Tamburello

Tamburello is a team sport that can best be compared with tennis ball or fist.

The name of the sport derives from the sports equipment used, reminiscent of a tambourine.

History

Tamburello ( Italian for " little drum " ) is a very old sport, in ancient Rome, a version of the sport was played. In Italy, the game is played since the 17th century. The game continued to develop in Italy and spread from there to the whole world. First time in 1896 an Italian Championship was held in 1920, a first set of rules was written. Outside Italy Tamburello is not very widespread in Italy, it is mainly played in the rural areas of northern Italy.

Regulate

The field of play is rectangular, 80 meters long and 20 meters wide, and is bounded by lines. The playing field is divided in the middle by another line, at a distance of about 35 meters from the center line on each side of the field a service line. It always play two teams, each stays in one of the two halves of the pitch and is usually of five players. Each player has a " bat " a kind of tambourine. The ball is 88 grams, is made of rubber and has a diameter of six centimeters. Each rally starts with the bonus of a team from the service line. The ball must be played into the opponent's court and there may arise more than once on the floor before it is played back. A bobbling within the team is not allowed. If a ball more than once or it will not be played back into the opponent's court, the opposing team gets a point. The counting method is similar to the game of tennis (0-15-30-40- game win without cost / benefit ). Winner of a match is the team that first 13 games and won at least two games has lead.

Game variations

In addition to classic Tamburello there are also numerous game variations.

When Tambeach be single player or two double face, the playing field is correspondingly smaller and the game halves are separated by a net. The numbering corresponds to the in volleyball, every ball won is worth one point and the sets will be played to 12 points profit. Tambeach is usually played on sand. Tam Indoor is more orientated towards classical Tamburello, it is only played in a hall and the dimensions of the playing field are correspondingly smaller. The ball is not made ​​of rubber, but like in tennis from felt.

Tambourelli is a variant which is usually played with badminton and in England.