Tieteran Pitball

Tieteran Pitball, commonly known as pitball or kernoball, is a non-contact team sport played with a kerno pit-shaped weighted ball.

Pitball is played by two teams on a pitches that can extend up to two kilometers in length. Each team attempts to score by striking a vertical target known as the Zone Post, which is positioned out-of-bounds behind the opposing team’s end zone. Players must remain stationary while holding the ball and may only pass to advance. At the start of each play, players form a large formation circle, and no movement is allowed until the first pass is completed. If the pitball touches the ground, the opposing team has ten seconds to claim possession, or the play resets.

Origin and History

The game was invented by Placeho Lder in 176 TT, reportedly after an afternoon watching unattended children toss a small sack of bran back and forth. The game quickly spread across the island and is now a defining characteristic of Tieteran culture.