This 1500-year old game is the traditional national game of Myanmar (Burma), the games objective is to pass a small ball made from a single layer of handwoven natural rattan, between 6 players without the use of hands and without the ball touching the ground.
In the game creativity is key, closely linked with dance and martial arts, Chinlone has hundreds of skills and is likely to of been founder of many of the modern day moves that are used in Freestyle football today.
Chinlone is still very popular in Myanmar and after watching a few of the videos on YouTube, I can honestly see why! Check out some of these absolute BALLERS!
Follow the link below to check out the 6 most basic Chinlone moves and see if you can replicate them with your Chamber Nine ball!
Points are accrued by the team manoeuvring the ball using different combinations of ‘Strokes’ and the match is officiated by a team consisting of:
3 x Technical Delegate (ISTAF, ASTAF, MCF) - 5 x Juries - 1 x Official Referee - 1 x Referee - 1 x Asst Referee - 2 x Score Referee (electronic/manual)
If VAR continues to be as consistent as a national address by Boris, the FA might have to take a leaf out of the Asian Chinlone Federations book! The full Chinlone rulebook can be found here;
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