ORIGIN OF THROWBALL GAME
Throwball is a non-contact ball game played across a net between Two Teams of Nine Players on a rectangular court. It was a recreational activity as observed during 1930s in Australia and England. It was accepted as a very popular activity without specific rules during the leisure period, especially by the women. Therefore, basically Throwball game was known to be as women game.
Like Volleyball, the game’s roots are closely linked with the Young Men Christian Association (YMCA). Both the game Volleyball and Newcomb, while older games, share many similarities with Throwball game. It is believed that Throwball game reached in India through YMCA, most probably during 1940s. Initially this game was restricted to Chennai and later in 1950s it’s reached throughout the country.
Dr. Harry Crowe Buck, who had founded the YMCA College of Physical Education in Madras (now it is known as Chennai) Tamil Nadu, and framed the Rules and Regulations how to play the game with drafted the preliminary guidelines for the first time of Throwball game during 1955.
Almost after 15 years, this throwball game was established for both Men & Women for the first time under the auspices of Throwball Federation of India (T.F.I.) at Haryana including Northern India under the leadership of Shri Jagat Singh Chauhan who’s the Director of Physical Education in Jaat College, Jind (Haryana) as well as Southern part of country led by Dr. B. M. Rachappa, Director of Physical Education, University of Bangalore, Karnataka.
Throwball Game originated in INDIA. As the facts available for its promotion and development INDIA has taken a lead too. The Rules and Regulations of Throwball Game was frame in India and also published in India. Most interesting is Throwball Game adopted / accepted by maximum in the urban and rural areas school and colleges, Institutions and clubs with having competitions in between at District, State and National level Championships / Tournaments.
The matches at the district and provincial level were played as per the Rules framed by the Akhil Maharashtra Sharirik Shikshan Mandal while the Inter Provincial Championships were based on Buck’s Rules of Games and Sports, published by Mr. H.C.Buck, Founder Principal of YMCA College of Physical Education, Madras, Tamil Nadu.
Simultaneously this was well accepted at School and College level Boys and Girls in larger areas in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. In India’s First National level Championships in Men and Women categories were played in Jind, Haryana in the year 1978.
The game calls for good flexibility, agility, muscular co-ordination and muscular strength, presence of mind, quick response ability and endurance. Throwball is the only game which requires a ground, net and a whistle only. For a server player to throw to the Ball over the net to the opponent’s court is no mean task, but requires dare and use tricks as well as an ability to concentrate and anticipate the opponent’s move to get the points.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, has recognised Throwball Federation of India as National Sports Organisation in 1989.
Throwball game is played with 9 players standing in 3 rows (with having 3 substitute players each side) the ball is thrown over the net (6ft) with one hand and is thrown back and then caught by the opposite team players with two hands, the ball should not touch any part of the body and hand except the palms and fingers, while throwing you may take 1 step only ,if more than 1 step ,it is called stepping (which means Foul), points can only be scored on a serve side team which is taken from outside the court (30ft x 30ft). When a team scores upto15 points, the game is over. (For more details follow the Rules and Regulations of Throwball Game).
Throwball came on the World Map during the Commonwealth Games, New Delhi, India in 2010 with the formation of World Throwball Federation.
