Australian Floorball Association

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Australian Floorball Association
Sport Floorball
JurisdictionNational
Founded1996
Affiliation International Floorball Federation
Headquarters Australia
Official website
www.floorballaustralia.org.au
Flag of Australia (converted).svg

Australian Floorball Association is the governing body for the sport of Floorball in Australia. It is recognised by the Australian Sports Commission as the national sporting organisation (NSO) for floorball in Australia. [1]

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History

Structure

The national body has eight state member associations:

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References

  1. "National Sporting Organisations recognised by the Australian Sports Commission (as at February 2012)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2020.