volume1 U.S.A. TCHOUKBALL October ’03 Number 2 Official United States Tchoukball Bulletin [email protected] www.tchoukball.net Tchoukball in the United States of America ... Encouraging! We re- ceive more and more often news from P.E. teachers and athletic di- rectors who started teaching the game and want to share with us Contents their experience. Thank you to them for sharing this information ! Tchoukball, a Scientific Swiss Sport In April 2004 a U.S. with a Social Conscience p 2 Tchoukball Invitational Festival will be held in Washington D.C. and In the School we invite everyone to participate. Bertie Backus M.S. Washington D.C. p 3 We especially encourage P.E. Christian Brothers takes up a new sport teachers and their students to take New Orleans p 3 part in the popular tournament on Key Middle School, Virginia p 4 Saturday afternoon. You will be able to play with international P.E. Teacher & Coach Tips p 6 tchoukball players and we assure you a tremendeous amount of fun. Upcoming Events p 7 See more details inside. In the Community We hope you will enjoy reading this bulletin and we en- Los Angeles, California p 9 courage you to share with us your own tchoukball experience. Share this bulletin with friends and colleagues TTTCHOUKBALL Promotion Tchoukball, a Scientific Swiss Sport With a Social Conscience “The objective of human physical activities is not to make cham- pions, but rather to help construct a harmonious society.” — Dr. Hermann Brandt, Swiss Physician and inventor of the Tchoukball game. Dr. Hermann ability to concentrate psychological, physiological, and social Brandt (1897- - Reward problem-solving and capabilities, and was calibrated to 1972) was an anticipation as well as physical enhance challenging play within a eminent Swiss ability totally non-contact framework. physician and - Teach teamwork and positive physical social behavior Tchoukball’s advantages educator. His work in the Brandt used a scientific - Tchoukball does not allow contact practical approach in order to design rules or interference between players. With application of advancing his educational objectives. no body contact, injuries are scientific knowledge as it relates to Brandt wanted to create a sport in minimized. physical activities led him to develop - No player can steal the the sport of tchoukball. After writing ball nor intercept a pass, the book From Physical Education instead rewarding to Sport Through Biology, Dr. strategy and Brandt presented his now-famous cooperation as teams paper A Scientific Criticism of Team play on both offense Games. For this work he won the and defense. coveted Thulin Prize, a world - Tchoukball is easy to competition on the theory of physical play. Rules are intuitive education organized by the and easily grasped. International Physical Education - It accommodates Federation mixed team play (old/ young, male/female, fit/ Brandt worked to develop a sport unfit, experienced/ that would: which the players’ skills could be beginner). expressed without physical - No player dominates a team. All the - Be competitive without confrontations with opponents. He players must be involved, both on encouraging aggression also wanted to teach through play the offense and defense. - Avoid violent confrontations benefits of nonviolent action. Each - Tchoukball requires alertness and - Increase self-confidence and the rule was carefully adapted to human concentration. It teaches anticipation and physics, as well as teamwork and trust. Are you interested in knowing more ? If you want to know more about this fantastic and unique game, please visit www.tchoukball.net or call 301 962 5076 - 2 - Christian Brothers In the School School, New Orleans, takes Bertie Backus Middle Schooll, up new sport! Washington D.C.Plays Tchoukball When Tim Collins took School Introduced to Swiss Aerobic Game... over as athletic director at Chris- tian Brothers School in New Or- leans, five years ago, one of his Backus MS held a school- ground. The offense scores a point goals was to offer a variety of wide Tchoukball tournament De- if the ball touches the ground. The sport to the students. cember18, following three weeks of game is fast-paced, non-violent and “Young people enjoy play- intensive training in the physical edu- requires ball handling, strategy, con- ing other sports beside the big cation classes of approximately 120 centration and teamwork. Pierre- three: football, basketball and seventh and eighth grade students. Alain Girardin, an international baseball,” Collins said. “And when Tchoukball, a Swiss aero- player and coach, helped Backus they do this, it keeps them develop bic netball game, combines physi- students hone their skills, and orga- their physical skills.” cal skills with educational objec- nized the tournament. The school is located in tives. Teams of seven to nine play- The Tchoukball in Schools City Park and has an enrollment ers score points by bouncing a ball Program through the American of 275 boys in grades five, six and off a net to prevent a catch by op- Tchoukball Corporation (ATC), seven. Christian Brothers offers ponents before it touches the brought the game to Backus. Backus princi- basketball, baseball, flag football, pal Eugene Pair said, swimming, bowling, cross country, “Students took to golf, inline hockey, tennis, soccer tchoukball immediately. volleyball and wrestling. They can play in physi- And this year, tchoukball cal education class, at re- will be added to the list. cess and in after-school “I had never heard of it programs. We’re very until last spring,” Collins said. “But pleased.” one of our faculty members asked if we could include it in our pro- Source PCPS January 8 2003 gram for the 2003-2004 school year.” TTTCHOUKBALL Promotion LLC. Tchoukball is a blend of Educational Services volleyball and handball. It can be Learn about Tchoukball. played indoors or outdoors on a Tchoukball can be taught during regular P.E. Classes with students. court that is about 40 yards long Our staff of Tchoukball professional organize training, after school with a rebound net at each end of activities, summer camps, presentations, In-Services, workshops, P.E. the court. Two teams of nine play- teacher trainings and more.... ers each throw a ball that is about the size of a cabbage ball against Contact us today and give to your students a lot of fun the net and try to catch it. Tchoukball Promotion, P.O.Box 6176, Silver Spring, MD 20916 Guy Weigel, who teaches e-mail: [email protected], www.tchoukballpromo.com Tel: 301 962 5076 Continued on Page 4 - 3 - Continued from Page 3 In the School English and literature at Christian Weigel said it requires a certain Key Middle School, Brothers, introduced the sport to amount of athletic skill, specially Springfield, VA Collins and the students in the running and catching the ball. spring after reading a magazine “It is fun, and the boys are By Shari Frank, Health article about it. going to have lots of fun,” he said. & Physical Education “I showed a video of the “But they will also improve their Teacher game being played and asked who stamina with all the running they would like to play.” Weigel said. will be doing.” “More than half of the boys who The Time-Picayune. New Orleans. After 15 years as a P.E. saw the video wanted to play.” teacher, Shari Frank thought she The students already have “Your sons into young men had seen and taught practically ev- started playing tchoukball in their – young men into Christian gentle- ery sport until she attended a work- physical education classes. About men” Christians Brothers School the middle of September, those who philosophy. want to play on a team will have The school’s goal is to de- an opportunity to participate in an velop the moral, intellectual, social, after-school intramural program, cultural, and physical potentialities Weigel said. of each student. Owen Barry, 12, a sev- We congratulate Guy enth-grader at Christian Bothers, Weigel and Tim Collins for their said he is looking forward to the enthusiasm for introducing this new start of th tchoukball season. non-violent game to their students. “I play soccer and flag They have been the first in the football, but I want to learn how to United States to introduce the game play a new sport,” he said. “I’ve as an intramural activity at school. already played it (tchoukball) some, We are looking forward to and it is lots of fun. It is different having them participate in the popu- from the other sports I’ve played.” lar tchoukball tournament held at shop about tchoukball. “What I At first tchoukball might the first Tchoukball Invitational really liked about tchoukball is the appear to be easy to play. But Festival in April 2004. teamwork that the game teaches (see page 7) by itself. The design of the rules Subscription to U.S.A. TCHOUKBALL pushes forward the collaboration that children must have in the game to be successful” she said. After Please, fill this form out and send it with your check of $20.00 to: the workshop, Shari knew she had U.S. TchoukBall Association; 2501 Glenallan Ave #3, to teach this new sport to her stu- dents. So, for three weeks in May 2003, with the help of Pierre-Alain Girardin, Shari taught the game to First and last name: _________________________________________ 7th and 8th grade students at Key Address:_________________________________________________ Middle School. Twenty to thirty City/State/Zip:_____________________________________________ students attended 45 minutes P.E. Tel:_____________________________________________________ classes every day during that time. - 4 - In the School Key Middle School, Springfield, VA Day 1: Passes This must be taught to students in tchoukball when you have made First, the students were order to allow the less skilled play- the pass you have to move some- taught to pass the ball properly.