FITEQ Asia and Oceania continental development manager Lilla Horvath wrote to NMSA to encourage the organisation to share information on teqball with member federations and the wider community in the Northern Mariana Islands.

Interested individuals or clubs were advised to form a local teqball group and take advantage of the FITEQ development programmes.  

As part of the national federation development programme, a newly established group can receive £6,000 ($8,000/€6,700) for one year, administrative and partnership support such as educational courses and event hosting grants, and donated equipment. 

For the club development programme, FITEQ are distributing free teqball tables. 

A national federation that has 15 clubs will receive 21 tables, while 40 or more clubs will be given 56 tables.

"We believe that starting teqball sport development from the grassroots level is the best possible way to introduce a new sport to any country," said Horvath.

"Therefore, we have created the national federation development programme, as well as the teqball club development initiative. 

"We would be very pleased to start our sport development in the Northern Mariana Islands as well."

NMSA executive director Carline Sablan thanked Horvath and FITEQ for reaching out and offering new sporting opportunities to the Northern Mariana Islands. 

"NMSA always welcomes opportunities to get involved in programmes that help develop the skills of our athletes and coaches/officials and encourage our community to take part in activities that not only promote sports excellence, but also health and wellness," she said. 

"NMSA will do what it can to support the development of teqball if the interest is there."

A number of other countries in Oceania, including Samoa, Cook Islands, Guam, New Caledonia, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu, are already playing teqball.