International Fistball Association
International Fistball Association (IFA) |
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legal form | society |
purpose | World Fistball Federation |
Seat | Linz , Austria |
founding | January 30, 1960
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place | Frankfurt / Main , Germany |
president | Jörn Verleger (since August 14, 2019) |
executive Director | Christoph Oberlehner |
Former board members | Karl Weiß (Honorary President) |
Members | 63 |
Website | www.ifa-fistball.com |
The International Fistball Association (IFA) is the world association for the sport of fistball . It is made up of the national associations recognized in the respective countries, which oversee the fistball game (field and indoor fistball) as well as the related games operated by the International Fistball Association in their countries. The IFA (formerly the International Fistball Association IFV) was founded on January 30, 1960 in Frankfurt / Main .
history
Founding years
The first plans to found an international fistball association came at the end of the 1950s. In October 1958, the first international merger took place at a regular conference in Bolzano, Italy. During the meeting, which was attended by representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, the rules were voted on and the draft statutes for the International Fistball Association (IFV), drawn up by the Austrian Erich Petschnek, were presented. The GDR delegation did not receive an entry permit. The IFV was founded on January 30, 1960 in Frankfurt am Main. The founding associations were the German Gymnastics Association (FRG), the German Fistball Association of the GDR and the Austrian handball and fistball association . Ten months later, on November 12, 1960, representatives from the FRG, the GDR, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Brazil met again in Frankfurt am Main for the first constituent congress of the International Fistball Association. During the meeting, the Austrian Erich Petschnek was elected as the first president of the fistball association. The other members of the Presidium were Edgar Wünsche (GDR) as Vice President, Albert Bank (BRD) as Secretary General and Erich Kinzel (BRD) in the function of cash administrator. After the three founding associations, the German-Chilean Gymnastics Association, the Argentine Fistball Association and the Brazilian Fistball Association were added. In the following years up to 1967 the Swiss Fistball Association, the Italian Fistball Association (1962) and the South African Fistball Association (1966) were added. As the first international fistball event for national teams, the IFV organized the first European fistball cup (men) in 1963 and the first national team competition, the men's European fistball championship, in 1965.
Years 1968–1982
Efforts for the first fistball world championship have existed since the founding of the IFV. In 1968 the first men's world championships took place in Austria. The matches were held in Steyr , Altheim , Gallneukirchen , Wels (preliminary round) and Linz (final round). A total of eight nations, including the newly incorporated association from Canada, took part. The team from the Federal Republic of Germany won the first world championship, ahead of the team from Austria and the GDR. In 1969, at an extraordinary congress of the Presidium, the regulations were passed, the preparation for the 1970 congress and a resolution on the hall regulations took place. On the occasion of the second men's fistball world championship in 1972 in Bavaria, in which seven countries took part with the newcomer South West Africa, the eighth congress was held at the final destination in Schweinfurt . With Alfred Reifeschneider from Chile, a non-European was elected to the presidium for the first time. Also in 1972 the Lausanne Fistball Federation became a member of the Association of International Sports Federations (AGFI). The third fistball world championship then took place in South America for the first time in 1976. The host was the Fistball Association of Brazil, the finals took place in Novo Hamburgo. The team from Germany secured the title - for the third time in a row. In 1979 in Switzerland and 1982 in the Federal Republic of the world championships four and five were held. Here, too, the team from the Federal Republic of Germany won the world championship title. At the congress during the 1982 World Cup in Hanover, changes to the rules of the game with regard to the approval of net and tape came into effect with immediate effect. To this end, Erich Petschnek handed over his presidency to the previous Vice-President Hans Beutler from Switzerland. Petschnek was appointed honorary president.
Years 1983–1999
Fistball was one of the participating sports for the first time at the second edition of the World Games in 1985. The Federal Republic of Germany prevailed in the field of participants, which consisted of the best teams in the world with Austria, Switzerland and Brazil. The Fistball World Cup celebrated its premiere just one year later. The winner of the South American Cup lost to the winner of the European Cup from TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen at home. Shortly before, the men's fistball world championship took place in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires . Hans Beutler resigned as President Dr. Hans Kollmann (Austria) continues. With him at the helm, the association celebrated its 30th anniversary during the 1990 World Cup in Austria. With the new entries from Uruguay (1986) and Denmark (1990), eleven nations took part in the final round in Vöcklabruck for the first time, a record participation at that time. Just two years later, the nations met at the World Championships in Chile, then in 1995 in Namibia. It was the first time such a fistball event was held for both nations. Starting in Namibia, the Presidium decided that the World Championships would henceforth take place every four years - always alternating with the World Games every two years. In Windhoek, Ernesto Dohnalek from Argentina also replaced the previous President Dr. Exit Hans Kollmann. The IFV celebrated a premiere in 1994 in Dohnalek's home country. The first women's fistball world championship was held in Buenos Aires. Eight nations competed in Argentina, as with the men in previous years, Germany won the title. The German team was also at the top of the podium at the second event in Austria in 1998. In 1999 Brazil won the men's world title for the first time. When the World Cup was held in Olten, it was also decided to reduce the line height to 1.90 m for women's, junior and female youth games. The United States and Japan, the venue for the next World Games, have been confirmed as the new fistball nations.
Years 2000-2010
At the beginning of the new millennium, the U18 teams of boys from eight nations met for the first time for the first fistball world championship of the U18 national teams. Brazil won in Bolzano, Italy, followed by the first U18 World Cup in 2006 in Llanquihue, Chile - with Germany as the first title holder. At the 2003 Men's World Championships in Porto Alegre (Brazil), the Congress decided to rename the International Fistball Association to the International Fistball Association (IFA). From this point on, the previous Technical Commission was no longer run as an organ of the IFA, but as a permanent commission. German and English have been set as the language of the IFA. The composition of the Presidium was adjusted in the statutes with the president, general secretary and up to nine other members, including at least one vice-president. India was also accepted as a new member country. At the 2007 World Championships in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, the Congress decided, with the participation of twelve nations for the first time, to change the rules of the game to a sentence length of up to eleven credit points. Pakistan, Nepal, Albania, Taiwan, Serbia and Catalunya / Spain were accepted into the IFA.
Years 2011 – today
At the 2011 Men's World Championships in Pasching, Austria's Karl Weiß inherited the presidency from Ernesto Dohnalek. With him the sport began to spread even more widely throughout the world. White is pursuing recognition as an Olympic sport. The organization of the IFA was also restructured for this purpose. Continental associations were founded, which are henceforth responsible for organizing the continental championships. In addition, the world association welcomed other fistball nations with Australia, South Africa, Pakistan and Colombia in 2015 and is therefore represented as a sport on all continents. In addition, the structure of the presidium and the standing commission in the IFA was restructured. In addition to the President, Vice-President, General Secretary and Finance Officer, the Executive Committee also included the chairman of the new Sports Commission. In 2014, a new record was set at the Women's World Cup in Dresden with ten participating nations and it was also decided that the women's World Cup should be held every two years. The field of participants also reached a new record with 14 nations at the 2015 Men's World Cup in Argentina. In 2016, for the first time in South Africa, a fistball world cup was not held in the established fistball nations. The world association achieved a milestone at the beginning of 2017. With the relocation of the headquarters to Linz, the Austrian Christoph Oberlehner succeeded in installing a full-time managing director for the first time. The IFA Fistball World Tour was also introduced this year . Similar to tennis, fistball club teams can take part in tournaments and earn points for an annual ranking list. The two best-placed teams, together with the winners of the continental associations, qualify for the IFA Fistball World Tour Finals, which will be held for the first time in 2018.
organization
president
As part of the 23rd Congress of the International Fistball Association IFA on August 14, 2019 in Winterthur, Jörn Verleger from Germany was elected the sixth President of the IFA, replacing Karl Weiß from Austria, who did not run again after two terms in office.
Surname | nationality | from | to |
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Erich Petschnek | Austria | 1960 | 1982 |
Hans Beutler | Switzerland | 1982 | 1986 |
Hans-Christian Kollmann | Austria | 1986 | 1995 |
Ernesto Dohnalek | Argentina | 1995 | August 11, 2011 |
Karl Weiss | Austria | August 11, 2011 | August 14, 2019 |
Jörn publisher | Germany | since August 14, 2019 |
Secretary General
The Secretary General ensures that administrative business runs smoothly. The Secretary General Christoph Oberlehner has been from Austria since August 14, 2019.
Bureau
The Presidium currently consists of 19 people.
Surname | nationality | function | since |
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Jörn publisher | Germany | president | August 14, 2019 |
Giana Hexsel | Brazil | Vice President | August 14, 2019 |
Vikki Buston | New Zealand | Vice President | August 14, 2019 |
Steve Schmutzler | Germany | Vice President | August 14, 2019 |
Christoph Oberlehner | Austria | Secretary General | August 14, 2019 |
Franz P. Iten | Switzerland | Finance officer | November 14, 2015 |
Winfried Kronsteiner | Austria | Chairman of the Sports Commission | November 14, 2015 |
Surname | nationality | function | since |
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Roger's will | Switzerland | Board member | November 14, 2015 |
Alwin Oberkersch | Germany | Board member | November 14, 2015 |
Rodrigo Boettger | Chile | Board member | August 14, 2019 |
Kim Kruse | United States | Board member | August 14, 2019 |
Katharina Lackinger | Austria | Chair of the Athletes' Commission | 22nd November 2019 |
Eric Kindler | United States | Deputy Chairwoman of the Athletes' Commission | February 25, 2017 |
Uwe Schneider | Germany | Chairman of the Youth Commission | 15th November 2015 |
Valentin Weber | Austria | Chairman of the media commission | 15th January 2017 |
Franco Giori | Switzerland | President of the European Fistball Association | 15th November 2015 |
Cristiane Suffert | Brazil | President Pan American Fistball Association | 20th November 2016 |
Anke Baas | Namibia | Continental Association of Africa | 15th November 2015 |
Bladder Dowall | New Zealand | Continental Association Asia / Oceania | August 14, 2019 |
Commissions
- Sports Commission: Chairman Winfried Kronsteiner ( Austria )
- Athletes Commission: Chairwoman Katharina Lackinger ( Austria )
- Media and Marketing Commission: Chairman Valentin Weber ( Austria )
- Women's Commission: Chair Wioleta Franczyk ( Poland )
- Youth Commission: Chairman Uwe Schneider ( Germany )
- Popular Sports Commission: Chairman Peter Hinterholzer ( Austria )
- Entourage Commission: Chair Patrícia Schmitt Lebert ( Brazil )
- Medical Commission: Chair Giana Hexsel ( Brazil )
- TUE Committee: Chairman Carlos Dillenburg ( Brazil )
- Doping Control Committee: Chair Pia Neundlinger ( Austria )
- Para-Commission: Chairman Jörn Verleger ( Germany )
- Ethics Committee: Chairman Volker Bernardi ( Germany )
Congresses
The International Fistball Association has held congresses since the association was founded in November 1960. Since 1972 these have been held on the occasion of the men's fistball world championships.
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Members
These 64 countries are currently members of the international fistball association.
Asia (13 Nations) | ||||
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Afghanistan | People's Republic of China | Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei | India |
Iran | Japan | Kuwait | Mongolia | Nepal |
Pakistan | South Korea | Sri Lanka |
Africa (12 nations) | ||||
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Benin | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | Cameroon | Kenya |
Namibia | Nigeria | South Africa | Sierra Leone | Uganda |
Togo | Central African Republic |
Pan America (12 nations) | ||||
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Argentina | Bolivia | Brazil | Chile | Dominican Republic |
Haiti | Canada | Colombia | Trinidad and Tobago | Uruguay |
Venezuela | United States |
Oceania (5 nations) | ||||
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Australia | Cook Islands | Fiji | New Zealand | Samoa |
Events
The IFA organizes the following events:
Current
field
- Fistball world championships
- Asian fistball championships
- IFA Fistball World Tour
- IFA Fistball World Tour Finals
- World Games
Former
Events were also organized and carried out by the IFA until the end of 2015, which have since been taken over by the European Fistball Federation ( EFA ). They were:
field
- European fistball championships
- IFA Cup
- Youth European Cup (ARGE-Alp Cup)
- International youth camp
- European Cup field
- European Cup field club teams
Hall
- European Cup Hall
- European Cup hall club teams
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Associations. In: IFA website. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
- ^ IFA statutes. (PDF) In: IFA-fistball.com. February 20, 2016, accessed March 2, 2016 .
- ^ Fistball conference in Munich . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 4th year, no. 1 , January 1959, ISSN 0323-3138 , p. 3 .
- ↑ IFA address list. (PDF) In: IFA-fistball.com. February 1, 2016, accessed March 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Australian fistball association founded! Announcement on fotofaustball.blogspot.ch from March 5, 2013