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Pärk (Paerk)
Pärk or paerk is a traditional Gotlandic ball game with bakpärk and frampärk forms. Teams strike a leather/wool-core ball on an outdoor field; rules, terminology and competition are strongly regional to Gutnisk Idrott and Stangaspelen.
LevelMain sport
FamilyTraditional and Regional Sports
CategoryTraditional ball game
Classification
Category
Traditional ball game
Family
Traditional and Regional Sports
Level
Main sport
Weitere Angaben
Tags
outdoor, park, paerk, gotland, gutnish, park-or-paerk, traditional-ball-game, gotland-park
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Strike the pärk ball legally under bakpärk or frampärk rules, gain ground and score.
Teilnehmer
Two teams under regional rules.
Teamgröße
Team size by pärk variant.
Spielfeld
Gotlandic outdoor field with lines/zones for bakpärk or frampärk.
Dauer
Depends on format and event.
Wertung
Points and gain-ground scoring under the regional rulebook.
Gewinnbedingung
Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.
Ausrüstung
- pärk ball
- field markers
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- safety breach
- course/rule breach
- equipment breach
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
- Parkregler Foreningen Gutnisk Idrott · official-rules · high
- Stangaspelen Gotland official tourism · event-guide · medium
- Foreningen Gutnisk Idrott Gotlands Idrottshistoriska Forening · history-guide · medium