Floorball: Controlled Slap Pass with a Short Backswing

Students learn the floorball slap pass, faster than the push pass, with a stick path that never rises above the waist before or after contact. They film themselves in slow motion to check stick height and pass direction.

How to play

1. Explain the controlled slap: ball level with the front foot, short backswing below the waist, crisp contact and a low finish pointing at the teammate (3 min).
2. In pairs 6 m apart, push passes as a baseline and then slap passes at the same distance (4 min).
3. Groups of four: two pass, one receives and one films three slaps by each passer in slow motion from the side (5 min).
4. Video review: mark the highest stick point on the image and check whether the finish points at the receiver; each passer picks one fix (4 min).
5. Slap passes over 10 m through 1-meter cone gates applying the fix; count hits out of 10 tries (4 min).

Rules

• The stick does not go above the waist on the backswing or the follow-through; if it does, the pass does not count.
• Nobody stands within 10 feet behind or beside the student hitting.
• The ball is always hit toward the receiver's area, never toward another group.
• The student filming stands to the side at a safe distance.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: performs the slap from the wheelchair with a short stick, or films and analyzes using the worksheet.
• Hearing impairment: the receiver signals when to hit by raising the stick.
• Autism: gets a three-step picture template for reviewing the video.

Learning goals

• Perform a powerful, controlled slap pass below the waist.
• Analyze their own technique on video and choose a specific improvement.
• Apply stick safety rules to a faster skill.

Equipment for a class of 25

• floorball sticks: 28
• floorball balls: 14
• cones: 20
• tablets or phones: 7

Teacher tip

This is the skill where most high sticks show up; the rule that the pass does not count fixes it faster than any explanation. Check that the tablets are set to slow motion before starting.

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