The International game (, ) is a

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. It is played in the

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by teams from the

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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. At first, it was made up of the following European ball game federations: *

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Llargues Llargues (, "long ones") is the oldest Valencian pilota modality. It is 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. There a ...

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Later on, some countries from the

joined: *

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: Chazas *

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Playing area

''International game'' is played on a rectangular, flat concrete surface, within a 70 x 20 meter box for the men's category, and within a 50 x 14 meter box for the women's category. The endings of this rectangle are the "service" and the "receive" lines. In the "service" field there is an 8 x 8 meter (men's) or 6 x 6 meter (women's) area known as the "service box".

Ball

The International game is played with a shaved tennis ball. Every

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

Rules

Two teams formed by 5 players play 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. 3 points are involved by party. The team which gains the victory, obtains 2 points if the score is 6–3, 6-4 or 6-5 (1 point for the looser) but the team obtains 3 points if the score is 6–0, 6-1 or 6–2. The champion of this modality is the team which has most point.

Other games created by C.I.J.B

International competition of Llargues

Source: The

llargues Llargues (, "long ones") is the oldest Valencian pilota modality. It is 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. There a ...

is a Valencian pilota modality which takes place in the street. The Internacional Ball Game Federation established rules to make an international sport by making him play on a ground used for the

. 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.

European game

The rectangular is 60 m long and 20 m wide with a service box 8 x 6 m. The sets will last 40 minutes.{{Cite web , url=http://www.cijb.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=31 , title=European game on C.I.J.B , access-date=2018-03-20 , archive-date=2018-03-21 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321130441/http://www.cijb.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=31 , url-status=live

References

External links

Internacional Ball Sport Federation
Handball sports Games of gain-ground