What is good in Tchoukball ?

Foreword：Tchoukball is being invented for 48 years, it is going to be a star sport because of its good educational proposes..

As Taiwan Tchoukball Father Mr. Fang Rui Min Professor said- Good Seeds will Bloom

10 Benefits in Tchouball

A. Peaceful Sport

Tchoukball is a non-violence sport. Comity is the main spirit of this sport. It taught to be respect to all the players. It led the peaceful competition from the rule, and emphasized fair and peace in the competition. Even if it is a big competition, Tchoukball cause the less hurtfulness or conflict. The assisting nurses are feel relieved, it prove that this sport is really peace and safe. (F.I.T.B, 2015)

The Peaceful adviser of United Nation even said that the Tchoukball sport spirit is as the same as the purpose of United Nation, and hope that human beings can be peaceful through the exercise. (Adolf Ogi, 2001). After each competition, we have gala dinner. Each player prepare the performance by their own, make fun with each other. Being the opponent when the competition happens, being friend after the competition. From the previous year, it caused less situation of players collide each other or curse to the referee. Also, less referee use the red card and yellow card. Players can encourage each other on gala dinner, it is the effect of peaceful after the competition.

B. Safety Sport

Tchoukball eliminates any elements of violation between teams, strict forbid to contact each other's body, and reduce the injury, it is suitable for students to do. Delivery the ball without covering opponent's sight, much less not contact each other's body. (F.I.T.B, 2015)

In the rule of ROCTBA, Rule No. 7, Rule No.9, and Rule No.11 mention that it is forbidden to contact each other's body during the competition, and do not have the action of obstruction during catch the ball and delivery the ball. Allowing opponent try their best to attack, the defender just can follow the position of where the balls come, and then defend it in order to let the participants develop its Physical Strength and intelligence.

Most of the sport are not safe enough. Nowadays, Parents do not have much children, and they are really treasure it. The P.E. teacher are also worry about the students would get hurt because of doing the sport. Tchoukball is suitable for them. It operates the rule to avoid the conflict and human beings' invasion.

C. Team Sport

Tchoukball talks about the display of group. Everyone do their own responsibility , develop the power of cooperation with group. This is place where the valuable of each player, and also the best place for teaching, and it is the best place for memorial. (F.I.T.B, 2015)

It is important to learn the cooperation between groups. Brandt wants to research an activity with non-violence and no invasion. The purpose for Tchoukball is "compete fairly", but did not damage the power between two teams in the competition. Tchoukball provides the chance to interact with each other. It give the compete, but not encourage invasion, it use on how to compete with cooperation. (Phoebe Constantinou, 2015)

You cannot choose the player, but you can learn the skill and valuable from them, and respect their individual effort at the same time. Teaching players to interact with each other before the competition in the ceaseless game, and set up the strategic. It encourages them to make the decision with the ability of critical thinking. For example, where is your position in the court, how to cheat the opponent in order to get a point, and how to defend the ball around the forbidden zone in order to prevent them to get the point. Relying on each other actively. It means that students learn how to face others players, and they cooperate with each other to complete a mission. Again, Tchoukball provides the best opportunity to let students to contact this kind of learning situation. Comparing to the traditional sport. Tchoukball possess all the elements, and make it become the real "Group Sport". (Phoebe Constantinou)

D. Tactic Sport

In the court, Tchoukball is like chasing, how to use the tactics to entice the opponent, shoot the ball to the empty place. It is the way the two teams use the brain to compete, running around, and the Physical Fitness would also improve automatically. (F.I.T.B, 2015)

A court with 27*17 meters, a team with seven people. No matter how to run, it all have loophole, Another team need to look through the ability of opponent, and the running position to design the method of restraining the opponent. Using the fake action to entice the opponent, and attach from cross two sides or attack quickly. Therefore, everyone need to try their best, defend its defending zone, do not have loophole or be cheated, design how the opponent would attack in mind, the sport must operate with psychology and physiology.

E. Simple Sport

The rule of Tchoukball is simple, and even can make it more simplify (For example, the beginner can play without limiting the steps and landing). It is full of flexible. time, age, gender, physical strength, place, adjust it carefully, it is suitable for the younger people and older people.

A sport rule only have three pages, and it can play in 30 minutes. Designing the Tchoukball teaching in the course when you are teaching physical Education. You will discover that this sport can attract students' attention, and it can have the different kind of interaction with students. (Yuan-Han Chen, 2005). It is really easy to learn, and it is also easy for teacher to reach. Students can learn it safely, and it is easy to learn in the beginning. A ball with a frame, you can play it very fun.

F. Interesting Sport:

The simple introduction of Tchoukball can have fun, especially that the achievement of all the people can shoot the frame, and shooting the ball to the empty place are the features of Tchoukball. (F.I.T.B, 2015)

The writer held the inter-class Championships every year. The writer considered that students like to shoot the frame, so he changed the rule that everyone need to rotate. Before the championships, the 10 frames on the playground are full of people. We are forced to arrange the place and time for students. It is popular in school, because it is fun and interesting.

Although it is simple, it also have many skill with high standard, collocate with the change of chasing, it is fun when you are challenge the intelligence.

G. Fitness Sport

Running, Jumping, Throwing, and Catching are all included in Tchoukball to urge the development of muscle. The Physical and education journal (A journal published in Taiwan) recorded that research shows that Tchoukball is beneficial for pre-teens on the development of gross and fine motor. It helps players on speed, quick, the muscle ability of the entire body, the speed of reaction, the power of upper limbs, muscular power, cardiovascular fitness, the power of lower limbs, coordination, and balance. (F.I.T.B, 2015)

Another thesis, The influence of Tchoukball Training on Basic Motor Abilities in Children. It points out doing the training after twelve weeks, although BMI and flexibility did not reach the significant level, the performance of training group improved significantly on upper limbs explosive power, muscular endurance, cardiovascular fitness, speed agility, lower limbs explosive power, coordination, balance ability on students. (Yong-De Huang, 2012) Through the experiment, we know that Tchoukball is helpful for students' physical fitness.

H. All-round Sport:

As a Tchoukball player, he or she might also performs well on sport categories like high jump, long jump, short run, shot put, soft ball, cue sports, dodgeball and handball. Although the Tchoukball Sport name "Educational ball", it would be misunderstood by people. People may think that it do not have energetic, this cognition is wrong. Running around on the play ground need good energy. It can improve your Physical Fitness after you did this sport for a long time, and reach the goal of doing exercise. (Yuan-Han Chen, 2005). Jumping around the forbidden zone, shooting the frame with full power, defending after you shooting, guessing the direction where the ball go, and catch the ball with full power. It is tired, but it is simulative.

In recent years, the government carry out the test of Physical Fitness. Students feel bored and regular, it would be better to let students learn the Tchoukball sport, they would have fun by themselves. To learn and encourage with each other. They would catch the ball automatically in or order to catch ball well, and they will use their full power to shoot the ball in order to let people cannot catch their ball, it is all the individual training. Learning by themselves, it is the most efficient way to do the Physical Fitness training.

I. Aesthetics Sport

The movement of shooting, jumping, prancing and the motion of wrist are all presents the sense of beauty. (F.I.T.B, 2015)

According to the rule limitation in the competition, you need to shoot the frames after three passes, it adds the chance on shooting and defending, it is also the place where can show the power and beauty in Tchoukball sports. When you are shooting on the frame, the body stop in the air, with the body changing the direction of shooting, shoot the ball on the frame, and it reflects outside of three meters, especially at the moment when you get the score, it is more satisfied. The defender determines quickly, catch it courageously, Tchoukball did not lose to others popular sport. (Yuan-Han Chen, 2005) Because of the scores are close in the competition, it is more wonderful.

J. Ethical Sport

Tchoukball sport give the chance to loser. The loser have a right to start the ball after the winner got a point. Even if you win the competition, you cannot be so proud, you need to care what others feeling. Do not cheat to others, win into others' mind. Players build a good relationship between each other after the competition. We can know that by gala dinner, it brings happiness to each other. It is quite conform what Dr. Hermann Brandt said "The Object of human physical activities is not to make champions, but rather to help constructing a harmonious society". (F.I.T.B, 2015)

International Prospect：

（一）、World Championship：Since 1980 til now Taiwan Tchoukball team always win world championship in non of Asia Olympic sport.

（二）、Key Position：International Tchoukball Federation former president In Taiwan were Mr. LIU Zheng Fong, Mr. HUNAG Chin Cheng and now is Mr. Fang Shen Szu. In Taiwan Tchoukball is the one of three the international sport(soft Tennis and woodball) that take International sport organization president position. Asia Pacific Tchoukball Federation is also established in Taiwan. It is the great achievement in International and Asia. 。

（三）、Good Relationship：After championship, Taiwan Tchoukball team was always been asked to demonstrate to play Tchoukball and also friendly match with other teams.

三、 Equipment and play ground：

（一）、Low Budget Equipment：Tchouk-ball around 15 USD. Tchoukball frame around 230 USD. World best and price Tchoukball Equipment is all in Taiwan.

（二）、Play ground：Any open place can play Tchoukball. Such as Grass, Concrete, basketball court.

四、 Aesthetics：

The shoot posture, when Jump, flip, soar and the incident angle, reflection angle, wrist change all has its aesthetics sense.

五、 In Promotion : APTBF had filmed the first Basic teach method share on this website.

When judge a sport, did yourself play its sport in reality? We are welcome your judgement to make us grow. but first play the Tchoukball!!