地板曲棍球運動(Floorball)原始於1960年代的美國,引進到瑞典之後開始高速發展期,主要流行於歐洲與北美各國。而北歐目前已經有職業聯賽。地板曲棍球運動模式產生於1960年代。台灣於2017年開始引進推廣,其運動具有易上手、器材簡便的特性。地板曲棍球的運動模式以及規則與冰球和直排輪曲棍球大同小異,但地板曲棍球只需要簡單的裝備以及簡單的場地,就可以進行。地板曲棍球比賽在兩支球隊之間進行,在規則允許範圍內,以獲得比對方更多進球為目的。球場大小為長40公尺寬20公尺,比賽時間為每節20分鐘一共3節,每隊上場人數為5名球員加上1名守門員(陳佩杰、唐炎,2019)。
Floorball started in the United States during the 1960s and became popular in Europe and North America, especially in Sweden where professional leagues existed. Taiwan began to introduce and promote the sport of Floorball in 2017. Floorball is similar to ice hockey and inline hockey, but Floorball only requires simple equipment and a easy to access facility to play. A game of Floorball is played between two teams with the objective to score more goals than the opposing team within the playing rules. The size of the court is 40 meters long and 20 meters wide. The game time is 20 minutes per period and 3 periods in total. The number of players on each team is 5 players and a goalie.(Chen & Tang ,2019).