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Patball
Patball is an informal wall and schoolyard ball game in which a tennis ball or similar bouncy ball is struck by hand onto the ground and then against a wall. After the rebound, the next player tries to return it legally; local variants define order, lines, obstruction, re-serves and elimination.
Classification
Weitere Angaben
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Pat the ball back after floor and wall contact so the next player cannot return it legally.
Teilnehmer
Two or more players in a set order; many variants work as a small schoolyard or street-game round.
Teamgröße
Two or more players in a set order; many variants work as a small schoolyard or street-game round.
Spielfeld
Approved wall at a schoolyard, courtyard, street or playground with a flat surface, local lines/boundaries and safe spacing from passers-by, windows and traffic.
Dauer
Duration depends on set, timed, tournament or local rules.
Wertung
Usually error, lives, letter or round scoring: if a legal return fails, the player receives a fault, loses a life or is eliminated.
Gewinnbedingung
Remain the last player standing or achieve the best score under local points/lives rules.
Ausrüstung
Tennis ball or similar bouncy ball, wall, flat playing surface, optional chalk/lines and athletic shoes.
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- ball or implement out
- net/zone fault
- wrong contact sequence
- unsafe or local-rule violation
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
- Patball StreetGames UK · game-guide · medium
- Patball: Oxford's youngest street sport uncovered Cherwell · experience-feature · medium
- What is UK Wallball & How do You Play it? Decathlon UK · adjacent-guide · medium
- Topend Sports Topend Sports · aggregator · medium
- Patball overview Wikipedia · wiki · medium