Tchoukball Returns to Southwest Corridor Park

If you see athletes jumping in the air and then hurling a ball off of a springy structure at either end of Southwest Corridor Park this spring, don't be alarmed, they're participating in an organized team sport.

The Massa/tchoukball League returns to the park for its second season to play a sport called: Tchoukball.

Tchoukball involves two teams of seven players each. The basic objective is to throw a ball into one of two of the trampoline-like structures - referred to as rebound frames - at either end of the field (or court for indoor) and get the ball to land outside of a half circle drawn around the frame. A team that accomplishes this earns one point. 

Tchoukball is a co-ed, non-contact sport. The Massa/tchoukball League will begin games in early spring, weather permitting. The league alternates weekends between Southwest Corridor Park at Stony Brook in Jamaica Plain and the Boston Common. There is no cost to play.

See this video for a demonstration of the game.