Late October saw teams, players, officials and members of the IFBA Executive all gather in the wonderful surrounds of Bled in Slovenia. The 2013 IFBA European Nationals were held over a number of days with all games hotly contested. Several team rosters were a little on the light side so those that made the trip from Australia along with a couple of Canadians were picked up and took to the ice.Bertrand Grossenbacher was presented with his Sekeguchi award during the event recognising his contribution to the sport of Broomball by the IFBA President Rick Przybysz.
An initial report from the IFBA President Rick Przybysz is attached below:
Good Day Everyone,
Just completed the Euro Cup in Bled and must say it went very well with few issues.
The teams from Italy came in 1 to 3 (but had to work for the wins). The caliber and standard of play was of a high standard. Those teams with small team rosters definitely improved and played better due to the small amount of imports integrated into the lineups and recruiting players from the local bars on the first day of the event (Austria – 6 Aussies (not from the bar) and 2 Super Canucks (…from the bar!).
Lots of fun and good officiating (Italy & Slovenia). Great response for Japan and some pleasant surprises reference teams attending the Worlds.
The results:
1. Italian National Team (Ity)
2. Pochi89 (Ity)
3. Gherdena (Ity)
4. Switzerland
5. Slovenia
6. Bad Boys (Ity)
7. Austria
8. Germany
Congratulations to the Slovenian Association for Hosting this event and it was by all means done very professionally with the resources they had.
Rick Przybysz
President/CEO
IFBA
