By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
GREAT BEND — The soccer-based sport Teqball was created in Hungary in 2012 and now is
heading to Great Bend.
The Great Bend Recreation Commission received a grant from Teqball to grow the
sport in the United States.
Teqball combines soccer and table tennis and is played on a curved table.
Fine-tuning their soccer technical skills, players have three touches to get
the ball over the "net" without touching the ground.
Great Bend Rec Executive Director Chris Umphres said thanks to the grant, the
Rec Center only had to pay the shipping fee for a permanent and portable
Teqball table.
"I talked to the high school soccer coach and asked if people are skilled enough to be able to play in town," said Umphres. "He said people would have fun playing this game. We only had to pay $150 for shipping to get the two tables here."
The Rec Commission plans to install the permanent table, made for outdoors, at Heizer Park. The portable table will be used at the city auditorium.
Umphres said the permanent table usually costs roughly $3,500 and the portable table is $1,800.
GBRC plans to install the Teqball table at Heizer Park within the next month.