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The IFA Fistball World Tour turns in its 5th season and the registration process for the upcoming season is open now. In the last edition, 129 registered club teams and 25 hosts from 5 continents participated. The regulations for the World Tour season 2023 stays the same as it was in 2022. As already in…

IFA sent out the invitation to the IFA 2023 Congress on Thursday 27 July 2023 9.00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. at the Hotel Radisson Blu Hotel, Mannheim Q7 27, 68161 Mannheim. IFA 2023 Membership Gathering and IFA Policies Forum Furthermore IFA invited to a virtuall IFA Membership Gathering on World Fistball Day Monday 30 January…

Ready, set, go: The International World Games Association (IWGA) has now launched its online votes for the Athlete and Team of the Year 2022. Until 31st January (12 GMT), supporters and friends of The World Games can cast a vote daily for the top athlete and the top team. Voting is available online on the…

International Fistball Association (IFA) has the honour to invite all IFA members to submit nominations for the IFA 2022 AWARDS. The awards will be presented in the following 15 categories: • IFA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR • IFA MALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR • IFA FEMALE ROOKY OF THE YEAR • IFA MALE ROOKY…

IFA calls on athletes, entourage, and all stakeholders to note the 2023 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) during its meeting on 23 September 2022 and enters into force on 1 January 2023. We also publish: o the 2023 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes as…

After two exciting years, the INTERACT Project (International and European Sport Organisations Activating Citizens) with IFA is coming to an end, and we are proud to announce to you that all outputs are published and can be found on the INTERACT website. INTERACT has proven to become one of the first projects worldwide made by…

This year the first women’s-only international fistball referee course was held in the Pan-American region by PAFA president and member of the IFA Referee Commission Gastão Englert. The program started with virtual sessions in April 2022 and now the first participants finished the practical evaluation. The objective is to provide a professional fistball referee course…

The Board of Directors will meet today for its 17th virtual meeting. Main topics: – change of Fistball rules – awarding IFA 2024 events – invitation to IFA 2023 Congress – IFA Budget 2023 -call for proposals for the IFA Awards 2022 and World Fistball Day 2023

International Volunteer Day (IVD) mandated by the UN General Assembly, is held each year on 5 December. Thank you all volunteers within Fistball or other fields! The UN campaign, “Together, act now” aims at promoting, mobilizing and advocating for volunteerism. “Volunteers make an invaluable contribution to society,” says IFA President Jörn Verleger. “Without volunteers, a…