International game
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The International game is a ball game
Ball game
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 modality that joins up many sports allegedly derived from the Jeu de paume
Jeu de paume
Jeu de paume is a ball-and-court game that originated in France. It was an indoor precursor of tennis played without racquets, though these were eventually introduced. It is a former Olympic sport, and has the oldest ongoing annual world championship in sport, first established over 250 years ago...

. It's played in the Handball International Championships
Handball International Championships
The Handball International Championships are yearly held competitions where many countries and regions play the handball sports derived from the Jeu de paume....

 by teams from America
Americas
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 and Europe
Europe
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.

History

The International game was created so that players from similar sports could play with some minimal changes in their respective rules by the International Ball game Confederation
International Ball game Confederation
The International Ball game Confederation , founded on May 13 1928, is the organization that manages the common activities of the many ball game deriving from the Jeu de paume....

.

In first instance, it was made by European federations of different and until then isolated sports:
  • Belgium
    Belgium
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    : Ballepelote
  • France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

    : Longue paume
    Longue paume
    Longue paume is an outdoor version of jeu de paume, an ancestor of modern lawn tennis. Hundreds of years ago it was quite popular, particularly in France. It was part of the Paris 1900 Summer Olympics, but its medal status is disputed. Today, the sport is played regionally in Picardie...

  • Italy
    Italy
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    : Pallone
    Pallone
    Pallone is the name of several traditional ball games, played in all regions of Italy, with few differences in regulations...

  • Valencian Community
    Valencian Community
    The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...

    : Llargues
    Llargues
    Llargues is the oldest Valencian pilota modality. It's played on the streets, where two teams formed by 3, 4 or 5 players throw each other the ball with the hand try to surpass an imaginary line which changes every game....

  • Netherlands
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    : Frisian handball
    Frisian handball
    Frisian handball is a traditional Frisian sport, related to American handball and fives, that is most commonly practiced by people from the northern Dutch province of Friesland . It is believed to be one of the oldest ballgames and was an unofficial Demonstration sport at the 1928 Summer Olympics...



Later on, some countries from America
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 joined:
  • Argentina
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    :
  • Colombia
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    : Chazas
  • Ecuador
    Ecuador
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    :
  • Mexico
    Mexico
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    : Pelota tarasca
  • Uruguay
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    :

Playing area

International game is played on a rectangular, flat surface (grass
Lawn
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), 60 m long and 20 m wide (15 m at the "service" end). The endings of this rectangle are the "service" and the "receive" lines. In the "service" field there is a 8x6 m area, that's the "service box".

Ball

Every ball game
Ball game
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 is played with a different ball, and when writing the rules of this new sport a ball everybody could feel comfortable with was searched. Not as small and tough as the Valencian badana or as big and heavy as the Italian one.

It's played with a white rubber ball. No gloves or protections are allowed.

Rules

Two teams formed by 5 players play for 40 minutes to score more games by hitting a ball with the hand.

Every point consists in four points: 15, 30, 40 and game.

Every point begins when a rotating player from the team at the "service" field throws the ball from the "service box", after that players hit it in order to send it behind the opponent's end line or, at least, move it as far as possible.

If on the serve the ball surpassed the midfield the ball must be hit on the air or after the first rebound on the ground, but if the ball arrives bouncing before the midfield then there is no one-rebound limit.

When a team gets two "lines", or the score is "40 and 1 line", both teams must change their respective midfields.

The point may be attain directly or postponed.
  • Direct points are obtained:
    • When the ball surpasses the opponent's end line.
    • When an opponent player hits the ball but it doesn't advance.
    • When a player hits the ball with any other part of the body but the hand, except in case of blocking the ball.
  • Postponed points are those got when winning the "line".

Lines

Lines are a signal resting on a side of the field marking the place where a ball has been blocked so that it didn't advance any more in the defending team's area. When teams swap midfields (and, by that, passing to serve) the new serving team tries to attain the lines they did at the "receive field". In order to get them they must throw the ball surpassing that line so that it's blocked behind that line, then the postponed point is scored. If they don't get to send it so far or it's blocked in their own side of the line then it's the opponent team who obtains the point.

See also

  • Handball International Championships
    Handball International Championships
    The Handball International Championships are yearly held competitions where many countries and regions play the handball sports derived from the Jeu de paume....

  • Frisian handball
    Frisian handball
    Frisian handball is a traditional Frisian sport, related to American handball and fives, that is most commonly practiced by people from the northern Dutch province of Friesland . It is believed to be one of the oldest ballgames and was an unofficial Demonstration sport at the 1928 Summer Olympics...

  • Longue paume
    Longue paume
    Longue paume is an outdoor version of jeu de paume, an ancestor of modern lawn tennis. Hundreds of years ago it was quite popular, particularly in France. It was part of the Paris 1900 Summer Olympics, but its medal status is disputed. Today, the sport is played regionally in Picardie...

  • Pallone
    Pallone
    Pallone is the name of several traditional ball games, played in all regions of Italy, with few differences in regulations...

  • Valencian pilota
    Valencian pilota
    Valencian pilota is a traditional handball sport played in the Valencian Community. Its origins are not known, but seems to be related to the French Jeu de paume....

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