What is tchoukball?

For those of you wondering what tchoukball can offer, here are 4 ideas to get you started...

Tactics

Tchoukball is a genuine team sport. It is also totally unique. Beginners will never have played anything like tchoukball, not have experienced the diversity of demands it makes upon players. Tchoukball demands real teamwork. Good observation, constant attention by all participants, anticipation and intelligence of all facets of the game are required, as is good athletic ability.

Accessible

With just a 5 minute explanation of tchoukball it is possible to start playing. The 'basics' of tchoukball are simple with throwing and catching at the heart of the game. No physical contact is allowed, making mixed teaching not only possible but to be encouraged!

Tchoukball is the perfect game for those who enjoy playing sport in a team.

Intense

Without physical contact between players or interception of the ball tchoukball players are free to express themselves whilst playing in any way permitted by the rules. At a higher level tchoukball is a very intense, extremely fast and skillful sport allowing individuals to express themselves as part of a team. The technical demands of tchoukball appeal to players who strive after beauty of play.

These factors make tchoukball a spectacular sport to watch.

Fair Play

Dr Hermann Brandt, the creator of tchoukball, wrote:

'The objective of human physical activities is not to make champions, but make a contribution to building a harmonious society'.

Tchoukball has a unique Charter which underpins the 'Spirit of the Game' so elusive in modern sport. Fair play and respect for the opposition is a fundamental part of the way in which tchoukball is played. All physical contact between players and interceptions are banned, enabling all players of differing shapes and sizes to play together.