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| Sport | Floorball |
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| Jurisdiction | National |
| Abbreviation | FSA |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Affiliation | International Floorball Federation[1] |
| Headquarters | Port Elizabeth |
| Location | 21 Delphinium Drive, Westering 6025, Port Elizabeth |
| President | Michael Kliment |
| Secretary | Dean Grow |
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Floorball South Africa (FSA) is the nationalgoverning body for thesport offloorball inSouth Africa. Floorball South Africa is an affiliate member of theInternational Floorball Federation (IFF).
Floorball South Africa became IFF Member number 56 in 2013 and was the third member fromAfrica following the member associations fromSierra Leone andMozambique. FSA President, Michael Kliment officially introduced the sport toSouth Africa after consultations with some hockey players seeking alternative but similar sports. After a meeting with IFF officials, a development plan tailored for FSA was agreed on. Subsequently, Floorball South Africa was established on 19 July 2013 leading to its formal acceptance as an affiliate member on 1 September 2013.[2][3]
The first floorball match was played on 18 January 2014 during a FSA floorball promotion and training session inPort Elizabeth. It was played on abasketball court with the aim of attracting promising floorball players and building a database of floorball players to facilitate the creation of a league.[4]
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