Officials report that many young people quit club sports already at the age of twelve, with the trend showing more are quitting earlier and earlier. The challenge of retaining youth in sports has become a pressing issue for federations. According to SVT Nyheter, Peter Palander described that the peak where most participants exist is at eleven years old, then it unfortunately goes downhill.
The Västernorrland floorball federation is making an attempt to get more to continue playing by testing a new approach, inspired by football. The program, called floorball developer, is intended to get more to continue with their sport. According to SVT Nyheter, Peter Palander described that they have introduced it this season and have tried to copy what is good from football.
The peak where most participants exist is at eleven years old, then it unfortunately goes downhill.
The specific measures involved in the floorball developer program have not been detailed. It is unclear how many young people have quit floorball in Västernorrland recently. The expected outcomes or success metrics for this new initiative remain unknown.
The reasons young people give for quitting sports at age twelve are not specified. Whether other sports federations in Sweden are implementing similar programs has not been confirmed.
We have introduced it this season.
We have tried to copy what is good from football.