The Australian National Broomball Championships is an annual
broomball tournament, held in various cities across Australia, to determine Australia's national champions. The tournament is organized by the national governing body for the sport,
Broomball Australia
Broomball Australia is the national governing body for the ice sport of broomball in Australia. It was incorporated in October 2004 after a number of years unofficially operating under other varied names, such as the ''Australian Broomball Assoc ...
.
The Championships have been held annually since 1990, and attracts representative teams from
New South Wales,
Queensland,
Australian Capital Territory,
South Australia, and
Victoria. Teams representing
Gold Coast and
Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 as per 2021 census. The Gumbaynggirr ...
have also participated in the past. In 2003 an invitational team composed of
American and
Japan
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ese players took part but were ineligible for finals.
The 2022 Broomball Championships was held from April 21 - April 24 at Penrith Ice Palace, including both Men's and Women's competitions.
Divisions
Five divisions are contested annually (starting year in brackets):
Men's Elite (1990),
Women's Elite (1999),
Mixed Elite (1990),
Men's Intermediate (2003), and
Mixed Intermediate (2003).
Men's Elite division
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has been by far the most successful team in the Men's Elite division.
Women's Elite division
Mixed Elite division
In mixed play, each team has an equal number of male and female players on the ice. The ACT have also had a successful history in this division.
Men's Intermediate division
New South Wales have won two of the four Men's Intermediate titles since the division was introduced at the 2003 National Championships.
Mixed Intermediate division
New South Wales have dominated the Mixed Intermediate division, winning three of the four titles up to 2006; the other one saw Coffs Harbour, a city in New South Wales, emerge victorious.
See also
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Broomball Australia
Broomball Australia is the national governing body for the ice sport of broomball in Australia. It was incorporated in October 2004 after a number of years unofficially operating under other varied names, such as the ''Australian Broomball Assoc ...
- organizing body
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Queensland Cyclones
The Queensland Cyclones are an Australian broomball team, representing the state of Queensland at the Australian National Broomball Championships.
Players representing the Queensland Cyclones are primarily drawn from the North Queensland Bro ...
- representative team for Queensland
References
External links
National Championships Statistics from ACTBA(accessed 20 December 2006)
2006 National Championships website(accessed 20 December 2006)
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