NEWSLETTER
ECLIPSE BALL’S NEWEST PRODUCT WINS THE GOLD MEDAL!
Introducing the all new Satryan Ball.
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The New Satryan Ball wins the Gold! Satryan Ball impressed jurors enough at INPEX 2006, the National Invention Convention in Pittsburg PA, to be awarded the Gold Medal in the Toy Division. The Satryan Ball is a ball that fly’s like a Frisbee and bounces like a ball. It will skip across water better then a stone! The inventor, Eclipse Balls CEO, Donald Benson created the ball with help from his son Ryan. The name reflects Ryan’s name and is a play on the name of the Planet Saturn. He also created a game to go with it. Satryan Ball Soccer, is played on a basketball court indoors or soccer field outdoors. The indoor version gives points for making a basket with the ball as well as into the goal as in a traditional soccer game! It is gaining popularity in PE classes around the country.
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Eclipse Ball Goes to Canada!
In the fall of 2005 the Province of New Foundland, and again in the fall of 2006 the Province of Quebec, both in Canada, added Eclipse Ball to their curriculums. P.E. Teachers were excited about the school sets that they received, and students are reported to be having lots of fun, Playing It! The owners of Eclipse Ball report to be unsure as to how the Canadians heard about Eclipse Ball, but are happy to see the fun is spreading! |
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| The Eclipse Ball Web Site now includes a Team Registry | ||||
| In 2006 www.eclipseball.com added a Team Registry to it’s web site. Individuals, schools, boys and girls clubs, churches or other organizations, can now go online and add their names to the growing number of people playing Eclipse Ball. The registry is designed to help people or organizations find each other for the purpose of forming teams, playing other teams or organizing tournaments. The site also contains a place for Comments. |
Read what these teachers have to say about Eclipse Ball: My students look forward to playing Eclipse Ball every year. I enjoy all of your products. Thank You! Susan Nicholas, Lena Winslow H.S. My Students really enjoy this game. They constantly ask when we are going to play it. Great game! Jan Schmulbach, Rockridge H.S. We have been playing Eclipse w/ our H.S. students for 5 years. It is easily one of the activities our kids enjoy most. Maureen Vorwald, Plattville H.S. |
Comments: Satryan Ball My students LOVE Satryan Ball ! I teach Jr. High and the kids love the energy of this game. Everyone moves! Paula A. Wilkinson, Dirksen Jr. High, Joliet, IL. We are all about Satryan Ball at F.H.S. !Derek Germann, Fulton High School, Fulton, IL. I love the Satryan Ball , have used it for a year and my students love it. If they have a free day the fight over it. Great Job! Dave Bohmann, Woodland , Hazel Crest, IL. |
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| Eclipse Ball Changes it’s Look | ||||
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In 2006 The Eclipse Ball game ball got a new look, when a brand new logo appeared on the ball. The ball also returned to the solid black back that was on the original ball. This is partly to distinguish it from the ball with printing and partly to update it’s look.
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The company that actually makes the ball moved its
production to China. When this happened there were some production problems
and the balls didn’t last as long as the old balls. Eclipse Ball Inc.
replaced, free of charge, many of these balls, and they wanted their
customers to clearly see that the balls were different. We stand by our
products and want our customers to be satisfied, says CEO Donald Benson!
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| Eclipse Ball started over 30 years ago in the Benson’s front yard, players would drive as far as 40 miles on Eclipse Ball night and park their cars with headlights shinning on the court if it got to dark to play! | ||||
| On the Road | ||||
| Since 1994 when Donald and Cheryl Benson, took Eclipse Ball to it’s first Physical Education Convention in Detroit, Michigan, they have attended Conventions around the United States from Connecticut to California. | They will be attending the Dupage County Physical Education Institute in Naperville, IL on March 2, 2007 next. The fall line up usually includes the Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin PE conventions. Donald Is an expert at teaching the teachers how to teach the kids his games! Everyone that joins in leaves with smiles on their faces and sweat on their brows. Why not, exercise should be fun! | Even with Donald’s busy schedule he still finds time to personally visit schools occasionally and teach students the games personally. He also makes himself available to schools for in service day trainings. If you or your school would like to enlist him, he can be contacted at Eclipse Ball Inc., PO box 333, Grant , MI 49327 or phone 800-998-2260, Or Fax 231-834-5391. | ||
Written and Published by Cheryl Benson of Eclipse Ball Inc. February 2007