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Hornussen
Hornussen is a traditional Swiss team sport. The batting side drives the Nouss from the Bock into the Ries; the defending side tries to stop it with shingles before it touches the ground.
LevelDiscipline
FamilyTraditional and Regional Sports
CategoryTraditional ball game
Classification
Category
Traditional ball game
Family
Traditional and Regional Sports
Level
Discipline
Weitere Angaben
Tags
switzerland, traditional, team, bat-and-field, hornussen, nouss, ehv, traditional-ball-game
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
As batting team drive the Nouss far and as defending team prevent ground contact.
Teilnehmer
Two teams.
Teamgröße
Team size by EHV/competition rules.
Spielfeld
Bock/striking area and Ries with defensive area.
Dauer
Turns/striking sequences by competition format.
Wertung
Numbers/defensive misses and striking distance under rules.
Gewinnbedingung
Best team score under rules.
Ausrüstung
- Nouss
- Bock
- stick
- shingles
- Ries
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- defensive miss
- illegal strike
- safety breach
- rule breach
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- Eidgenoessischer Hornusserverband (EHV)