At the starting signal, the chase begins. As in playgrounds, the “cat” chases the “mouse”. Purpose of the game? The first must catch up with his opponent in 20 seconds, no more than one. Popular with kids in schoolyards for decades and since 2015, this game couldn’t be more serious. Since 2016, the World Cup has been held every weekend. forget it “cat game” and say hi “tag chase”. A duel whose only boundaries are the edges of the arena, 12 meters on each side.
Teams compete six against six. There are 16 rounds in total. In each round, only the team playing “mouse” can score. And this, avoiding touching in the time allotted by the cat. At the end of these sixteen “mini-matches”, the team with the most points wins.
“It’s still, after all, two adults who run after each other. [Cela renvoie] A little childish image. We can identify ourselves through the participant because we have all experienced it.”, – admits Yoann Ferreira, vice-champion of the world in pursuit of tags. Speed, flexibility, skill… qualities “tag chase” work on the other playing field first: the street. The discipline comes from parkour, the art of moving around in an urban environment.
France is very well represented internationally
For Mohamed Ayari, a parkour coach, the world of the streets is the world “where the most obstacles have to be overcome.” So they reproduced these natural obstacles in their training center. But defying gravity comes at a price. Often they fall. Fall yes, give up no. “We feel light and very glad that we persevered.”, instructs one of the followers in the report 13H TF1 at the head of the article. And this is after several attempts to overcome the obstacle.
Since 2022, the association has owned a “quad bike” – that’s what it’s called “tag chase” . In the same year, in October, thanks to this line-up, the Roubaix team became the vice-champion of the world in “tag chase” in Texas. And everyone has their own little strategy… borrowed from our feline friends. “Like cats, we will always move forward as slowly as possible so as not to [l’autre joueur] expect it. Just don’t be afraid. And as soon as I can [j’essaie de] get over to the other side”explains Bilal, one of the team members.
- Extreme sports version of the cat game
Strategies shared with beginners. “It allows us to move faster, to overcome obstacles better. But it’s obviously very difficult to play against athletes like them.”, judge one of these new members. Since 2021, the number of participants has almost doubled. And, as in most sports, the best started very early … Especially since a women’s league has been created since October 2022.
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