Tchoukball

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Tchoukball

• By Josh Miller, Coe McClellam, Eric Smoyer

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What is Tchoukball?

• Pronounced Chuke-ball
• The name comes from the 'tchouk' sound of the
  ball rebounding off the frame
• Invented by Swiss biologist Dr. Hermann Brandt in
  the late 60's
• Introduced in the 70s
• Mixture of Handball and Keep Away
• As intense as you want

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Dr. Hermann Brandt

• Wanted to Create a Sport with high intensity but
  low injury rate
• Won 'Annual World Prize of the FIEP'
  (International Physical Education Federation).
  From his famous paper 'A Scientific Criticism of
  Team Games'
• Paper explained about creating perfect game with
  reduced injuries
• Died in November, 1972

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Quick Play

• Each team can make a maximum of 3 passes
• Each player may take a maximum of 3 steps
• The handball can be thrown at either rebound
  surface
• A point is scored to the team without the ball if
  
• the throw misses the reboundsurface
• the ball bounces in the D
• the ball hits the player who threw it.
• A point is scored to the team with the ball if it
  bounces into the air and touches the ground
  outside the D before the opposing team can catch
  it.
• If neither occurs then play continues.

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• No player can stand in the 'D' with the ball,
  although it is allowed to be airborne.
• Only 3 consecutive shots at a frame from both
  teams is allowed.
• Any interfering with another teams passes or
  movement is not allowed
• Only 3 passes between a team is allowed. Making 4
  is considered a foul.
• Catching a rebound from your teams shot is not
  allowed.
• Stepping out of bounds with the ball is a foul
• Dropping the ball is a foul
• A foul results in the opposing team gaining
  possesion at the site of the foul. This team must
  then make one pass before they can shoot at goal.
  After a point is scored the other team restarts
  the game behind the scoring frame.

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Equipment
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Frames

• Must be sufficiently taught
• Frame must be fixed as to not endanger players
• Must be approved by F.I.T.B.

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Ball

• Must be leather covering a round rubber bladder
• Men 5860cm in circumference weighing 425-475
  grams
• Women and Junior 54-56cm circumference weighing
  325-400grams
• Co-ed games use Women/Junior ball

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Playing Area

• 40 x 20 meter rectangle, consisting of play and 2
  forbidden zones recommended
• Play area divided into 2 zones by middle line
• Forbidden zone is a semi-circle with a 3 meter
  radius measured from center of each base line
• Front base of frame is placed in the middle of
  the diameter of this zone
• Lines should be clearly visible
• Lines are part of the area they mark
• 2 meter area around play area is recommended

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Playing Area
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In-depth Rules
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Players and Teams

• Team can be up to 15 players but only 12 can be
  on match sheet
• Only 9 can play from each team at a time 3 are
  subs
• Subs can take place in front of score table or
  team benches, without stopping game
• Injured players can be replaced as soon as they
  are off the field of play
• Subs can only come in if a point is scored
• Players must have uniforms and clear numbers from
  5-20
• Players where shoes without studs unless on grass
• Jewelry is forbidden

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Referees

• There must be three refs for each match, one whom
  is responsible for scoring and time keeping
• Refs control game according to rules
• Scorekeeper records results, consider offences
  and foul play, oversees subs
• Ref outfits are different from players, they
  carry whistle, yellow and red cards

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Matches

• Men 3 period of 15 minutes, with no more then 5
  minutes between
• Women/Junior 3 periods of 12 minutes, with no
  more then 5 minutes between
• Ref decides stop and reset of stopwatch incase of
  injury
• Game ends right at final whistle

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Awarding Points

• A player scores points if the ball rebounding
  from the frame
• Touches field of play before defender catches
• Touches defender who fails to control it
• Touches defenders leg
• The team with the highest score at end of time is
  winner

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Loss of Points

• Players lose points if
• Shoots and misses the frame
• The rebounding ball after shot falls out of play
  or in forbidden zone
• The ball rebounds onto shooter
• He touches the ball having a contact with the
  forbidden zone or being outside of play area
  after a teammate shot
• He deflects rebounding ball into forbidden zone
  or out after shot
• He deliberately touches the ball preventing it
  from falling out or into forbidden zone.
  (Intenional)
• While trying to catch ball, he steps into the
  forbidden zone or out of play area

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Video

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vDzE-CJ5dQM0