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Eton Fives

Eton Fives is a hand-played fives wall game on an asymmetrical court with walls, buttress and gloves. It is usually played as doubles; the aim is to win rallies by preventing a legal return.

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Classification

Category Racket sport

Family Racket Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Hand-played wall game on a specialist Eton Fives court.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like wall angles, doubles play and coordination with little equipment.

Cost Low if court access exists: ball and gloves are enough. Club/school access, gloves, ball and possible league/tournament costs. Eton Fives Association club, school, university or fives group. The specialist court is the real barrier; without it, do not present the sport as generic racket play.

First progress Basic rallies quickly; court angles and doubles positioning take practice.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

Eton Fives court
fives ball
padded gloves
partner
basic rules

First steps

have the court explained
learn serve/cut
play gentle rallies
practise doubles positioning

Eton Fives Association club, school/university with court or fives group.

Wear gloves, manage wall/court proximity and start with gentle rallies.

Weitere Angaben

Tags indoor, fives, wall-game, glove, court, eton-fives, racket-sport, ruckschlag-familie

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Win rallies by making the other side fail to return the ball legally.

Teilnehmer

Usually doubles with two pairs; other forms may exist by court/club.

Teamgröße

Usually 2v2.

Spielfeld

Asymmetrical Eton Fives court with walls and buttress.

Dauer

Games/sets under EFA or competition rules.

Wertung

Points/games under fives rules.

Gewinnbedingung

Win the required games/sets.

Ausrüstung

fives ball
gloves
specialist court

Wichtige Regelpunkte

out ball
wrong serve
illegal contact
hindrance

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Eton Fives Association (EFA)

Laws of the Game Eton Fives Association · rulebook · high
EFA Competition Rules Eton Fives Association · competition-rules · high
Fives Royal Grammar School High Wycombe · history-guide · medium