Sport from the database
Ballonspiel
Ballonspiel is treated in the catalogue as a source-thin historical ball-game context close to pallone / pallone col bracciale. Sources document Italian pallone and bracciale forms with sferisterio courts, a large leather ball, bracciale gauntlet and tennis-like scoring; the exact modern rule and federation status of the German catalogue term is not clear, so the entry remains catalog-sourced and needs review.
Classification
Weitere Angaben
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Play a large ball legally with the hand, bracciale or regional striking implement over the marked line or into the opponent area so the other side cannot return it correctly.
Teilnehmer
Historically team sides, in pallone col bracciale sources often three players per side plus a serving/feeder role; local variants should not be flattened.
Teamgröße
Historically team sides, in pallone col bracciale sources often three players per side plus a serving/feeder role; local variants should not be flattened.
Spielfeld
Historical sferisterio, courtyard, street or village-square context with centre line, wall/spectator boundary and run-out; use exact dimensions only from documented pallone sources.
Dauer
Duration depends on set, timed, tournament or local rules.
Wertung
Tennis-like point/game scoring is documented for pallone; local scoring variants may differ.
Gewinnbedingung
Win more points, games or sets under the locally documented pallone/balloon-ball rules.
Ausrüstung
Large leather or regional ball, optional bracciale gauntlet/striking implement, marked court, wall/boundary elements and protective spacing.
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- ball or implement out
- net/zone fault
- wrong contact sequence
- unsafe or local-rule violation
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
- Pallone col bracciale Mondolfo's Walled Town · heritage-guide · medium
- Pallone Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911 via Wikisource · history-guide · medium
- Bracciale European Heritage Times · heritage-feature · medium