New Jersey Awarded 2018 U18 Fistball World Championships

    PATERSON, NJ, July 01, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The International Fistball Association (IFA) has just announced that the 2018 U18 Fistball World Championships has been awarded for the very first time to the United States of America! The Fistball World Championships will be sponsored by the United Sates Fistball Association (USFA) - the USA federated member of the IFA and will be held in Roxbury, New Jersey from July 11th to 15th 2018.

This award is a very significant achievement and defining event for the USFA as it is the first Fistball World Championships in the USA and it signifies the recognition by the international Fistball community that USA Fistball has confidently and firmly landed on the world's highly competitive stage.

The IFA award is the result of the USFA's concentrated, coordinated, and committed efforts over the past several years to introduce, train, and form men's, women's, boys, and girls Fistball teams to compete in national and international Fistball competitions.

"We have worked hard to encourage both adults and young people to give Fistball a try. With Men's, Women's, Masters and now Youth teams competing internationally, we have set the stage for the USA to increase their presence on the field" - Bob Feid, USFA President.

"Historically, organized and competitive Fistball has been played in sport clubs here in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for close to 90 years. The recent ground swell of interested High School athletes and steady growth with the youth teams brings renewed momentum and hopes for a bright Fistball future for upcoming national and International competitions" - Werner Adam, USFA Director, Northeast Region.

The 2018 U18 Fistball World Championships will feature teams from around the world including South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. As this is a showcase event for the USA as well as Roxbury, the USFA welcomes volunteers, corporate sponsorships and group fundraising to bring the best quality event to Morris County, New Jersey.

If you are curious and would like to see what Fistball is all about, there is an upcoming Fistball tournament July 8th at the Swim and Sport Club in Roxbury featuring national and club team members. This competition is the last local appearance of the USA U18 girls and boy's teams before they leave for the European Fistball Championships July 15th and 16th in Switzerland.

Additional information about Fistball, the USFA and the U18 teams can be found on Facebook and the USFA website http://www.usfistball.com or contact Bob Feid at [email protected]

Follow US Fistball and the U18 on Facebook: @Fistball @USFistballU18

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