Fistball Inside

A lot can happen in 365 days. From the inaugural women's competitions at the World Games to the first World Tour Finals in South America to momentum building for Mannheim 2023 - this year was packed with amazing achievements and historic firsts. IFA President Joern and SG Chris look back on 2022 and together with special guest Sönke Spille, CEO of the World Champs 2023 share some insides of the upcoming event.

Fistball tournaments are important for us. They bring us together and connect our Fistball family. This episode was recorded at the Widnau tournament already in August with team Belgium featuring the new Belgium star Fabi Sagstetter. Off course Fabi is also talking about his recent success at The World Games in Birmingham (Alabama/USA).

Fistball made history at The World Games 2022. Germany won the first ever, inaugural Fistball Women´s event and for the third time in a row wins the men’s gold medal at #TWG2022 in Birmingham (Alabama/USA). Leaving Alabama IFA President Joern Verleger and SG Chris Oberlehner analyze the event and give you a look behind the scenes. Only teamwork made the dream work.

The upcoming German Championships on 12/13 March in Hagen is the focus of our issue #48 with Ole Schachtsiek and Philipp Müller. Remaining tickets are still available at the box office. The episode was recorded on 4 March. More information: https://instagram.com/tsvhagen1860faustball?utm_medium=copy_linkhttp://www.hagen-faustball.de/?page_id=4001https://www.facebook.com/HagenFaustball

The second episode of 2022 was recorded on 22 of February 2022 just after the national championships weekend in Austria and Switzerland. Additional topics are the World Fistball Day 2022 and preparation of The World Games 2022.

In the first episode of 2022 our special guest is German national player Stephanie Dannecker, who performed her last match last weekend celebrating the silver medal at the EFA 2022 Women´s Fistball Indoor Champions Cup with her club team of TSV Calw. She looks back on her Fistball carrier and what the future brings missing the inaugural women´s event at The World Games 2022 in July in Birmingham. The episode was recorded on 9th of January in Pfungstadt on the morning of the final day at the E...

The Fistball Year 2021 analysed by Joern and Chris in episode #45 recorded on 29th of December 2021.

David Galbaugh, Vice President of Sports Sales & Marketing from the Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau is our special guest in episode #44. Talking with Joern and Chris after the Competion Manager Meeting David gave insides about his city and what to expect next year at The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. #roadtoBHM

IFA has had two extremely efficient and constructive days with at the Competition Managers in Birmingham, Alabama! On the way back to the airport Chris and Joern report about the results. #roadtoBHM

On tour in Alabama President Jörn Verleger and Secretary General Chris Oberlehner, hosts of the IFA podcast “Fistball Inside”, will participate in the Competition Managers Meeting for the World Games 2022 on November 29 and 30 in Birmingham/Alabama. Before that, they are on a promotional tour through Alabama. In episode #42 they talk about their first days in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, a destination definitely worth to be visited before or after TWG2022. Did you know that Alabama has ...

Episode #41 of "Fistball Inside” recorded after today´s IFA Board of Directors meeting on 16 of October 2022 together with special guest Katharina Lackinger, chairwomen of the IFA Athletes Commission Chair, who will take over the management of the Fistball Performance Center Linz in a few days. Topics are past and future events like The World Games 2022 and the signing of an MoU with United through Sports as well as a call for action for the World Fistball Day on 30 of January 2022.

Joern and Chris analyze the latest fistball event from September including the 2x2 Fistball STAR in Leipzig and Nuremberg, the European Nations Cup in Schneverdingen and the Austrian Final3. Please excuse the poor sound quality ... please turn very loud to hear Chris!

After a small break and the World Champs in Grieskirchen - which by the way marked also the end of podcast season 1 with 38 episodes including four World Cup specials - Joern and Chris return back for the second season of "Fistball Inside”, the podcast magazine of the International Fistball Association haveing a look on:- the events in Grieskirchen including the IFA 2021 Youth Congress and the election of the U18 representatives to the IFA Youth Commission - the European Champions Cup ev...

After placement match position #7 of the IFA 2021 Fistball Women´s World Championships we taked in episode #37 to the team managers from Danmark Thore Naujeck and and Belgium Sander Koyen.

Matchday 2 of the IFA 2021 Fistball World Championships in Grieskirchen and the performance of team Belgium analyzed with team captain Eline Pollentier and assistant coach Sander Koyen.

On the eve of the IFA 2021 Fistball World Championships in Grieskirchen we talk in episode #36 with Florencia Schwaner from Chile together with Mateus Blos Jung and Gabriel Petry Heck from Brazil.

International Fistball RESTART at IFA 2021 Fistball World Championships in Grieskirchen (Austria) from 28 July to 1 AugustThe Women's World Championship, U-18 World Championship and U-21 European Championship will be held simultaneously, where national teams will fight for the Fistball crowns. This episode #35 was recorded on Monday the 26 of July with special guests Manuella Poltroniere Rissi an Bianca Suffert from Team Brazil, about their journey to Grieskirchen.

In episode #34 which was recorded on 13 of July Jörn and Chris talk about Fistball as Sport for All, the registration for the Fistball Amateurs World Championship and the INTERACT Consultation Workshop and partners meeting, hosted by IFA and TAFISA in Linz, Austria on 28 – 29 June 2021. The workshop gathered some 24 International Sport Organisations that shared their Sport for All initiatives and experiences with each other. The episode includes an interesting quote from TAFISA Secretar...

In episode #33 which was recorded on 15 of June Jörn and Chris talk about the IFA board meeting from last Saturday including an update of the IFA World Games Selection and Qualification Criteria, the preparation of the events in Grieskirchen including the IFA 2021 Youth Congress invitation and the IFA nomination for a election of the Alliance of Independent recognised Members of Sport (AIMS) Secretary General.

The breaking news of this episode #32, which was recorded on 31 of May is: a new host for the Women´s World Championship was announced but Joern and Chris also talk about the virtual meetings IF Forum and the IWGA GA als well as the Bundesliga in Austria and the re-start in Switzerland.