Pan American Fistball Games : United States Fistball Association

Pan American Fistball Games

August 27-28 National Teams Games – Pan American Championships

August 29-30 Club Teams Games – Pan American Cup

The live stream is up and running…

Early in February, the International Fistball Association (IFA) officially approved the United States to host the First Pan American Fistball Games this coming summer. The games will feature both men’s and women’s championships featuring teams from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and the United States. The games will consist of both the Pan American Championship (a competition of national teams), as well as the Pan American Cup (a competition of individual club teams). The official international competition will take place at the Swim and Sport Club (SSC) in Flanders, New Jersey on August 27th-30th. Set back off the beaten path with mature trees, a natural spring fed creek, and a beautiful outdoor swimming area, the Swim and Sport Club in Flanders is the ideal place for the Pan Am Fistball Games. The SSC is located just one hour West of all of the famous sites tourists love on Manhattan Island in New York. Prior to the Pan-Am Games there will be a “warm-up” international tournament will be hosted by the Phoenix Sports Club in Feasterville, Pennsylvania on August 22nd & 23rd. This club also offers a rural setting in a beautiful and charming area of Bucks County PA. Admittance is free and the public is welcome to preview the exciting competitions.

For those unfamiliar with the sport of fistball, please refer to this quick video explaining the basic rules of the game. The dynamic sport of fistball requires great speed, agility precision, and power making it a premier spectator sport that must be seen to be believed. Much like Olympians, the world class athletes that will compete in these games have dedicated all of their time to practicing, training, and learning the fine nuances of the sport and in most countries it’s done with little to no funding. They truly play the sport of fistball for the love of the game. Come see these athletes put their passion on display! With interactive areas for kids and adults interested in trying their hand at the sport, access to international players for autographs and photos, and plenty of great food and drink available, the Swim and Sport Club in Flanders, New Jersey will be the place to be August 27th-30th of 2015.

Purchase Tickets

Pre-Sale Tickets will be available through the link until Monday Aug 24th:
Adult – 1 – day: $3
Adult – 2 – day: $5
Child (12 & under) – $2

PayPal allows for payment through Debit, Credit or Bank Account directly.

After Aug 24th, the regular entrance fees apply and are Cash Only:

Adult Single Day: $6
Child (12 & under) Single Day: $2

As always, entrance to the Sport park includes the use of the Pool on all days

No Outside Food or Coolers will be allowed into the Sport Park

Download Pan American Event Information

Download Pan Am Announcement

Download IFA Pan American Fistball Regulations

USFA Membership

Schedule

Live Stream

The live stream is up and running…

We will attempt a very basic live stream of the games through the Ustream.tv website. A link for the live stream will be posted on our Pan American Fistball Games event page on Facebook once we have it working. We have not used this before, so we are hoping we can get the live stream working. We will be using a single web camera that does not allow us to zoom, so unfortunately, there won’t be any closeups or announcers. Most likely just raw footage of the game taking place on the main playing field.

Volunteers Needed

Accommodations

Quality Inn (located 4.2 miles from SSC)
1691 Route 46 West
Ledgewood, NJ 07852
Phone: (973) 347-5100
Group Room Rate (per night) which includes breakfast
-2 Queen Beds, $79 (plus 15% tax)
-Additional cost to add a 3rd or 4th person to the room – $10 per person
The Quality Inn does not offer a way to make reservation on-line at the discounted PanAm Games rate. To reserve a room at the $79 group rate, you can either call the hotel directly, or e-mail Jack Patel at the Quality Inn at GM.nj237@choicehotels.com Be sure to include the following information in your e-mail.
Pan Am Games Reservation Request
-Date of Arrival:
-Date of Departure:
-Name:
-Phone number:
-E-mail Address to send confirmation to:
-Credit Card # to guarantee reservation:
-How many adults / children in the room:

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (located 5.3 miles from the SSC)
176 Howard Boulevard
Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856
Phone: (973) 770-7880
Fax: (973) 770-0045
Group Room Rate (per night) which includes breakfast
-One King Bed, $99 (plus 15% tax)
-Two Queen Beds, $109 (plus 15% tax)
-No additional cost to add a 3rd or 4th person to the room
To make reservations on-line, go to www.ihg.com
By “Destination” enter 07856
Next enter you stay dates
Then Click on “find a hotel”
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Mt. Arlington will appear
Then click “check rates”
Then click “Group Code”
Enter your PanAm Games Group Code which is C68
Then click “APPLY”
PanAm Games rates will appear
Select the room type you would like & click “Book this room”
Add your contact and payment info
Scroll down to bottom & click “confirm reservation