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TO INTERNATIONAL THROWBALL FEDERATION
Note: Any ITF country organizing the Throwball tournament should send the proposal to ITF 6 months before the tournament date.
Throwball is a non-contact ball sport played across a net between two teams of nine players on a rectangular court. It is non-injurious game played by 7+5 players in one team. Ball is thrown across the net, to be caught accurately and thrown back within 3 secs. Since Throwball is a non-contact, non-injurious game, it fits in very well with Sports for All theme. While there’s professional Throwball, it is also played by specially-abled people, elderly people, patients for improving health, with qualified doctors endorsement. It is well established sports for women across the world, also played by transgenders. Thus, covering all age groups, genders, and classes of the society, providing least expensive methods to practice. Throwball has affiliation from 48 countries and growing.
CISA and AFGOAL Event Participation of ITF
ITF present Education teachers on benefits of throwball on 20-feb-2025 at Dakar, Senegal
4th day of the ITF started with the training at INSEPS university, training the 40+ Physical Education teachers.
MAMA GOUMBALA PHSYIO AADC, Physic Senegal football team visited and interested in throwball.
HRH Faisal Bin Bandar Bin Sultan ALSAUD visited us and curious to understand the science behind throwball and presence of throwball in Saudi. He is the key person introducing eSports in Olympics.
Dr. Donald Rukare was amazed with the value that throwball can bring to the players and to the society. He is from Uganda, readily agreed to give us a contact there for introducing throwball.
Ashraf Dahrouh from Islamic group was truly impressed with throwball. They have 57 countries as members for Islamic group, ready to support us.
Diamil Faye, they key person behind the conference was with us in the stall. We had discussion about getting a slot in Youth Olympics for Throwball to Demo the game. He said it is in the hands of IOC, however, he would definitely try his best to introduce.
Brian Diang'a is from Kenya, eSports promoter in Africa. He wants to use throwball for his own brain power development needed for esports, also will engage his team. He is ready to help form the Kenya throwball Federation.News link: Program - CISA
LATEST NEWS...
International Throwball Federation (ITF) meets & discusses with the University Dean who is partnered with IOC for conducting the Youth Olympics Games 2026 (YOG) at Dakar, Senegal. ITF visits the place where new constructions are in progress for YOG
Day 2 of the conference: 18-Dec-2025: Discussion on Youth Olympics 2026:Conference was filled with higher energy having 400+ delegates, high profile speakers, legendries presence and sizzling young athletes’ population!
Discussion on Youth Olympics 2026:
From L-R: Santhosh Doraisingh(ITF), Dean Soulemane Diallo - INSEPS, Sampoorna Hegde(ITF), Abdoulaye (INSEPS), Dr Danty Patrick (INSEPS), Vivek Hegde(ITF), Pierre-Michael Zangbe(Ivory Coast)
Discussion with Dean Soulemane Diallo and Director Dr Danty Patrick of INCEPS University, Senegal.
ITF Visit to Youth Olympics Arena: The construction works in progress for YOG next to the university. INSEPS is one of the key partners for conducting the Youth Olympics 2026.
Team ITF along with Diamil Faye honoured Bafétimbi Gomis and explained about the importance of throwball game for health.
Bafétimbi Gomis, Professional Football Player, FIFA athlete having 2.2M fan followers, legend of Senegal and France visited our stall with humbleness.\
David Rutambuka, Professor of Marketing, ICD Business School Paris visited the stall. Professor Rutambuka expressed interest in incorporating sports like throwball into team-building exercises for business students.
Throwball is much similar to volleyball. We take a healthy and nurturing atmosphere to inculcate holistic development in children as it is important for them to show growth cognitively and spiritually. We at International throwball Federation are the promise of not only producing state toppers but also national and international champion sportsmen.
Dear Leaders and Sports Lovers
We are glad to share that our Throwball research paper got published in Prestigious Scopus publications, in the journal
“Specialists Ugdymas/ Special Education”.
https://www.sumc.lt/index.php/se/article/view/1990
Titled "Study on Impact of Throwball for Health, Body fat, Muscle Bulk and Mental Health Improvement with Alcoholic and Drug Abuse Youth" was presented at the ScienceNet Conference in Oct 2022 in Sydney, Australia.
Hearty Congratulations to Dr. Ramanna T, Mrs. Sampoorna Hegde, Dr. Arvind Canchi, Dr. Mani S. Mr. Sharan and the entire Throwball family who contributed to Throwball & this study.
Below is the Article and its content:
Study on Impact of Throwball for Health, Body fat, Muscle Bulk and Mental Health Improvement with Alcoholic and Drug Abuse Youth
Main Article Content
Dr. T Ramanna, Mrs. Sampoorna Hegde, Dr. Arvind Conjeevaram, Dr. S Mani, Mr. Sharan
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Throwball is a non-contact ball sport played across a net between two teams of 7 + 5 players on a rectangular court. Playing the game entails movement as well as hand, eye, and body coordination which can help as rehabilitation exercises for patients. The Throwball has a grip around it and due to this grip, every time someone holds the ball, it gives acupressure to the palm. Our palm has acupressure points connected to each organ in the body. Therefore, playing throwball activates the entire nervous system and strengthens both internal and external organs. The objectives of this study are to understand the impact of throwball in improving the health, body fat and muscle bulk of people with Alcohol & drug addiction through statistical methods. Methods: A Pilot study was conducted with 56 inmates from Sri Sai Foundation, Alcohol, Drug Abuse Treatment, Counselling & Rehabilitation Center, Bengaluru. All subjects were male, with an average age of 39± 13 years. 13 throwball sessions were conducted in the span of 29 days. The daily routines of the participants were kept intact except for replacing the 1-hour schedule with Throwball. Actofit Smart Scale was used for measuring body composition. Microsoft Excel and PowerBI were used for data collection and statistical analysis. Results: The study showed significant improvement in the body fat and muscle bulk of the participants. It reflected higher control over the nervous system. Participants could balance and catch & throw the ball to the target position, a reflection of improved eye-hand-brain coordination and nervous system improvement. The study also revealed improved appetite, mental happiness, going back to childhood and stamina.
SPORTS GALLERY...
Can we play throwball during the crisis and be safe? Yes, it is proven by Basque throwball team. Mr. Egoitz has been a committed Throwball and health/fitness promoter. Pandemic in Spain did not stop him. He played with his children in a safe environment to continue the momentum, giving message to the world!!! This is the photo right from Basque región, Mar 2020