Broomball Australia is the national governing body for the ice sport of
broomball
Broomball is a both a recreational and organized competitive winter team sport played on ice or snow and is played either indoors or outdoors, depending on climate and location. It is a ball sport and is most popularly played in Canada and the ...
in
Australia. It was incorporated in October 2004 after a number of years unofficially operating under other varied names, such as the ''Australian Broomball Association''. Broomball Australia is a member of the
International Federation of Broomball Associations (IFBA).
Broomball Australia sanctions the
Australian National Broomball Championships, an annual tournament to determine Australia's national broomball champions.
As of 2006 Broomball Australia had four full members and one associate member. Full members are granted full voting rights within the association with two delegates appointed to the ''National Council'', the decision-making arm of the body. Associate members are officially recognised by Broomball Australia, but do not have any voting rights.
According to it
official website Broomball Australia's purpose is to develop and promote the sport of broomball in Australia to gain acceptance, recognition and support in the wider sporting community.
Organization of Broomball Australia
Broomball Australia is run by the National Council, which is made up of two voting members from each full member association. All motions are passed through, and debated and actioned by votes from the National Council.
From the National Council, an Executive Committee is elected to run the day-to-day operations of the organisation. One delegate from each full member association is elected to the Executive Committee in one of the following positions: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer. Delegates are elected for a term of one year at the
Annual General Meeting of Broomball Australia.
Current members
The current members are:
National Championships
Broomball Australia sanctions the
Australian National Broomball Championships, an annual tournament to determine Australia's national broomball champions.
See also
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Broomball
Broomball is a both a recreational and organized competitive winter team sport played on ice or snow and is played either indoors or outdoors, depending on climate and location. It is a ball sport and is most popularly played in Canada and the ...
*
List of broomball teams
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Broomball Canada
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USA Broomball – Now represented by two different sporting bodies:
All Elite Broomball
All or ALL may refer to:
Language
* All, an indefinite pronoun in English
* All, one of the English determiners
* Allar language (ISO 639-3 code)
* Allative case (abbreviated ALL)
Music
* All (band), an American punk rock band
* ''All'' (All al ...
(AEB) and the
United States Broomball Association
United may refer to:
Places
* United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
* United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Arts and entertainment Films
* ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film
* ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...
(USBA).
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International Federation of Broomball Associations
References
External links
Broomball Australia's official website
Sports governing bodies in Australia
Broomball in Australia
2004 establishments in Australia
Sports organizations established in 2004
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