Jorkyball is a format of two vs two
football
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. It is played in a by cage on
artificial turf
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with the possibility of using the walls to pass, dribble, and score. As in football it is played only with the feet and use of hands is forbidden. The objective is to score goals into a net. As in
squash and paddle, the sport is played in a four-walled
court
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and all of them can be used including the net above. (i.e, there is no outside). The governing body is the Jorkyball International Federation.
Jorkyball International Federation
Jorkyball International Federation (JIF) was founded in 2014. The president of the JIF is Gilles Paniez and its headquarters are in
Rome, Italy.
The new Jorkyball International Federation becomes reality in 10/09/2014.
Members
13 nations in March 2025:
* Europe (9): ,,,,,,,,
* Asia (2): , (2022)
* Americas (2): ,
Events
Source:
# JIF World Competitions : 2018 , 2021 , 2023
# European Jorkyball Championships: 2021
# Jorkyball JIF Leagues: 2019
# 1st JIF World Female Cup for Nations (2015)
Some events was held since 2003 but many of this games was informal in defunct organizations.
Other events list:
2017
8 competitions / women, juniors, seniors and men:
# 6th JIF World Cup for Nations
# 2nd JIF Women World Cup for Nations
# 10th JIF World Cup for Clubs
# 15th JIF SuperChampions League
# 12th JIF Golden Cup
# 3rd JIF Senior Over 35 Cup
# 2nd JIF Junior Under 23 Cup
# 1st JIF Open Trophy
History
Three on two jorkyball was invented by the French
Gilles Paniez in 1987.
It started in a garage in
Lyon, France. Jorkyball was first played in front of a large audience at the
1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy as an exhibition. Since then, the number of jorkyball players has been increasing.
Jorkyball is currently played in 13 countries and expanding: France, Italy, Portugal, Canada, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland, Japan, Mexico, India and Israel.
Rules
A jorkyball game is played in three sets of seven goals each. The first team to reach two sets wins. Each team is made up of one striker and one defender. The striker is not allowed to play in the kickoff areas. At the end of each set, defender and striker change role. The defender is not allowed to play in the opponent's side of the court.
Game elements
The pitch of 2 vs 2 jorkyball is a
parallelepiped
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Three equiva ...
. Dimensions are:
* Length:
* Width:
* Height:
* Goal size:
The ball is in hand-sewn felt. It weighs . It is roughly the size of a handball.
References
External links
jorkyball.org*http://lactualite.com/sante-et-science/2016/01/04/y-a-du-mouvement-dans-lair/
*http://www.3bble.com/en/3bble-on-fitness-news-july-30-2016-issue-n-12
*http://www.sportsmanagement.co.uk/digital/index1.cfm?mag=Sports%20Management&codeid=30371&linktype=story&ref=n
Wall-and-ball games
Association football variants
Sports originating in France
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