New World Floorball Championships Ball, "Sharper" than ever

NEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BALL,”SHARPER” THAN EVER! Exel and Canadien together with the International Floorball Federation (IFF) have launched a new World Championships ball, PRECISION WFC. The Precision ball is crafted using the latest technology and know-how from aerodynamics. - The NEW WFC COLOR stands out in the best possible way from the World Cup playing court surface ”Gerflor-Taraflex”. The new ball will be launched in spring 2006. This is the next step in the revolution started in U-19 World Championships in Prague in 2003 with the introduction of a new generation floorball ball, IFF’s General Secretary John Liljelund says. A spherical lattice network of 1516 dimples generates reduced air resistance due to controlled airflow around the ball resulting in: - Increased ball speed - Good touch and better ball control - Less friction during the ball slide - More accurate passes and goal shooting - Stable ball flight - Clear contrast against the World Cup court and other playing court surfaces These unique characteristics ensure a faster and safer play in all situations and on all types of court surface. This can be felt especially on rubber floors and other frictional court surfaces. The ball’s innovative surface and weight distribution of the ball offer benefits to all levels of play compared to traditional balls. The dimples also make the ball bounce softly which leads to a better control. The new Precision WFC ball is approved by IFF and the official World Championships 2006 ball. Precision WFC will be first used in the World Championships 2006 at the Globen Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The new Precision WFC will be available in shops at the end of May 2006. Technical information: Weight 23g Precision world record speed-shooting 188.73 km/h. Precision is marketed by: Seger United, Peter Engström, +46 (0) 321-260 00 Technical information: Gateway, Joacim Bergström, +46 (0) 911-665 01 IFF: IFF, John Liljelund, +358-400-529030