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Tchoukball (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is an indoor team sport, played by teams of 7 players. It was developed in Switzerland in the 1970s, and is most popular in Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan, but has become an international sport with national federations in over 60 countries. It is governed by the International Tchoukball Federation (FITB), which was founded in 1971.

It is usually played with a ball on an indoor court with a small elastic rebounder on each end. Teams score by bouncing the ball against the rebounder and getting it to bounce on the floor of the court without being intercepted by the defending team. The sport was designed to limit injuries, and physical contact between players is prohibited.

HistoryEdit

Tchoukball was created in Switzerland by Hermann Brandt,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> who was concerned by the numerous serious injuries among athletes resulting from sports prone to aggression and physical contact. He believed that sports should be not only for champions, but also contribute to the creation of a better and more humane society.<ref>Brandt, H., Etude scientifique des sports d’équipe, Ed. Roulet, Geneva, 1971</ref> He designed tchoukball to contain elements of handball (it is played with hands, and the balls used are similar), volleyball (as the defending team must prevent the ball from falling) and squash (since there is a rebound).

EtymologyEdit

The name of tchoukball (pronounced as "choukball", with a silent "t") comes from the onomatopoeic "tchouk" sound the ball makes when it bounces off a frame.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Basic rulesEdit

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Match in progress in Geneva Nations Cup: 5th place women semi-final Switzerland M18-France.

Teams may comprise 12 players, however only 7 may be on the court at any one time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Physical contact between players is prohibited, and defenders may not attempt to intercept the attacking team's passes. Players may take at most three steps with the ball, and hold the ball for at most three seconds. Teams may not pass the ball more than three times before shooting at the rebounder.

Court

  • The court size that is generally used is 27 m × 16 m. However, there are variations to this such as in beach tchoukball where a court size of 21 m × 12 m is used.
  • One rebounder is placed at each end of the field of play, one square meter in area.
  • In front of each rebounder, a D-shaped semi-circle measuring 3 m in radius is drawn; this defines the limits of a 'forbidden zone' where defenders cannot stand.
  • The lines around zones are considered part of the zone: the line marking the semicircle forbidden zone is considered part of the forbidden zone, and the line around the entire court is considered a part of the court.

Ball

Depending on the category of players (Men, Women, Youth), different sizes of balls are used. These range from a circumference of 54 – 60 cm and weights from 325 – 475 grams.

Scoring

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Two teams of 7 players each (men or women) compete to score points with the team with the most points at the end winning the game. When a team gains a point, control of the ball is transferred to the other team.

  • In tchoukball either team can score at either end of the court.
  • A point is scored when the ball rebounds after hitting either of the 2 rebounders and touches the ground outside the forbidden zone, any part of the defending player's body below the knees, or touches the defending player while he is still in the forbidden zone.
  • A point is given to the non-attacking team when the attacking team shoots and misses the rebounder, or the ball rebounds outside the playing area (either out of the court or in the forbidden zone).
  • If a shot is caught by the defending team, the defending team can proceed to attack immediately.

PositionsEdit

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Defence prepared for the Germany-Spain match for third and fourth place at the Ferrara 2024 European Championship.

Each team comprises the following positions: 2 Right Shooters or Right Wings 2 Left Shooters or Left Wings 2 or 3 defenders or Forward Pivot 1 Centre (or none if 3 defenders are used) or Centre Pivot

Each side of the court comprises a left shooter, right shooter and 1 or 2 defenders, while the centre usually stays near the middle of the court if this formation is used. The shooters are generally in charge of shooting although in some cases the defender can also take the shot. The defenders are in charge of coordinating the first line of defence while the centre pivot takes charge of the second line of defence. However other formations include not using a centre pivot, the team would bypass the centre and throw full length court passes directly to the shooters/inners. This gives an extra first line defender or a dedicated second line defender.

Playing the gameEdit

Players with the ball can take a maximum of 3 steps, and hold the ball for a maximum of 3 seconds. Bouncing the ball is not allowed.

When a pass is not completed (the ball touches the ground or goes out of bounds), the other team gets possession.

The defending team cannot obstruct the attacking one during passing.

For the scoring team, stepping into the forbidden zone with the ball is not allowed. The ball must be released before the player lands in the forbidden zone.

In addition to classic indoor tchoukball, there is also beach tchoukball and wheelchair tchoukball, with slightly different rules. There are also Youth and University leagues, separate from the open league.

International Tchoukball Federation (FITB)Edit

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Symbol of Tchoukball

The FITB, founded in 1971, is based in Geneva, Switzerland. As of 2021, it includes 50 member associations<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and 22 (15+7) countries with a designated FITB Representative. It supports and advises national associations and individuals willing to spread tchoukball in new areas. For instance, tchoukball was recently integrated in the school program of some regions of Senegal. The FITB was a demonstration sport in the 2009 World Games, which took place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

At the world championship level, tchoukball has been dominated by Taiwanese teams since 1980. Their only losses since then were in 2004 when they were defeated by Switzerland in the men's final, and in 2023, when Italy defeated them in the women's semi-final.

MembershipEdit

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EventsEdit

  1. World Championship - https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majstrovstv%C3%A1_sveta_v_tchoukballe
  2. European Championship - https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majstrovstv%C3%A1_Eur%C3%B3py_v_tchoukballe
  3. Asian - Pacific Championship - https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majstrovstv%C3%A1_%C3%81zie_a_Pacifiku_v_tchoukballe
  4. African Championship - https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majstrovstv%C3%A1_Afriky_v_tchoukballe
  5. Pan American Championship - https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamerick%C3%A9_majstrovstv%C3%A1_v_tchoukballe
  6. FITB World Youth Tchoukball Championships in 6 Categories: B18,B15,B12 and G18,G15,G12.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> 6th FITB World Youth Tchoukball Championships 2023

World eventsEdit

World Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

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Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
1971 Template:SWI {{#invoke:flag France}} -
1976
1980 Template:SUI Template:TPE Template:TPE
1982 {{#invoke:flag France}} Template:TPE Template:TPE
1984 Template:TWN Template:TPE Template:TPE
1987 Template:SWI Template:TPE Template:TPE
2000 Geneva, Template:SWI Template:TPE Template:TPE
2004 Template:TWN Template:SWI Template:TPE
2011 {{#invoke:flag Italy}} Template:TPE Template:TPE
2015 Template:TWN Template:TPE Template:TPE
2019 Template:MAS Template:TPE Template:TPE
2023 {{#invoke:flag Czech Republic}} Template:TPE Template:SUI

World Beach Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
2005 Template:SWI Template:TPE Template:TPE
2017 Template:TWN Template:TPE Template:TPE

Tchoukball at the World GamesEdit

Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
1989 Template:GER Template:TPE Template:TPE
2009 Template:TWN Template:TPE Template:TPE

World Youth Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

6th FITB World Youth Tchoukball Championships 2023


Year Host M-18 Boys winner M-15 Boys winner M-12 Boys winner M-18 Girls winner M-15 Girls winner M-12 Girls winner
2004 Template:TWN Template:TPE - - Template:TPE - -
2011 {{#invoke:flag Austria}} {{#invoke:flag Italy}} Template:SIN Template:TPE Template:TPE {{#invoke:flag Italy}} -
2013 Template:TWN Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE
2015 Template:SIN Template:SIN Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:SIN Template:TPE Template:SIN
2019 Template:SIN Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:SIN Template:TPE Template:TPE
2023 Template:SIN Template:TPE Template:SIN Template:TPE Template:SIN Template:TPE Template:TPE

World University Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
2017 Template:MAS Template:TPE Template:TPE

World Youth Beach Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
2017 Template:INA Template:TPE Template:TPE
2023 Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE

Regional eventsEdit

Asia Pacific Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

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Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
2003 {{#invoke:flag India}} Template:TPE Template:TPE
2006 Template:TWN Template:TPE Template:TPE
2008 Template:TWN Template:TPE Template:TPE
2010 Template:SIN Template:TPE Template:TPE
2012 Template:PHI Template:TPE Template:TPE
2014 Template:TWN Template:TPE Template:TPE
2016 Template:CHN Template:TPE Template:TPE
2022 Template:MAS Template:TPE Template:SIN

Asia Pacific University Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
2009 Template:HKG Template:TPE Template:TPE
2011 Template:TWN Template:TPE Template:TPE
2013 Template:KOR Template:PHI Template:TPE
2015 Template:MAS Template:TPE Template:TPE
2019 Template:TWN Template:TPE Template:TPE

Asia Pacific Beach Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
2013 Template:THA Template:TPE Template:SIN

Asia Pacific Youth Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Asia Pacific Tchoukball Federation - APYTC

In 2014, The 3rd Asia Pacific Youth Tchoukball Championship In Singapore. In 2016, The 4th Asia Pacific Youth Tchoukball Championship In Taoyuan, Taiwan.

7th Asia Pacific Youth Tchoukball Championships 2024, from 19th July to 21st July 2024, in Johor Bahru Malaysia.


Year Host M-18 Boys Winner M-15 Boys Winner M-12 Boys Winner M-18 Girls Winner M-15 Girls Winner M-12 Girls Winner
2010 Template:SIN Template:TPE - Template:HKG Template:TPE - Template:TPE
2013 Template:MAS Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:SIN Template:TPE Template:TPE
2014 Template:SIN Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE
2016 Template:TWN Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE Template:TPE

Southeast Asia Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Year Host Nation Men's winners Women's winners
2009 Template:THA Template:SIN -
2011 Template:VIE Template:PHI Template:SIN
2013 Template:THA Template:SIN Template:SIN
2015 Template:MAS Template:SIN Template:SIN
2017 Template:THA Template:SIN Template:SIN

South Asian Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
2012 Template:NEP {{#invoke:flag India}} -
2014 Template:NEP {{#invoke:flag India}} -
2016 {{#invoke:flag India}} {{#invoke:flag India}} -

East Asian Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
2016 Template:CHN Template:TPE -
2017 Template:KOR

European Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
2003 Template:Flagicon Italy Template:SUI Template:SUI
2006 Template:Flagicon Switzerland Template:GBR Template:SUI
2008 Template:Flagicon Czech Republic Template:SUI Template:SUI
2010 Template:Flagicon United Kingdom Template:SUI Template:SUI
2014 Template:GER {{#invoke:flag Austria}} Template:SWI
2016 {{#invoke:flag Czech Republic}} {{#invoke:flag Austria}} Template:SWI
2018 {{#invoke:flag Italy}} {{#invoke:flag Italy}} {{#invoke:flag Italy}}
2022 Template:Flagicon United Kingdom {{#invoke:flag Italy}} Template:SWI
2024 Template:Flagicon Italy {{#invoke:flag Italy}} {{#invoke:flag Italy}}

European Youth Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Year Host M-18 Boys Winner M-15 Boys Winner M-12 Boys Winner M-18 Girls Winner M-15 Girls Winner M-12 Girls Winner
2016 {{#invoke:flag Czech Republic}} {{#invoke:flag Italy}} {{#invoke:flag Italy}} {{#invoke:flag Czech Republic}} - {{#invoke:flag Austria}} -
2022

Championships

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African Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
2010 Template:GHA Template:TOG Template:SEN
2012 Template:TOG Template:TOG
2014 Template:BEN Template:TOG
2016 Template:KEN Template:CMR

East African Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
2014 Template:UGA Template:UGA

Pan American Tchoukball ChampionshipsEdit

Year Host Men's winners Women's winners
2010 Template:BRA Template:BRA Template:BRA
2012 Template:URU Template:BRA Template:BRA
2014 Template:COL Template:BRA Template:COL
2016 Template:MEX Template:BRA Template:URU
2022 Template:BRA Template:BRA Template:ARG
2024 Template:ARG Template:URU Template:URU

FITB presidentsEdit

Name Nationality Years FITB headquarters
Hermann Brandt Template:SUI 1971–1972 Geneva, Switzerland
Théodore Werey {{#invoke:flag France}} 1972–1984 France
Liu Zhengfeng Template:TWN 1984–1996 Taoyuan, Taiwan
John Andrews Template:GBR 1996–2000 United Kingdom
Michel Farve Template:SUI 2000–2004 Switzerland
Daniel Bushbeck Template:SUI 2004–2009 Geneva, Switzerland
Huang Chin Cheng Template:TWN 2009–2017 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Fang Shen Szu Template:TWN 2017–2021 New Taipei, Taiwan
Huang Chin Cheng Template:TWN 2021–present Kaohsiung, Taiwan

See alsoEdit

NotesEdit

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External linksEdit

AssociationsEdit

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