Floor Hockey Fact Sheet Floor Hockey Floor hockey is the only team sport in Special Olympics winter sports.
Floor hockey is adapted from the games of ice hockey and ringette.
It is a sport which has ability appropriate levels ranging from beginning to high-level athletes. Ability levels are determined by Individual Sports Skills Contests. Unlike alpine or cross country skiing, floor hockey gives athletes who live in warm climates the opportunity to participate in Special Olympics Winter Sports. Floor Hockey is very popular in the Caribbean Region and a team from Jamaica competed during the 1993 World Winter Games in Austria. Special Olympics offers a variety of floor hockey events from which athletes can choose to participate.