Multiple ways to experience the fastest indoor team sport

Atlantic Floorball Open

Pre-registration opens June 22nd

Atlantic Floorball Open

Richmond’s flagship floorball weekend.

The Atlantic Floorball Open brings together tournament play, beginner access, community programming, and regional competition through Richmond Floorball Club.

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Event Platform

Competition, learning, and community access in one weekend.

The Atlantic Floorball Open is Richmond Floorball Club’s annual event platform for players, teams, beginners, families, volunteers, supporters, and partners.

The event is designed to support competitive play while also creating clear ways for new people to experience floorball, understand the sport, and connect with the local community.

Compete. Watch. Try. Connect.

AFO gives people multiple ways to participate, whether they are joining a roster, attending with family, trying floorball for the first time, volunteering, or supporting the event as a partner.

Event Structure

Three connected parts of the Atlantic Floorball Open.

River City Cup A Richmond-centered competition lane for local players, newer teams, mixed groups, and developing rosters. Local pathway
Atlantic Open Championship A higher-competition lane for stronger teams, regional players, and groups looking for more structured tournament play. Regional competition
Community Programming Beginner-friendly ways for people to watch, try, learn, volunteer, and connect with floorball. Community access
River City Cup

A Richmond-centered tournament pathway.

The River City Cup gives Richmond-area players, newer teams, mixed groups, and developing players a tournament experience within RFC’s flagship weekend.

This division helps connect the Atlantic Floorball Open to local participation while giving more players a clear and welcoming entry point into tournament play.

Best fit

Richmond-area players, newer teams, mixed groups, developing rosters, and players looking for a local tournament entry point.

Atlantic Open Championship

The higher-competition lane of the weekend.

The Atlantic Open Championship is built for stronger teams, regional players, and groups looking for sharper games in a structured tournament setting.

This division gives the weekend a stronger competitive lane and supports the long-term goal of building AFO into a respected regional floorball event.

Best fit

Experienced teams, regional players, competitive groups, and rosters looking for more advanced tournament play.

Community Programming

More ways to enter the sport.

The Atlantic Floorball Open is also a chance for new players, families, volunteers, and community partners to connect with floorball in a welcoming setting.

Beginner try-play sessions Low-pressure opportunities for new players to step on the court, hold a stick, and understand the sport by trying it. Try
Youth floorball blocks Entry points for younger players and families to experience floorball in an accessible setting. Youth
Women’s floorball programming Dedicated programming and featured opportunities that help more women and girls enter the sport. Her Shot
Development clinics Skills, rules, referee education, player development, and other learning opportunities connected to the event. Learn
First AFO

What Richmond built together.

The first Atlantic Floorball Open showed that Richmond could support a weekend combining competition, education, beginner access, regional participation, media attention, and community energy.

Players competed, new people learned the sport, referees and players developed, families watched the game up close, and partners saw a growing community forming around floorball.

That first event helped establish the Atlantic Floorball Open as a foundation RFC can build on in future years.

Read the impact story

RFC published a recap of what the first Atlantic Floorball Open meant for Richmond and the regional floorball community.

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Atlantic Floorball Open II

Building the next edition with more structure and clearer pathways.

AFO II is being shaped as a stronger event platform for competition, community access, partner visibility, and long-term floorball growth in Richmond.

Tournament play Structured competition for teams and players looking for meaningful games. Compete
Local player access Opportunities for Richmond-area players and developing teams to take part. Local pathway
Beginner entry points Ways for new people to watch, try, learn, and connect with the sport. Open door
Partner visibility A platform for sponsors, volunteers, media, community partners, and local supporters. Build with us
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Who It Is For

AFO is built for several kinds of participants.

Players and Teams Organized games, meaningful competition, and a place inside a growing regional floorball event. Play
Beginners A chance to try the sport, ask basic questions, and get a first look at floorball in a welcoming environment. Try
Families and Spectators A fast indoor game that becomes easy to follow once you see the movement, pace, and teamwork. Watch
Sponsors and Partners A growing local sports event with community access, youth potential, regional visitors, and measurable impact. Support
Community And Visitor Impact

Building an event RFC can measure and improve.

RFC aims to track participation, teams, spectators, ZIP codes, visiting teams, hotel activity, youth participation, women’s participation, volunteer hours, sponsor support, safety notes, returning participants, and post-event interest.

That information helps RFC improve the event, support partners, and show how floorball is growing in Richmond.

Why the data matters

AFO is being built as a repeatable event platform: one that can grow, report impact, and serve players, partners, and the community year after year.

FAQ

Common questions.

Do I need experience to participate? Not for every part of the weekend. Some tournament divisions may require a team or roster spot, while community programming can create beginner-friendly ways in. Beginner access
Is this just for competitive players? No. Competitive play is part of the event, but AFO also includes access points for beginners, families, spectators, and local supporters. Open event
What is floorball? Floorball is a fast indoor team sport played with lightweight sticks and a plastic ball. It is often described as hockey without ice, but it has its own rhythm, rules, and culture. Learn the sport
Can I volunteer or support the event? Yes. Events like this need help with setup, check-in, scorekeeping, photography, hospitality, beginner support, teardown, sponsorship, and operations. Help build it
Be Part Of The Atlantic Open

Come compete, watch, try, volunteer, or support the event.

Players, beginners, families, sponsors, volunteers, and local partners all have a role in shaping what the Atlantic Floorball Open becomes.

Help Richmond build a stronger front door to floorball.

Next step

Use the contact page for registration interest, volunteering, sponsorship, partnership, media, or general AFO questions.

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