Throwball Topics

• indian subcontinent
• chennai india
• throwball rules
• ymca
• 1940s
• physical education
• 1950s
• volleyball
• young men
• 1940
• roots
• asia
• game
• play ball

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Throwball is popular in Asia, moreover on the Indian subcontinent and was played as a women's sport in Chennai (formerly Madras) during the 1940s. The game's roots are closely linked with the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) as are those of volleyball which, while older, shares many similarities with throwball. Rules were drafted in 1955 and India's first national level throwball championship was played in 1980.

The YMCA is believed to have brought throwball to Chennai, India where it was played as a women's sport in the 1940s. Harry Crowe Buck of the YMCA College of Physical Education in Chennai (which had become co-educational in 1940) drafted guidelines for throwball rules and regulations in 1955. The game reached Bangalore in the 1950s.

The height of the net is . The ball is similar to a volleyball but may be slightly larger. While in volleyball the ball is hit or volleyed throughout play, in throwball the ball is thrown over the net, where a member of the other team tries to catch the ball and quickly throw it back across the net.

Source: Wikipedia > Throwball