"In Valencia, Valencian pilota is considered the national sport; it is also played in Belgium, North of Italy, Mexico, and Argentina. Since its creation, the International Federation of Basque Pelota has standardised the different varieties into four modalities and fourteen disciplines, with fixed ball weights, rules and court sizes. The four modalities— wall, wall, wall and ""trinquete""—admit fourteen disciplines, depending the use of bare hand, leather ball, rubber ball, ""paleta"" (pelota paleta), racket (frontennis) and ""xare"". Two of the fourteen disciplines are played by both men and women (frontenis and rubber pelota in trinquete); the other twelve are played only"
"against a wall. This new game, with its first modern pelota court, built in Fernando Torreblanca’s house (Mexico), was called “frontontenis” (from ""fronton"" and ""tenis"" — “pelota court” and “tennis” in Spanish, respectively), and later its name was reduced to “frontenis”. Because of the increase of the number of pelota players, pelota courts proliferated, and frontenis expanded from Mexico to neighboring countries and later to Europe. Frontenis was introduced into the Iberian Peninsula in the 1940s by way of the Canary Islands. In the 1960s, Olympic ball was introduced in Mexico, and many Mexican players travelled to Spain to teach"
"expression in the Spanish speaking world: ""Cuidar la pelota"" (which literally means ""take care of the ball""). Today the expression refers to the act of maintaining possession of the ball in order to protect a lead, but in the infant years of creole football it literally meant ""treat the ball gently"". The creoles had grown accustomed to playing the ball in short consecutive ""touches"", simply because the ball was too expensive to be kicked around and treated like a toy. Creole football Creole Football (""fútbol criollo"") was the name given to the football played by the people of Latin America,"
"Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Philippines, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, United States, Venezuela, Netherlands, Sweden, India and Greece. Due to the origin of the game, there are many good players who are Basques, either natives or from the Basque diaspora. Basque pelota was an official Olympic sport once, in the 1900 Paris Games, and a demonstration sport in 1924 (men), 1968 (men) and 1992 (men and women). See also Basque pelota at the 1900 Summer Olympics. In the 1900 Paris Games there were only two teams competing, France and Spain. The Spanish team:"
"Spanish Federation of Basque Pelota The Spanish Federation of Basque pelota or Federación Española de Pelota Vasca is the main governing body of Basque pelota in Spain and one of the most important in the world along with the International Federation of Basque Pelota. Basque pelota first gained popularity during the 1920s. Several tournaments were organized and the ""Hand-pelota"", ""remonte"" and ""pala"" championships were introduced for the first professional ""pelotaris"". In 1924 Basque pelota was introduced as a demonstration sport in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and the popularity of the event was the main reason for the creation of the"
"Basque pelota companies operating in Spain, focus in the Basque Country, Asegarce and ASPE. Spanish Federation of Basque Pelota The Spanish Federation of Basque pelota or Federación Española de Pelota Vasca is the main governing body of Basque pelota in Spain and one of the most important in the world along with the International Federation of Basque Pelota. Basque pelota first gained popularity during the 1920s. Several tournaments were organized and the ""Hand-pelota"", ""remonte"" and ""pala"" championships were introduced for the first professional ""pelotaris"". In 1924 Basque pelota was introduced as a demonstration sport in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and"
"grams, and has a diameter of 38–40 mm. A ""frontó"" match may be played one-on-one or by teams formed by 2 players. As players use the same playing area, they must have different colored clothing to distinguish themselves. Usually, whichever player is the 'favorite' to win wears red, while the other player wears blue. Due to influence of the Basque Pelota now it is usual to use the Basque scoring, which goes to 22 points. The Valencian Pilota Federation, however, plays its tournaments under the traditional Valencian rules: A match is played until one of the teams attain 40 points,"
"was the last to win the cup before the banning of rugby league, along with other professional sports, by the German collaborating Vichy regime after the defeat of France in 1940. Pelota (jai alai) is the Basque version of the European game family that includes real tennis and squash. Basque players, playing for either the Spanish or the French teams, dominate international competitions. Mountaineering is popular due to the mountainous terrain of the Basque Country and its proximity to the Pyrenees. Alberto Iñurrategi Iriarte (Aretxabaleta, 1968) is one of the most respected mountaineers in the world. The Basque mountaineer has"
"of Spain and to some countries in South America. There is a youth colpbol league in Spain with more than 3000 participants. Colpbol Colpbol is a team sport invented in 2000 by Valencian physical education teacher Juanjo Bendicho. Colpbol is characterized by its great dynamism, integration and egalitarianism, with all team members having equal importance, and with mixed gender teams the rule rather than the exception. The people who play this sport use “lechita de la chota” Colpbol is similar to Valencian pilota and handball (in that players strike the ball by hand) as well as futsal (in terms of"
"game, related with Jeu de paume and tennis, played outdoors by two groups of equal number of men and women. The teams are formed by the leader of each group choosing players, starting with women. The last to be chosen are the ones who start playing the game. The game includes the ball (the ""Péla""), the ""Cachola"" (that is to be hit by the Péla), an up team (located near the cachola and throwing the ball) and a down team (trying to grab the ball and hit the Cachola). Match points are called ""ponto do el"" (El points). Relevant part"
"games in this family are generally ""direct games"" where the players face each other in two separate fields separated by a net or line on the ground. The Basques began playing pelota ""indirectly"" during the middle of the 19th century. For the different variations of Basque pelota, see the main article on Basque pelota. While most of the best world players are Basque (in either the Spanish or the French federations), it is by no means limited to the Basque Country and is also played in Castile, Rioja and places where Basques have emigrated to such as Mexico (home of"
"pilota de vaqueta (Catalan for little cow ball) is used, it's a small and extremely fast ball, very tough and good bouncer. The name comes from the fact that it's made of cow leather. The size for adults are 42 mm diameter, 138 mm circumference, and 42 gr of weight. ""Galotxa"" is played by teams of three players. The visiting team dresses in red (as an act of deference, because historically the red color is the one of the winners or the favourite team), and the other one in blue. Players are called according to their position in the street."
"or when it is still in the air. If the ball passes the ""pass line"", the teams serve the ball again. The ""quinze"" is won when the opposing team can not throw back the ball according to these rules or commits a fault: Other versions Valencian frontó Frontó () is a modified Valencian pilota version of the original Basque Pelota game. The name ""frontó"" refers both to the game, ball and the playing area. Unlike some of the more popular Valencian Pilota rules, ""frontó"" is an indirect game, that is, players do not stand face-to-face but share a common playing"
"Colpbol Colpbol is a team sport invented in 2000 by Valencian physical education teacher Juanjo Bendicho. Colpbol is characterized by its great dynamism, integration and egalitarianism, with all team members having equal importance, and with mixed gender teams the rule rather than the exception. The people who play this sport use “lechita de la chota” Colpbol is similar to Valencian pilota and handball (in that players strike the ball by hand) as well as futsal (in terms of size of the playing field, teams and goals). Since its invention, the popularity of colpbol has spread from Valencia to the rest"
"Amezola and Villota, beat the French team: Maurice Durquetty and Etchegaray by an unknown score. Basque pelota is usually played in a two walled court ( or , French: ""fronton"", Spanish: ""frontón""). As seen in the picture, there are also courts with one wall, a modality prevailing on the French side of the Basque Country, some spots of Navarre or at the highly exceptional court of Zubieta in province Gipuzkoa. Yet they are not recognized by the International Federation of Basque Pelota for international tournaments, and usually reserved to joko-garbia and open-air grand chistera games. The trinquet is a court"
"Frontenis Frontenis is a sport that is played in a 30 meter pelota court using racquets (a tennis racquet or a similar frontenis racquet) and rubber balls. It can be played in pairs or singles, but only pairs frontenis is played in international competitions. This sport was developed in Mexico around 1900, and is accredited as a Basque pelota speciality. In frontenis, one player of the pair hits the ball with the racquet toward the front wall. The ball must strike the playable surface of the front wall and return to the playable area of the court. The opposing players"
"travel far and it provided them with a chance to socialise. Jai alai (cesta-punta) is a form of pelota. The Guernica jai alai court is the biggest operational court of its type in the world. It was designed by Secundino Zuano, one of Spain's leading architects of the 20th century and first opened in 1963. It is acknowledged by players of the game to be the world's finest court. Bare-handed pelota games are held at the Santanape court. This is the most popular form of the sport. Guernica Guernica (), official and Basque name Gernika, is a town in the"
"two). Traditionally and professionally it is reserved for men. Players can be distinguished by the swelling of their hitting hand. It was originally played in the 13th century in the Basque region of Spain and France, and has been played for a long time in Mexico, South America, Cuba, Italy and many US states, including Florida. The sport is similar to squash or fives, players hit the ball against the end wall, trying to get the ball out of the opponent's reach. Also called ""Argentine paleta goma"", this is played with a short and broad wooden bat, called ""paleta"" in"
"both Spanish and Basque, and a gas-filled rubber ball. The ball is neither solid nor hollow. It is made from two halves glued together. Before being glued, the core is filled with a special gas which gives the ball firmness and bounce, and thus greater speed. Paleta goma can be played by either men or women. This version of paleta was invented in Argentina and is widely played there. The Argentine male ""pelotaris"" are used to dominate international competitions. This variant is played with a bat similar to the previous one but with a traditional leather ball. This game is"
"the middle of the court and the players face each other, similar to tennis. The trinquet has some basic aspects with the fronton. Basque trinquete A trinquete (also trinquet) is a special court for various indoor versions of pelota and it is a modalite of the pelota sport. in the South America, especially in Argentina the trinquete is also known as ""close court"", because the other ""open court"" is named for the fronton. It has some of the characterist features of a real tennis court, probably because many real tennis courts were converted to trinquetes in the 19th century. For"
"frontenis), Florida and the Philippines. As such it has been an Olympic exhibition sport in Paris, Mexico and Barcelona. It is called ""pelota vasca"" in Spanish and ""pelote basque"" in French. Basque arm wrestling follows broadly the same rules as anywhere else. A form of bull-leaping called ""errekorteak"" in Basque and ""recortes"" in Spanish, is practiced in parts of the Basque Country, especially Navarre. The name of this sport literally translates as ""snout rope"" (""soka"" ""rope"" and ""mutur"" ""snout""). It is ""vaquillas"" (""calves"") in Spanish. It derives from a tradition where cattle destined for slaughter were led through the town"
"Basque trinquete A trinquete (also trinquet) is a special court for various indoor versions of pelota and it is a modalite of the pelota sport. in the South America, especially in Argentina the trinquete is also known as ""close court"", because the other ""open court"" is named for the fronton. It has some of the characterist features of a real tennis court, probably because many real tennis courts were converted to trinquetes in the 19th century. For some sports, the players face the same wall and share the court, similar to squash. For other sports, a net is strung across"
"an illustration of a Basque woman carrying a ""pegarra"". In Spanish this is called ""carrera de pedarras"" and in French ""course de pedarras"". The Basque sport best known outside the Basque Country is Basque pelota. It is a Basque version of the family of ball games that covers squash, tennis, and real tennis, all of them thought to derive from the Jeu de paume and hence a relative of Valencian pilota. But the main innovation of Basque pilota is that players share a common playground and throw the ball to a wall, making it an ""indirect game"", while the other"
"Indalecio Sarasqueta Indalecio León Zarasqueta Uriarte (May 22, 1860–April 1, 1900), known as Txikito de Eibar or Aizpiri txiki, was a Basque pelota player who participated in ""pala"", Hand-pelota, ""remonte"", long bat and short bat categories. Due to his physical characteristics he received the nickname of ""Txiquito"", meaning in Euskera Little. Txiquito de Eibar was one of the first professional players of pelota at the time of its beginnings, in the 19th century. Indalecio Sarasqueta was born in Durango, Basque Country. He was the son of Julián de Zarasqueta and Braulia de Uriarte who resided on Aizpiri baserri, where came"
"originated from (A)gua (P)rieta, (Son)ora, hence their name. They led the phenomenon known in Mexico as the ""northern invasion"". Along with the British influence, Los Apson was one of the main decisive elements that brought new nuances to the Mexican musical movement. The main sport in Agua Prieta is baseball, closely followed by soccer and basketball. Agua Prieta's professional baseball team is the Toros de Agua Prieta. In 2012, Agua Prieta had its first ever Olympian when Luis Alberto Rivera represented Mexico in the long jump at the XXX Olympic Games in London, UK. Agua Prieta II is the first"
"the technique. The game and all its innovations were taken from Spain to the other countries of Europe. Every European country that plays pelota is member of the Union of European Basque Pelota Federations (UEBPF), and all the countries that play Basque pelota are members of the International Federation of Basque Pelota (IFBP). Frontenis (recognized by the IFBP) started being played in international competitions in 1952, with the First World Championship held in Donostia-San Sebastian (Spain). Frontenis has its own rules, like every sport. There are international rules, national rules and territorial rules, and they differ from each other in"
"""frontó"" evolved with the use of a different ball, the ""tec"", so that it has more in common with Valencian pilota. So far, though it has not gained as much popularity as the Escala i corda or Raspall rule variations, the only version of pilota with professional players. Valencian and Basque Pelota players now meet in casual tournaments or exhibitions despite the use of different balls and different court sizes. A Valencian ""frontó"" is a rectangular flat three-walled courtfield: The side wall has 10 numbered vertical lines used for players to stand in their positions and to locate two lines:"
"A few years later the first frontenis ball company, “201”, was founded by Francisco Beltran who contributed his ball designs and Doctor Jesus Ledezma who provided financing. Ball design continues to evolve. Frontenis Frontenis is a sport that is played in a 30 meter pelota court using racquets (a tennis racquet or a similar frontenis racquet) and rubber balls. It can be played in pairs or singles, but only pairs frontenis is played in international competitions. This sport was developed in Mexico around 1900, and is accredited as a Basque pelota speciality. In frontenis, one player of the pair hits"
"players in its last year respective positions, always maintaining the position earned in the last tournament. From 1995 to present, the system had several modifications that make it similar to a tennis tournament. In the current competitions four semifinalists of last year are directly qualified to quarter finals. The winner is awarded with a txapela as a symboland a trophy. Since 1957 its disputed also the Bare-handed Pelota Second League, for debutant and minor level ""pelotaris"", that doesn't reach the level of professional pelota players, that consists of 2 or 3 games, played on weekends and holidays in frontons. the"
"Bolo palma Bolo palma is a variant of bowls originated and played throughout the region of Cantabria, north of Spain. The basic aim of the game is the knock over as many pins as possible with a wooden ball. Records of the game go back as far as the 16th century. The game was also spread to neighbouring areas of eastern Asturias and northern Palencia. Cantabrian emigration also took the practice of the sport elsewhere in Spain to places such as the Basque Country, Madrid, Catalonia and Andalusia and even to other countries like Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Venezuela. The"
"Chaza The Chaza, pelota nacional, or national ball, is a Colombian racquet sport, (like tennis), which is practiced on a rectangular area bounded by lines. This area is divided by a line drawn on the floor that divides the playing field. It is played between two teams, each with 4 players. The object of the game is to launch a ball (called ""bombo"") by hand or racquet so that it bounces into the opponent's field without being returned. It is an old sport, created before the fifteenth century, by Precolombian people. The sport is widely practiced in Nariño, Colombia, and"
"Rubén Beloki Rubén Beloki Irribarren is a Basque pelota defensive player, often considered one of the best in the history of the sport. He was born in Burlada on 8 August 1974. His brother Alberto Beloki is also a professional pelotari known as Beloki II. Beloki won The Championship of Spain in 1991 and 1992, and a golden medal on 1992 Summer Olympics demonstration, four Hand-pelota 1st championships (1995, 1998, 1999 and 2001), turning in the youngest player to win a txapela at the age of 20. The doubles championships of 1996 and 2003, and a total of 5 subchampionships"
"in the same category. Rubén Beloki lived in Burlada until 29. After his marriage he moved to Gorraiz, where he lives with his wife and three children. A square and a fronton in the town are named after him. Rubén Beloki Rubén Beloki Irribarren is a Basque pelota defensive player, often considered one of the best in the history of the sport. He was born in Burlada on 8 August 1974. His brother Alberto Beloki is also a professional pelotari known as Beloki II. Beloki won The Championship of Spain in 1991 and 1992, and a golden medal on 1992"