Women’s
 US National Floorball Team

The inaugural Women’s US National Floorball Team will compete in the 2003 World Floorball Championships May 18-24, in Bern, Switzerland. Eighteen nations will be participating in the championships, the highest total in the tournament’s history. Team USA will be playing in the B-Division, the winner of which will be promoted to the A-Division for the 2005 World Championships. The 2003 Women’s World Champion will come from the A-Division where the favorites for the crown are defending champions Finland, Sweden and Switzerland.

The United States Floorball Association (USFA) was founded in 1993 and was officially approved by the International Floorball Federation (IFF) in 1994. There are currently 350 licensed players playing in 30 clubs within the United States. The men’s US National Floorball Team competed for the first time in the 2002 World Floorball Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

B-Division

Group A
Group B

Austria Australia
Denmark Italy/Holland
Japan Hungary
Malaysia Poland
USA Singapore

Team USA Match Schedule

Sunday, May 18 Japan v. USA 21.00
Monday, May 19 USA v. Austria 11.00
Tuesday, May 20 Malaysia v. USA 17.00
Wednesday, May 21 USA v. Demark 11.00
Thursday, May 22 Placement game TBA
Friday, May 23 B-Division finals TBA

Predictions
Women's Team USA has a good mix of youth and experience with players competing in the major Floorball leagues in Europe. Sabina Backström is a goalkeeper in the Swedish elite league.Tiffany Winkler is a young talent that should be able to dominate in defense. The team’s goal is to aim for the top of the B-Division and automatically qualify for the 2005 World Championships.