The Ghana Catchball Association has organized a one-day introduction of the Catchball game to the people of Kumasi to equip them with the rules of the game.
The President of Ghana Catchball Association, Gabriel Akorsah Bobie, speaking to the media said, Catchball is a social start-up started in Israel combining sports with social activity. “It is known to unify communities, empower women, entice them to participate in physical activity and build their leadership skills.”
Mr. Akorsah at the Kumasi Wesley College where the introduction was held, added, Catchball has encouraged women to become active in sports, often after years of physical inactivity.
The management of the association is working to spread the game and make it accessible to all including communities that have never had the chance to be active in the sports.
The management believes the Competitive sports in Ghana are male-dominated, hence the need to promote catchball to involve women in international sports.
The Catchball Federation is spreading the word all around the world about the sport Catchball, and competitive catchball leagues for women of all ages. Leading sports association and community organisations recognize that Catchball has the potential to unify communities, empower women and build women’s participation and leadership.
Catchball has taken off to become the most popular recreational activity for women in the world. The game, played by passing the ball over a net to the opponent’s court is played by women of all ages.
Ghana joined the global Phenomena of catchball with the help of Forsports Foundation represented by Mr. Christopher Forsythe.
Catchball is played by two teams on a playing court divided by a net.
The ball is put in play with a serve, thrown over the net to the opponents.
The rally continues until the ball is grounded on the playing court, goes “out” or a team fails to return it properly.
A player’s equipment consists of a jersey, shorts, socks (the uniform), and sports shoes.
The color and the design for the jerseys must be uniform for the team (except for the Libero). Player’s jerseys must be numbered.
The Basics of the Catchball Game:
Catchball a team game resembling volleyball, it is played by two teams of 6 players on a volleyball court with a volleyball net.
The object of the game is to pass the ball over the net, to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent.
The main difference between Catchball and Volleyball is that in Catchball players must Catch the ball with both hands before they can pass it on (hence the name “Catchball”).
The ball is put in play with a serve, thrown over the net to the opponents.
The rally continues until the ball is grounded on the playing court goes “out” or a team fails to return it properly.
Catchball uses a rally point scoring system. Teams score a point on every rally, regardless of the serving team. The team winning a rally scores a point.
A team can touch the ball up to three times on its side of the net, before returning it to the opponent’s court.
All matches are played as a “Winning Sets” system. A team wins the match if it wins in two sets. The first two sets are scored up to 25 points, while the third set (if played) is scored up to 15 points.
Source: Mybrytfmonlinr/Evans Boateng
