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Tadious Manyepo Sports Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Cestoball Association are set to hold their first coaching course in Zimbabwe following their clearance by the Sport and Recreation Commission.
Cestoball is a new sport in this country and the ZCA have been waiting for the greenlight to start operating fully.
And the association yesterday issued a statement revealing they had been cleared by the regulatory board.
Association president, Amon Madzvamuse, who is credited with bringing cestoball in Zimbabwe, said the ZCA will not waste time before springing into action.
They are set to hold an introductory course at St Joseph Primary School in Mashonaland East on October 16 with school teachers the main targets after the ZCA entered into an agreement with both NAPH and NASH.
“We have received cestoball equipment, including bibs, balls and training manuals, from Argentina.
“And we have decided to hold our first introductory coaching course in Mashonaland East.
“We are starting with schools, working with NAPH and NASH,” said Madzvamuse.
“Teachers mostly will attend the course and we are doing this in preparatory for the 2023 NAPH and NASH tournaments.”
The veteran administrator revealed there are already plans for international tours by different age-group teams from this country.
He said there was need for them to move with speed so that by mid-next year, there will be strong teams on the ground.
ZCA technical director, Ziviso Mutambisi, and vice-president, Anna Maria Chirimwe, will conduct the upcoming course.
Over 50 prospective coaches are expected to attend the course.
“We are very sure by then school sports will be in full swing and we will also tour the world by mid-year.
“The course will be conducted by our technical director Ziviso Mutambisi and our vice-president Anna Maria Chirimwe.
“We have picked a team of talented players whom we are going to use to showcase and display how the game is played during the course. “At the moment, we are happy that we already have powerhouse schools in cestoball such as Allan Wilson, Ellis Robins, Gutu and Rufaro High Schools, among others,” Madzvamuse said.
Cestoball is a team sport that is very similar to that of netball, which originated in Argentina in the late 19th century. The sport is very popular in Argentina and is mostly played by women at a school level.
The sport is played both indoors and outdoors, and it is very common to see games being played on basketball courts. Two standalone net posts with baskets are stationed on the courts within the playing area.
Players are free to move behind the net posts. The ball used is similar to that of a handball.
A match is played between two six-player teams in two 20-minute periods. Two players each must always be present in both the backcourt and the frontcourt at all times failing which results in a penalty.
The objective of the sport is to score as many goals as possible by shooting the ball through the hoop. Players are not allowed to run with the ball. Balls have to be passed to move it up field. Goals can be scored by shooting the ball from anywhere in the field. A field goal, which is shot during regular play is awarded two points, and free throws carry one point.
The team with the most points at the end of the game is the winner.
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