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Basse

Basse is a Norwegian circle ball game in which several players each defend their own circle. The small bag ball must not land in your own circle; hands are not allowed, and minus points come from landings in your own area.

LevelMain sport FamilyTraditional and Regional Sports CategoryTraditional ball game

AI-generated illustration: Basse — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Traditional ball game

Family Traditional and Regional Sports

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Norwegian circle ball game with a bag ball where everyone defends their own circle from ball landings.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like simple outdoor games, ball control and social rounds.

Cost Very low: a bag ball and chalk/markers are enough for first rounds. Replacement balls, markers and possible hall/court time. Recreation group, schoolyard, footbag/basse group or self-marked field. Mark as regional recreation game without major federation structure.

First progress First rallies immediately; stable control takes a few sessions.

Fitness level low to medium

Was du brauchst

basse/bag ball
circles or markers
flat playing area
3-6 players
clear no-hands rule

First steps

mark circles
agree minus-point limit
practise slow passing
keep hands out
build control before attacking

Recreation group, schoolyard, park, footbag community or self-marked circle field.

Use even ground, clear circles and controlled kicks.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Norwegian basse, pitchak, Norwegische Basse, Pitchak

Tags ball, traditional, norway, regional_recreational, regional, basse, traditional-ball-game, norwegian-circle-ball-game

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Defend your own circle and play the basse into other circles with control.

Teilnehmer

individual players in a group.

Teamgröße

no teams.

Spielfeld

circle field with several zones.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

minus points for ball landing in own circle.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

bag ball
circle markers

Wichtige Regelpunkte

hand play
unclear landing
over-hard/unsafe play

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Basse in English Basse.no · rules-guide · medium
About Basse Topend Sports · sport-guide · medium
Play Pitchak or Norwegian bass JugglePro · beginner-blog-guide · medium