The IRF Rule Committee created a short survey to collect feedback from the community. If you have suggestions to revise any of the official IRF rules (for clarity, objectiveness, or to improve the sport in some way) share your feedback here. While collection of community input on rules will be an ongoing project, the deadline for this initial round is March 15th. This deadline allows the rules committee time to review, synthesize, and make any recommendations in advance of the world championship. So if you’d like your feedback to be considered by the committee please complete this survey as so ..read more

As mentioned earlier, the men's and women's individual competition will include strength bids in order to help get more accurate results, enable better competition, and ensure that the top countries get more proportional representation. Based on historical data, an NGB survey and NGB feedback, the IRF has now compiled these strength bids! They are as follows: 1 - 4: US, Canada, Germany, France 5 - 8: Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy You can find more info on Strenght Bids on the Worlds schedule & format page ..read more

In order to help get more accurate results, enable better competition, and ensure that the top countries get more proportional representation, the men's and women's individual competition at the 2024 Roundnet World Championship will include strength bids.  How Strength Bids Works   The World Ranking Committee will rank countries for both the men's and women's divisions based on past high-level international results.  There are two sets of country rankings, one for the men's division and one for the women's division. Countries ranked 1 - 4 by the committee ..read more

Committees are a way for the IRF to include different people and opinions from all over the community. It’s a way for you to contribute to the progress of certain aspects of the sport. This year, we launched 5 different committees on topics that we believe are important to move forward on. Go to the committees page to see the goals of each committee and their members ..read more

The IRF is looking for sponsors for the 2024 World Championship to work together with us to make this an unforgettable event. We are hoping to secure high level category sponsorships that allow us to both reduce overall cost of participation and elevate and professionalize the event. As such, we have set up a Request for Proposal where potential sponsors can express their interest and submit a bid to be a part of Worlds 2024. We are asking our community to help share this opportunity with brands that may be interested in participating and would be a good fit. If you are part of a company or ha ..read more

Though we are remised to announce that Martin will be leaving the board, we are excited to add Rafael Rosales Silveira from Roundnet Brasil. Martin Sigren has been an invaluable team member this past year and we can't thank him enough for his contribution to the IRF. Growing the sport of roundnet will still be a priority for Martin, but he also has other passions in life which currently require his time and dedication. Currently, as captain of the Chilean National Rugby team he is working to lead them to their first ever World Cup. While his presence will be missed, we are excited to have a ne ..read more

With the release of the Spikeball Roundnet Association’s 2021 ruleset, we’ve received a lot of questions about the IRF’s stance on rules and wanted to share the board’s vision.  The IRF is responsible for establishing uniform rules to be used in officially sanctioned international events. As an organization that is made up of National Governing Bodies, the determination of NGBs will establish the ruleset that governs official international competition, such as the Word Championships. We are working to put those procedures in place and look forward to determining the process alongside our ..read more

It’s an exciting time of the year as we prepare for our second General Assembly and first IRF board member elections! As this is the first time running through the election process the date ranges are estimates and will be adjusted as necessary. The IRF is working to complete everything by the end of the year, but there is the possibility items get pushed back if things take longer than anticipated. Tentative Timeline Now - Oct 17 - Update Membership Status Oct 19 - 28 - Vote on bylaws November 15 - Eligible countries share board member nominations within their continental region Novem ..read more

Thank you to everyone who participated in the first ever Roundnet World Championships! While the weather didn't always cooperate, we couldn't have imagined a better first World Championship. It was amazing to see the atmosphere, competition, and camaraderie on display. We have a community like no other! Congratulations to all of the winners and everyone who participated, organized, volunteered, or cheered! Special shoutout to Roundnet Belgium for their amazing job hosting. The World Championships will be held every two years, using the off years to foster greater competition within continental ..read more

There is a forecast of rain on and off over the course of the four days of the World Championship. Currently, thunderstorms are limited and the intensity of the rain is relatively low. The weather won’t be ideal, but based on the prediction we believe that it will not significantly interfere with the event. Here are a few things to keep in mind:  This is an outdoor event and you should be prepared for rain. Make sure to bring proper clothing to keep you comfortable while playing and in between games. The IRF will be more lenient on jersey rules in non-streamed matches to allow players ..read more