Tchoukball

Tchoukball is a ball sport in which two teams face each with 5-7 players. The aim of the game is to be throwing a handball ball similar to the so-called "frame" that the opposing team can not catch the rebound, so to score points.

The word " Tchouk " derives from the sound of the ball when it touches the "frame".

The fact that both teams are allowed to play on both frames, which face each other on the two shorter sides of the rectangular box, Tchoukball is extremely fast and intense. Both teams have to constantly switch between attack and defense, which leads to a very varied gameplay. At the same time, the focus is on the TB in the fair play - any attack on the opponent or his game is prohibited.

TB is an indoor sport, in principle you can play anywhere but there. The most common are indoor and Beachtchoukball, in some countries, but it is also played on grass.

• 4.1 Germany
• 4.2 Switzerland
• 4.3 Austria

• 5.1 European and world championships

Emergence and dissemination

Tchoukball was invented in the 1970s by Dr. Hermann Brandt, a Swiss sports medicine. In his work, he realized that even wore them permanent injuries when their sport the physically strongest athletes due to non-physiological motion.

As a result, he developed his own sports: Tchoukball. In addition to lower risk of injury Dr. Brandt had to incorporate a further consideration with: Tchoukball as a sport in which in his eyes "is a valid human community " is practiced.

For the development of Tchoukballs Dr. Brandt received in 1970 in Barcelona the " Thulin Prize" of FIEP ( " Federation Internationale d' Education Phisique "). Meanwhile, the then chairman, John Andrews was also made ​​known to the Tchoukball in many countries.

Particularly well received was this new sport, especially in Taiwan, where it quickly became a school and university sport, which Taiwan's special role in today's Tchoukballwelt explained - teams from Taiwan are still the great favorites for every tournament.

At the present time Tchoukball is played all over the world - from Brazil to Bangladesh to Belgium, each continent is represented. The Great dissemination Tchoukballs is mainly due to the list of participants of the World Tchoukball Championship 2011 in Ferrara, Italy, apparently: In addition to the European teams from Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, France and Spain took teams from Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines and Brazil in part, many of them also with women's teams.

The next big event will be held in Germany in July / August 2014. From 28.7. up to 3.8. guesting the European national teams to European Tchoukball Championship 2014 in Radevormwald.

Organization

Tchoukball internationally in the " Federation Internationale de Tchoukball " ( FITB ) is organized. This was founded in 1971 by representatives from Switzerland and France. The first president until his death Hermann Brandt. As members of the FITB currently 36 national associations from four continents are reported.

Since March 2014 There is a European umbrella organization which brings together the national associations in itself, and from now on is responsible for European issues. The "European Tchoukball Federation " (ETF ) is a member of the FITB.

Due to the geographic size of Germany here already form the first national associations. With the TTBV the Thuringian State Association was founded in 2012.

A special feature of the EWC (European Winners Cup) dar. Here are the national champions from the respective organizing committee invited from the European leagues, in order to determine the best tchoukball team at the club level in a tournament. The award of the venue for the following year is usually agreed among the participating teams. The tournament mode and admission criteria are completely in the hands of the organizing committee.

Rule bases

Fair Play

Tchoukball is a disembodied sport - that is, in the implementation, that any physical contact is excluded. It is determined that the ball leading team has absolute freedom to implement its turn. If the opposing team disabled the game, there is a free -throw for the disadvantaged team.

Continues to show players when they make a mistake running, and the arbitrators have not seen this. This also contributes to a very good dealing with each other in the Tchoukball Association at.

Field

According to official game rules of the FITB ( international Tchoukballverband ) the field is rectangular and measures in the hall area 26- 29m in length and 15 - 17m wide. This can also vary in open tournaments. The frame is in the middle of the shorter side off the field and is inclined at 55 °, and is 1m wide and long. His front touches the bottom line. To the frame of the base line is drawn a half circle with a radius of 3 m - the " forbidden zone ".

Points

A player scores a point for his team when

• He throws the ball to the frame so that can catch him, no player before it touches the ground outside the prohibited zone.

A player scores a point for the opposing team if

• He misses the frame during the cast.
• The ball after dropping, outside the field bouncing.
• The ball after impact touched him again.
• He throws the ball into the forbidden zone, before or after the impact.

Playing time

The duration of an official Tchoukballspiels is 3 x 15 min. In open tournaments, playing time is usually reduced, but a game section usually takes a maximum of 15 min.

Men

A Tchoukballmannschaft consists of a maximum of 12 players are from those in the official hall 7 games on the court, and may be 5 loaded. Substitutions may only take place immediately after a point, but there are no limits on the frequency.

Referee

For official competitions will be needed at the field 3 referees. The one who stands to its respective frame, and one that follows on the long side of the field the game. The latter has the right to overrule the other two arbitrators.

Ball control

If a player holds the ball, his room for maneuver is limited. He must from the moment of first contact ball 3 times touch the ground, do not let the ball fall, and he has for his action a maximum of 3 seconds. Within the team the ball after the initiation of the baseline may be at most leaked 3 times until a contract is signed on the frame. In a continuous game situation the conclusion must also be made a maximum of 3 times in succession on the same frame.

Tchoukball in German-speaking

Germany

Since 2010 there is an official German Tchoukball Championship. The Tchoukball Department of TuS Oeckinghausen in Halver currently dominates the German League, since the sport was rediscovered. Other teams developed at the same time or a little later.

Switzerland

Tchoukball was developed in Switzerland. It is the country with the greatest tradition and the best organized club and association structure. Similarly, Switzerland is exemplary in training, because Tchoukball is the official sports program of "Youth and Sport" and it can thus use existing structures for coach education and training squad for the national team, but also for the holding of numerous international tournaments. So was also the first international Tchoukballspiel held in Switzerland. Geneva was since its founding in 1970 until 2009 the seat of the International Tchoukballverbandes.

Here the most Tchoukball teams find in a European country. Nevertheless Tchoukball is played predominantly in Romandie, but there are now also back teams in the German Switzerland, the first German Swiss team were the Wizards Sports from Winterthur. A championship there in the country since 1993 and is organized by the Swiss Tchoukball Association. She is currently divided into two strength classes. For several years, there is also the Swiss Cup. The draw was made to last under the most tchoukball indoor tournament in Europe, the "Geneva Indoors". The Geneva Indoors were now being held for the 17th time.

Austria

The Austrian tchoukball tradition goes back to the mid-70s. At the time, sports educators were introduced to summer courses at the University of Graz from John Andrews and Heinz Rekla in the sport. Many former students have Tchoukball incorporated into their everyday life as a gym teacher, but game idea, game rules, and even the name changed ( Brandt ball Brennball, Brett Ball). In the 80 years Tchoukball was played in its proper form in Vorarlberg. Only in the tropical summer 2003 Tchoukball was, this time discovered near Vienna, for the third time. The Sports Union Traiskirchen then formed from the autumn of 2003 a section of Tchoukball. In 2004 it became the club RuckTchouk Traiskirchen as an independent organization. In 2009, the initiative of a sports educator establishing the association Tchoukdevils catfish. Since then, championships are held. The stronghold is RT Traiskirchen, as series champion. In 2007, the team of TB04 Möllersdorf was founded. In 2011, TB Phoenix Baden / Traiskirchen and CowTchouk catfish so. With the teams Tchoukangels Oberwaltersdorf and TB Wombats OBW the current list of participants at the Federal Championships is complete.

International Tchoukball

World and European Championships

1984 were held in Taiwan's first "World Tchoukball Championships " (WTC ). At that time the 6 nations of two continents in part. In the meantime come to the WTC teams from 4 continents together to compete; Here are the results of the biggest tournaments: