The Richmond Floorball Club (RFC) recently wrapped up its fall season at Barton Memorial Rink in Hanover County and is entering the winter with a new partnership with River City Sports & Social Club (RCSSC). The collaboration is aimed at expanding access to floorball and strengthening Richmond’s growing community around the sport. 

The partnership builds on RCSSC’s yearround league structure and adds beginner sessions, learn-to-play nights, demo days and single-day events across Central Virginia. RFC’s rotating event schedule includes free community sessions, ensuring that cost does not prevent new players from trying the sport. 

RFC is now hosting free floorball sessions at the RCSSC Annex, 7505 Ranco Road, every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. for the next two months. The sessions are open to anyone interested in meeting the group and trying the sport. 

On Nov. 15, RFC and RCSSC co-sponsored a women-focused HerShot Fund clinic led by Suzi Lindquist, forward for the USA Women’s National Floorball Team. The clinic, held at the RCSSC Annex, offered drills, scrimmages and hands-on instruction for newcomers and returning players. 

“The players keep showing up. Once people try this sport, they tend to stay with it,” said Nick Baldaino, RFC president. “That’s why we build free sessions into our rotating event structure. This partnership with RCSSC now gives newcomers a seamless path from discovery to organized league play all year round.” 

Lindquist has also helped raise the sport’s visibility in Richmond, appearing on NBC12, CBS 6, and “Elliot in the Morning” while competing in France’s top women’s floorball league, where she has earned multiple MVP honors. 

The USA Women’s National Floorball Team is preparing to compete at the IFF Women’s World Floorball Championships in Czechia, opening Dec. 6 against Singapore. Players often fund their own travel, lodging and competition costs. RFC awarded the inaugural HerShot Grant to the team through its official GoFundMe campaign in recognition of their dedication and leadership in the sport. 

“It’s absolutely amazing what the Richmond community is doing, and we’re so thankful,” Lindquist said. 

The HerShot Grant is awarded to athletes or programs demonstrating leadership, impact or need in advancing women’s floorball. 

For more information, visit richmondfloorballclub.com.