380:
196:
257:
begins when a player bounces the ball before the "fault line" and throws it to the "frontis" wall, after it rebounds it must pass the "fault line" without going over the "pass line". Every team hits the ball alternatively with their hands, sending it to the "frontis" over a 90 cm horizontal
215:
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.
430:
59:
450:
183:
Spectators usually sit on stairs or chairs placed where the fourth wall would stand, after an area called "contracanxa", which is used to play openly
435:
114:
Valencian and Basque Pelota players now meet in casual tournaments or exhibitions despite the use of different balls and different court sizes.
88:
258:
line after a first bounce on the ground or when it is still in the air. If the ball passes the "pass line", the teams serve the ball again.
532:
580:
572:
564:
558:
369:
481:
341:
292:
207:, made of goat skin. The ball weighs 45–50 grams (1.6–1.8 oz), and has a diameter of 38–40 millimetres (1.5–1.6 in).
720:
486:
364:
172:
The side wall has 10 numbered vertical lines used for players to stand in their positions and to locate two lines: The
466:
261:
The "quinze" is won when the opposing team can not throw back the ball according to these rules or commits a fault:
476:
537:
176:, at the 4, marks the closest place to the "frontis" where the serving ball may be bounced on the ground, and the
522:
471:
271:
If the ball hits under the 90 cm horizontal line on the "frontis", or goes over the "frontis" or side walls.
54:
refers both to the game, ball and the playing area. Unlike some of the more popular
Valencian Pilota rules,
334:
224:
715:
17:
180:, at the 7, signals the farthest place from the "frontis" where the ball may bounce when serving.
685:
327:
507:
644:
608:
187:. Under normal Valencian Pilota rules, public stands aren't separate from the playing area.
230:
A match is played until one of the teams attain 40 points, counted 5 by 5, being each one a
512:
399:
8:
75:
153:) used for players to place themselves and to mark the "fault line" and the "pass line".
138:
is a wall where players throw a ball to so that it bounces over a line 90 cm tall..
99:
evolved with the use of a different ball, the "tec", so that it has more in common with
634:
542:
603:
420:
649:
598:
502:
425:
415:
287:
100:
40:
35:
517:
629:
309:
127:
79:
527:
445:
314:
104:
274:
If the ball bounces twice on the ground, or it bounces once outside the court.
62:, that is, players do not stand face-to-face but share a common playing area.
709:
440:
350:
304:
220:
184:
44:
613:
394:
379:
223:
now it is usual to use the Basque scoring, which goes to 22 points. The
227:, however, plays its tournaments under the traditional Valencian rules:
111:
rule variations, the only version of pilota with professional players.
654:
47:
659:
108:
319:
103:. So far, though, it has not gained as much popularity as the
268:
If, in the service, the ball does not reach the "fault line".
250:. Whoever wins the "val" gets the "joc" and scores 5 points.
195:
78:
is dated in the late 1800s, and was called the "Jai Alai" (
92:
announced one of the first matches with 4 Basque players.
149:and 25 m long. There are ten vertical lines (the
707:
265:If the ball does not reach the "frontis" wall.
234:Every team, alternatively, serves for a whole
34:
335:
164:. On the ground there is a 45° besel (the
342:
328:
370:International Federation of Basque Pelota
194:
482:Bare-handed Pelota First League Doubles
14:
708:
323:
95:After its foreign origins, Valencian
487:Cuatro y Medio Euskadi Championship
365:Spanish Federation of Basque Pelota
126:is a rectangular flat three-walled
24:
203:Valencian frontó is played with a
86:). On 12 June 1894 the newspaper
25:
732:
467:Basque Pelota World Championships
349:
277:If ball is not hit with the hand.
477:Bare-handed Pelota Second League
378:
472:Bare-handed Pelota First League
168:) for low balls to bounce high.
117:
678:
13:
1:
671:
686:"Valencian Pilota the Sport"
160:is the opposite wall of the
7:
721:Sports originating in Spain
281:
225:Valencian Pilota Federation
10:
737:
65:
622:
591:
551:
495:
459:
408:
387:
376:
357:
315:Pêl-Law (Welsh handball)
219:Due to influence of the
210:
43:version of the original
32:Valencian pronunciation:
395:Baiko Pilota (Asegarce)
190:
552:Pelota at the Olympics
238:, which consists in 4
200:
645:International fronton
198:
690:www.topendsports.com
635:Basque pelota ball
508:Txiquito de Iraeta
201:
668:
667:
513:Txiquito de Éibar
496:Notable Pelotaris
145:is left from the
36:[fɾonˈto]
16:(Redirected from
728:
716:Valencian pilota
700:
699:
697:
696:
682:
640:Valencian frontó
623:Related articles
592:Defunct frontons
382:
344:
337:
330:
321:
320:
288:Valencian pilota
101:Valencian pilota
41:Valencian pilota
39:) is a modified
38:
33:
21:
736:
735:
731:
730:
729:
727:
726:
725:
706:
705:
704:
703:
694:
692:
684:
683:
679:
674:
669:
664:
618:
587:
583:(demonstration)
575:(demonstration)
567:(demonstration)
547:
491:
455:
409:Fronton grounds
404:
383:
374:
353:
348:
310:Gaelic handball
300:Other versions
284:
213:
193:
120:
68:
31:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
734:
724:
723:
718:
702:
701:
676:
675:
673:
670:
666:
665:
663:
662:
657:
652:
650:Paleta Frontón
647:
642:
637:
632:
626:
624:
620:
619:
617:
616:
611:
606:
601:
595:
593:
589:
588:
586:
585:
577:
569:
561:
555:
553:
549:
548:
546:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
499:
497:
493:
492:
490:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
463:
461:
457:
456:
454:
453:
448:
443:
438:
433:
428:
423:
418:
412:
410:
406:
405:
403:
402:
397:
391:
389:
385:
384:
377:
375:
373:
372:
367:
361:
359:
355:
354:
347:
346:
339:
332:
324:
318:
317:
312:
307:
298:
297:
296:
295:
283:
280:
279:
278:
275:
272:
269:
266:
212:
209:
192:
189:
185:bouncing balls
170:
169:
154:
139:
119:
116:
105:Escala i corda
67:
64:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
733:
722:
719:
717:
714:
713:
711:
691:
687:
681:
677:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
627:
625:
621:
615:
612:
610:
609:Fiesta Alegre
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
596:
594:
590:
584:
582:
578:
576:
574:
570:
568:
566:
562:
560:
557:
556:
554:
550:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
504:
501:
500:
498:
494:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
464:
462:
458:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
441:Navarra Arena
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
413:
411:
407:
401:
398:
396:
393:
392:
390:
386:
381:
371:
368:
366:
363:
362:
360:
356:
352:
351:Basque pelota
345:
340:
338:
333:
331:
326:
325:
322:
316:
313:
311:
308:
306:
305:Basque Pelota
303:
302:
301:
294:
291:
290:
289:
286:
285:
276:
273:
270:
267:
264:
263:
262:
259:
256:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
228:
226:
222:
221:Basque Pelota
217:
208:
206:
197:
188:
186:
181:
179:
175:
167:
163:
159:
155:
152:
148:
144:
140:
137:
133:
132:
131:
129:
125:
115:
112:
110:
106:
102:
98:
93:
91:
90:
85:
81:
77:
73:
63:
61:
60:indirect game
57:
53:
49:
46:
45:Basque Pelota
42:
37:
29:
19:
693:. Retrieved
689:
680:
639:
579:
571:
563:
299:
260:
254:
252:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
229:
218:
214:
204:
202:
182:
177:
173:
171:
165:
161:
157:
150:
146:
142:
135:
123:
122:A Valencian
121:
118:Playing area
113:
96:
94:
89:El Mercantil
87:
84:joyful party
83:
71:
69:
55:
51:
27:
26:
543:Gallastegui
460:Tournaments
358:Federations
50:. The name
710:Categories
695:2022-06-06
672:References
242:: 15, 30,
174:fault line
128:courtfield
70:The first
655:Frontenis
604:Deportivo
538:Titín III
518:Retegi II
503:Atano III
451:Vitoriano
421:Atano III
388:Companies
178:pass line
660:Jai alai
599:Beti Jai
426:Beotibar
416:Astelena
282:See also
205:tec ball
199:Tec ball
76:Valencia
630:Fronton
436:Bizkaia
431:Bergara
240:quinzes
166:tamborí
162:frontis
158:rebound
147:frontis
136:frontis
109:Raspall
66:History
528:Beloki
523:Ogueta
446:Ogueta
255:quinze
124:frontó
97:frontó
80:Basque
72:frontó
58:is an
56:frontó
52:frontó
28:Frontó
18:Frontó
293:Frare
211:Rules
614:Gros
581:1992
573:1968
565:1924
559:1900
533:Eugi
400:ASPE
248:game
246:and
191:Ball
156:The
151:blau
143:wall
141:The
134:The
82:for
48:game
244:val
236:joc
232:joc
107:or
74:in
712::
688:.
253:A
130::
698:.
343:e
336:t
329:v
30:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
