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Rocball attracts more interest abroad
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Posted on Oct 19 2004
Once again the world is calling Saipan for information regarding the sport of Rocball. This time the inquiry comes from the director of Physical Education at Maharaja Agrasen College (University of Delhi) in India.
According to the Rocball creator James Feger, Dr. Mukesh Kr. Agarwal has researched the sport with all of the available information online, and that Dr. Agarwal wrote that he was interested in spreading the game in India.
In a letter from Dr. Agarwal, he inquired as to the procedure of adopting the sport of Rocball in India and about associated countries, annual schedule of tournaments, and the championships.
“I advised him that this is a local sport that is well known in Micronesia, and that people in three to four teams come here to play. I don’t know what they plan on doing with it, if they want to start a league, or if they want to be affiliated with us. This is the fourth time that I have been contacted from someone in India, but the first time from a university,” said Feger.
This wasn’t the first time that Feger and Dr. Agarwal have tried to get in contact with each other. Apparently the pair has been experiencing some problems with their emails, and the messages never got through.
Since its inception in 1980, individuals from several countries have contacted Feger regarding the rules and affiliations with the sport. He has sent out hundreds of videos, pictures, and booklets explaining the sport, as well as created the www.rocball.com website.
“I’ve been contacted by all kinds of people. I’ve been contacted by the Ministry of Sports in Kashmir, people interested in playing an annual game, and someone who said that their organization now has over 500 players and 40 coaches. At one time, they were telling me that they were interested in getting federal funding, and they were going to fly me [to India] to help them out. They seem to really have it going on over there. This is really interesting,” said Feger.
