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On February 15, 2026, Part 1 of the international referee training organized by ICSBF and TUL took place.

On March 8, 2026, the Amateur Women’s Catch’n Serve Ball Tournament will take place at the ICDS Sports Hall in Łomianki, Poland. 

On Saturday, January 31st, the Basque Association of Beach Tennis and Minority Sports organized the 1st Basque Catch 'N Serve Ball Championship in Bilbao, specifically at the basketball court in the Elorrieta neighborhood. 

This online course is also open to anyone who has already completed national or international referee trainings. Free of charge, in English. Introductions for the Single Championships and the practical part start on 12 March 2026 at 5pm in Pajulahti.

The first steps of Catch’n Serve Ball in Poland were taken on 12–13 May 2025. Representatives of the Osa Łomianki Sports Club participated in a two-day training course held at the Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, organized by the International Catch’n Serve Ball Federation (ICSBF).

The Catch’n Serve Ball school project at I.C. Plinio Il Vecchio in Cisterna di Latina has successfully concluded with strong participation and enthusiasm.

The project was organized by Pianeta Volley Aprilia, with the direct involvement of its Catch’n Serve Ball team Mamasharks, in collaboration with AICS Roma and the Italian Catch’n Serve Ball Federation.

More than 200 students took part in the project overall, and around 120 students, divided into 7 classes, participated in the final event.

Our new member The Friendship League for Culture and Sports is pleased to share the details of the upcomig International Catchball Tournament in Eilat with the Catch’n Serve Ball Community. The event will take place from March 5 to 8, 2026 and offers a grant for free participation!

This is thanks to the professional and enthusiastic efforts of Svetlana Fedostseva. The power woman from Finland is immediately taking over the role of Head of Referees at the ICSBF and is the contact person for all international Catch'n Serve Ball referee tasks.

On April 11–12, 2026, in Jēkabpils, Latvia, the team "Jēkabpils Lūsijas" will host the two-day international tournament "Lūsijas' Catch’n Serve Ball FEST ’26"!

This Catch’n Serve Ball festival will bring together teams from Latvia and abroad, promising two days filled with energy, teamwork, excitement, and plenty of positive emotions.

Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy — November 2025.
The second edition of the Italian Catch’n Serve Ball Championships, organized by AICS and FICSB under the patronage of the International Catch’n Serve Ball Federation (ICSBF), concluded with remarkable participation numbers and an atmosphere of passion, respect, and community.

Held from 20 to 23 November, the event brought together over 350 athletes and more than 800 total participants, confirming the rapid national growth of a sport that places accessibility and social values at its core.

The Finnish Workers’ Sports Federation (TUL), together with CSIT and ICSBF, cordially invites you to the next CSIT Catch’n Serve Ball Championships, taking place from  from March 12^th to March 15^th 2026 in Nastola/Finland.

At the well-attended meeting, which took place during the 47th CSIT Congress in San Marino, groundbreaking decisions were made and elections were held

Both the elections and all resolutions were unanimous. This is something that only happens at Catch'n Serve.

ICSBF President Elisabeth Speiser-Havel received the International Panathlon Award 2025!

The only award presented during the 47^th CSIT Congress in San Marino. The prize was selected and presented by official representatives of Panathlon International. What an honour! This award is intended to recognise her life's work.

The International Catch’n Serve Ball Sports Federation is excited to announce the launch of its official social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram!

With these new channels, ICSBF aims to showcase Catch’n Serve Ball worldwide, highlight the activities of its clubs and communities, and connect fans and players across borders.

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Austria's biggest open-air sporting event, Tag des Sports, attracted huge crowds. Hundreds of thousands of visitors came to Vienna's Heldenplatz in magnificent weather – and, of course, Catch'n Serve Ball was right in the middle of it all.

Our court was played on with lots of energy and enthusiasm throughout the whole day. Players from five Austrian teams demonstrated Catch'n Serve at a high level. As a participatory station, young and old alike could play Catch'n Serve, learn from the professionals and find out about courses in and about Vienna directly from the clubs on site.

The ANGAZA project, run by Caritas Carinthia, has already contributed to peace in Marsabit (northern Kenya) in tribal conflicts and raised awareness of important issues such as female genital mutilation (FGM). The tool used is sport. The target group so far has been schoolchildren. ANGAZA 2 now also involves the county government of Marsabit, the Kenyan Football and Volleyball Association as well as organizations that work with people with disabilities.

37 Catch'n Serve teams from 18 countries from Africa to Ukraine, great feedback from prominent visitors such as CSIT-President Bruno Molea, fun and parties, a self-defense course from the International Ju-Jitsu Federation, and training for CSIT seniors.

European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport Glenn Micalleff was equally impressed by our sports concept as Georg Häusler, Director of Culture, Creativity and Sport of the European Commission, several sports ministers, Spyros Capralos, President of the European Olympic Committees and TAFISA President Wolfgang Baumann

in Catch'n Serve Ball teams with a lot of dedication and enthusiasm. In the world of Catch’n Serve Ball, United Mix is more than just a team—it’s a movement.