"Jugger is a team sport of two teams of five players which compete for a jugg (ball) to score a goal on the opponents mound," he said.
"Only one player per team (the qwik) is allowed to touch the ball. The other four players of his team are armed with padded weapons (sword, spars, staff, ball and chain) and attempt to shepherd him to the opponents mound.
"The other team attempt to do the same. Anyone hit with a weapon is down for a count of so many drumbeats. After each goal, the field is reset and try to do it all again.
"One hundred beats of a drum is the length of one half of a game."
It seems far away from your traditional sporting contests but it still requires a similar set of skills and abilities.
Goddard said while it's a game for people "outside of the square", the skills of a good player are fairly transferable.
"A great Jugger player is someone who has a situation awareness," he said.
"Being able to figure when to engage and when to disengage while seeing what others are doing in a quickly changing situation is important.
"Good self control and a willingness to have fun are also helpful."
Jugger has been steadily rising in Whangarei over the past couple of years, culminating in a team heading to Australia for their national competitions in Brisbane and Canberra.
It was there that the idea for an Anzac visit was sparked.
Goddard said they'd love to see plenty of people checking out the action over the weekend.
"People are always welcome to come and try. We joke that we would like to see it established at the suburban level," he said.
"Saturday will be having a bit of a fun, get to know each other day before getting into the playoffs on Sunday."
People are encouraged to head along to Kensington Park from 10am on Saturday.
