligible to advance to state level competition at the State Floor Hockey Championships held in Chicago in November.
Floor Hockey Events Offered in Illinois
Traditional
- Team Floor Hockey
Developmental
- Individual Skills Floor Hockey (Shoot Around the Goal, Passing, Stickhandling and Shoot for Accuracy)
Competition Information
Floor Hockey Skills Competition.
Facility Information
4 courts to be used for different skills to be completed. Bathrooms available. Parking lot out front.
Event Details
- Volunteer Check In – 8:30am
- Agency/Team Check In- 9:30-10:00am
- Competition Begins- 10:00am
- Awards – Immediately following competition
- Competition Ends- around 2:00pm
Volunteer Information
Please check back closer to the event for more information.
Equipment
Please check back closer to the event for more information.
Awards
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Concessions
Lunch will be provided to athletes and coaches (on a 3:1) ratio.
Supporting Documents
To see a complete list of all State Championship Competitions, click here.
To find out more information about the Knights of Columbus, who support Special Olympics Illinois throughout the year, click here.
Who We Are
Special Olympics is a global organization that unleashes the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sport, every day around the world. Special Olympics Illinois is a not-for-profit organization offering year-round training and competition in 18 sports for more than 23,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities and 13,000 Young Athletes ages 2-7 with and without intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics transforms the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, allowing them to realize their full potential in sports and in life. Special Olympics programs enhance physical fitness, motor skills, self-confidence, social skills and encourage family and community support.
