Expat Sports Community in Dubai!

Welcome to
Desert Sports

We partnered with modern indoor venues around Central Dubai to offer weekly floorball, lacrosse, padel, pickeball, and yoga sessions where everyone is welcome.

We also offer corporate wellness, team building, and floorball youth academy.

Be part of Desert Sports Community and join our WhatsApp groups! We post all updates and you can sign up to trainings there.

Our Story

Built by Expats, for Expats in Dubai

We started this community in 2023 with a simple goal: to play floorball with a few friends who missed the sport from back home. What began as casual games quickly turned into something much bigger. Our WhatsApp group grew to over 150 members, all expats living in Dubai, looking for connection, movement, and a sense of belonging.

As the community grew, so did the demand for more variety and structure. Our members asked for membership options, more organized events, and access to other sports — and we listened.

Today, we're proud to offer a growing range of sports and wellness activities designed around the same community-first values we started with. We now offer:

🏑 Floorball (Youth Academy and Adult Academy)

🏓 Padel
🥍 Lacrosse
🧘 Pilates
🏸 Pickleball

All our sessions are designed to be welcoming, social, and accessible — whether you’re brand new or experienced, and whether you come solo or with friends. This isn’t just about sports. It’s about creating a home for expats in Dubai to stay active, make friends, and feel connected.

Come join us — we’re just getting started.

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Meet the Coaches & Organizers

This is your team! Your coaches and organizers are passionate about sports and wellness, having fun, and making you feel welcome.

Pavel Strandh

Pavel was raised in Sweden, the birth country of Floorball, and has been playing since he was seven years old. When he was on exchange in Singapore he was amazed by how big the sport had become in a small country across the globe from its origins.

He coached several teams during the years, including teams of PwC, Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm University, and at Stadium Sports Camp. Recently, he became a Board Member for the Students Association of Stockholm, where he develops the sports offering for students and corporates.