After obtaining the FIBA, IHF and FIVB certifications, Vinylsport M has been approved by the IFF (International Floorball Federation) for sports at the highest levels.
The PVC sports surface, installed permanently or temporarily, allows international events and competitions to be hosted on a floorball court, and guarantees young athletes optimal sports growth and the privilege of training on a champion-level flooring!
To ensure the best playing conditions, each IFF-approved floorball court must comply with the parameters required by the Federation, in terms of:
By regulation, only PVC sports flooring (Category P1) that complies with European standards EN 14902 and EN 14904 can be certified as floorball sports flooring.
Apart from meeting the essential safety criteria for those beginning to practice this sport, a floorball sports surface should also guarantee high-level athletes the ideal conditions to best express their performances.
Before granting the approval, the Federation carries out rigorous tests on the PVC sports flooring, repeated every 4 years if the surface is intended not only for recreational use, but also to host official IFF events.
The process for gaining the Vinylsport M approval as a floorball sports surface began several years ago, and was focused on research, testing and direct athletes feedback.
In 2020, the sports flooring was tested with the help of the players of the Czech national floorball teams.
Athletes were asked to evaluate the surface according to several parameters, including:
Following the positive results, in 2021 the prestigious Czech floorball club Bohemians chose Vinylsport M as a permanent PVC sports flooring for its main facility, the Florbalovà Skola Bohemians.
Once the same year, the surface played a leading role at the Spanish Men's Indoor Hockey Championship and in 2022 at the European Women's Indoor Hockey Championship.
During the two events, which took place within the "Pazo dos Deportes Paco Paz" in Ourense in Galicia, Vinylsport M was installed in the facility to create a temporary floorball court.
The IFF approval confirms Vinylsport M as a floorball sports surface suitable for hosting official events at the highest levels, as well as to accompany the growth of young talents.
An amazing achievement, recently complemented by another one: since 2025, Vinylsport M is also the only FIVB-approved P1 type PVC sports flooring in the world.
This type of flooring has been conceived precisely for dynamic sports: basketball, futsal, volleyball, handball and badminton are the most practiced sports in the multisport facilities where Vinylsport M is installed worldwide.
Perfect as permanent flooring, it can also be installed temporarily for events, and this is another strong point of this PVC sports surface emerges: its ease of installation, disassembly and storage.
All operations can be carried out independently by the organizers, who can prepare the floorball court without difficulty, ready to host the most awaited challenges and the most spectacular actions of this wonderful sport!