USA Men’s Under 19 General Manager, Keene Addington, announced today that Derek Moser has been appointed the new Men’s U19 Head Coach for the 2027 World Championship cycle! 

Says Addington – “Derek brings a wealth of floorball playing experience in national and international competitions along with a background in coaching. He is a great communicator and has a tremendous passion for developing young floorball players.”

Moser, 31, has played for the United States Men’s National Teams in International Floorball Federation World Championships, WFC Qualifiers, The World Games 2022, and 3 v 3 WFC. Moser also has played 2 seasons in the North American Floorball League, winning the Troy Cup in the inaugural season with the Florida Vikings.

Derek is originally from Wisconsin and now resides in Santa Rosa, California, where he has been working on developing floorball programs. While a relative newcomer to coaching floorball, Derek captained one the USA squads in the 3 v 3 WFC in Finland this past May and mentored many of his younger teammates. Moser’s coaching experience includes 13 years as an ice hockey coach and 6 years as a Strength & Conditioning coach. Derek has been surrounded by coaches all of his life, as his father, also a hockey coach, has been developing ice hockey talent for 28 seasons.

Coach Derek is enthusiastic about joining the USA Floorball’s Men’s U19 program saying, "I am honored to have the opportunity to coach and develop our U19 National Team. It is an exhilarating opportunity to contribute to the future of USA Floorball, a future that begins with the development of our youth. Equally, I am grateful to have the opportunity to contribute to these players' futures as well. With the right amount of respect, instruction, and guidance, these kids will strengthen and fortify the foundation for USA Floorball for the generations that follow as well."  

Coach Derek will be assembling his staff of assistant coaches, etc. in the coming weeks.  Announcements to follow.