On September 27 th , TsegBall President Sebastian Bruce gave a live demonstration of the game to a group of Physical Education instructors at Pittsburgh Public School's annual In-service program.   The event drew about 200 teachers from elementary, middle, and secondary schools all across the area.  

TsegBall owed its introduction to the Pittsburgh Public School System to Deborah Horwitz, a Physical Education teacher he met at an American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) convention in April of 2005.   Ms. Horwitz was so impressed with the game that she purchased a TsegBall kit for her school, CAPA (Pittsburgh High School for the Creative & Performing Arts).   Then she invited Mr. Bruce to give a local demonstration to the students and other physical education staff members.   Also present at this demonstration was Sarah Martin, Program Officer for Health, Safety and Physical Education for Pittsburgh Public Schools.   Like Ms. Horwitz, Ms. Martin saw the benefits of TsebBall's unique design and versatility: "I really like the game TsegBall....because it doesn't take a lot of skill to play.   I think it's a game that has skills for lifetime play.   It can be varied sex ... you know girls and guys can play together.   And the things that equalize it, I think, are the not jumping and not bouncing the ball.   It's a great game for strategy (throwing, catching) and involving large numbers of students."   Ms. Martin then arranged for Mr. Bruce to share TsegBall with other athletic directors in Pittsburgh Public School System.  

Many of the teachers present at the demonstration really enjoyed the workout that TsegBall provides.   Mike Lugar, a Health & Physical Education teacher at Taylor Allderdice High School, felt that TsegBall would be a great aerobic activity: "Probably the best thing I like about TsegBall is the cardiovascular workout I get playing the game....It's definitely something I can use in my classes.   I have co-ed classes and I think this would be a great game to incorporate in".

Having already seen students and TsegBall in action, Rich Kwatacoursy, another Physical Education teacher from CAPA, had this to say:

"I really like this TsegBall game.   My students have a high interest in it.   Actually I'd change the name to Ultimate Basketball.   We play a game called Ultimate Football [and] Ultimate Frisbee and my kids love basketball but I can't always get everybody involved, so it's just like those games but it incorporates that basketball mentality: the passing, the catching and the shoot[ing]...it works out real well.   A lot of kids get involved in that and it's a high energy game.   We love it."

Not only did the high school teachers feel that the game would work in their classrooms, but middle school teachers were seeing TsegBall's possibilities as well.   Mr. Milanak, a Physical Education and Health teacher from South Brook Middle School said: "I am looking forward to trying this game out with my 6 th , 7 th and 8 th graders.   I teach co-ed classes.... I just got done playing about a ten minute game.   It's a great game, we had a lot of fun, and as you can see, I'm sweating.   I really enjoyed it [and] I highly recommend it."

It soon became clear that teachers were talking about TsegBall after the demonstration, because teachers who missed the event came by to inquire about the game.   Mr. Bruce even received an invitation to present TsegBall at Pennsylvania's State Convention for Physical Education in November.  

If you are interested in learning more about TsegBall and would like to arrange a presentation for your school, contact TsegBall at: 1-877-692-8666