Sport from the database
Picigin
Picigin is a Croatian shallow-water/beach ball game in which a group keeps the ball in the air as spectacularly as possible. Picigin.org documents suggested competition rules, court size, player count and judging criteria; World Ethnosport describes the traditional context. A stable world federation is not documented, so the entry is downgraded from official to catalog-sourced.
Classification
Weitere Angaben
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Collectively keep the ball in the air for as long and stylishly as possible without it touching ground or water surface.
Teilnehmer
Typically five players per team/group; competition may use judging/style scoring.
Teamgröße
Typically five players per team/group; competition may use judging/style scoring.
Spielfeld
Shallow beach/sea area, often circular or square about 30 m, with safe water depth, sandy bottom and beach/weather clearance.
Dauer
Duration depends on set, timed, tournament or local rules.
Wertung
Time, jumps, court coverage, style and overall impression under the Picigin.org rule suggestion.
Gewinnbedingung
Achieve the higher judging/point score in the concrete Picigin competition.
Ausrüstung
Small ball, shallow beach/water area, swim/beach equipment and optional judging/timing setup.
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- ball or implement out
- net/zone fault
- wrong contact sequence
- unsafe or local-rule violation
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- Picigin community / Bačvice championship organisers (Picigin)
- Croatia Q&A: What is picigin? Time Out Croatia · travel-feature · medium
- Picigin Game - Split's Favorite Pasttime Split Croatia Travel Guide · blog-guide · medium
- Picigin Bacvice beach in Split Croatia Expert · travel-guide · medium
- About Picigin Topend Sports · reference · medium
- The Home of Picigin rules Picigin.org · official · medium