ITHF table hockey

Table Hockey ( in Switzerland table hockey ) is a in many countries in Europe and North America, particularly in typical hockey nations such as Russia and Canada, popular game. Similar to the well-known table football play two players on a mechanical gaming device that emulates a team sport.

Since the mid-20th century there were a number of different makes from Canada, the U.S., Russia and the Czech Republic. Swedish players there were, however, who began to organize on the model of the native brand Stiga major tournaments such as the World Championships

At the latest with the founding of the World Association, International Table Hockey Federation ( ITHF ), this brand prevailed internationally.

The game

Hockey table is similar to the table football. The sport of ice hockey was thereby transmitted to a small table which is about 1 m long, 0.5 m wide and 20 cm high.

The game is played by two players. As in ice hockey, the goal is, in a prescribed time to shoot more goals than your opponent. In contrast to table football every single one of the 12 playing pieces is controlled with its own bar. The bars extend below the playing surface along certain tracks. Their ends are led out to the longitudinal side of the table, so that it is able to move the bars, and thus the player and forth. By rotating the rods can rotate the game characters around its own axis and so play with the racket of the figures the puck.

This allows a variety of " Moves" and combinations perform. Table hockey is an extremely fast game where you need good coordination and reaction.

The ITHF

See main article ITHF

As part of the 2005 World Championships in Riga, Latvia, the ITHF, the International Table Hockey Federation, was launched.

The tasks of the ITHF are spreading the table hockey in the world and the organization of international tournaments such as the World Championships or Tournaments of the discharged since 2005 World Table Hockey Tour. It was further elaborated in 2006 for the first time an internationally valid rules.

In addition, the ITHF for the official world rankings (World Ranking ) is responsible, in all played by ITHF rules tournaments can be entered. Furthermore, all known tournaments and game series are recorded since the beginning of organized hockey table in the world rankings.

The rules and regulations in detail

Where Table Hockey is viewed primarily as a game, there are a variety of different control concepts, eg how long a game will last or when a goal is valid. Often one orients itself on Hockey.

In the organized table hockey but there are some distinctly different from the hockey ground rules:

  • A game lasts exactly 5 minutes. The time will continue running even if the puck is not in play.
  • Bully (dropping the puck ) after each goal or any stoppage of play on the center circle.
  • After a bully must pass at least three seconds before a goal can be achieved.
  • The center forward can not shoot right after a faceoff a goal - the puck must first be a different character or the gang have touched.
  • A character must the puck no longer than five seconds retain to have carried out without a pass or a shot.
  • A goal counts only when the puck is in the goal.

Since 2006 there is an official rulebook of ITHF.

International Championships

Since 1989, every two years, the World Championships are held in table hockey. Subscriptions are rising constantly since then. European Championships are also held every two years since 2006 clock. Since the World Championships in Riga ITHF is the official organizer of World and Continental Championships.

Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Germany

In 1993, the first German player from Hamburg, Bonn and Wilhelmshaven on the world championships. In the same year was held the first German King Cup in the winter of 1993. In 1995, the German Table Hockey Federation ( DTEV ) was founded.

The highlight of the German Table Hockey scene was hosting the 1999 World Cup in Wilhelmshaven, were present at the first time more than 70 participants in open competition at the start.

Austria

In 1994, the first Austrian player in an international tournament in Wilhelmshaven. In the following years, a small community of players who fought out the first Austrian Tournaments developed. In 1997, took first Austrian players participated in the World Championships. Since 1999 Championships are held in Austria regularly.

Switzerland

Since 1993 Swiss players are represented at the World Championships.

The highlight of the Swiss hockey table was hosting the World Cup 2003 in Zurich.

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