RASPALL NEWS

RASPALL NEWS

Hi again, now I will tell you all the news about  ‘’Pilota Valenciana’’.

This summer many games were played and many championships too. Rafelbunyol´s team won the best championship called ’’Ruralcaixa’’. But today there have been more championships and games due to the holidays.

 

Last week, I started playing in the famous championship called Ruralcaixa but of lower quality. When this tournament finishes I'll start another and hopefully winning one of these two.

MY RASPALL TROPHIES

MY RASPALL TROPHIES 



Since I have been playing this beautiful game I have played in many regional and provincial championships.

  We won the following trophies:

In 2008- Winners of the  Pilota Almiserà trophy

              Winners of the Provincial and sub-champion in the regional

In 2009- 3rd in the Safor championship

              2nd trophy in ``Reis Xeraco´´

              Winners of the ``Festes Xeraco´´

In 2010- Winners of the county championship

              Winner of the 9  ``D’Octubre´´ trophy

               3rd in the ``Reis Xeraco´´

In 2011- 3rd in the ``Reis Xeraco´´

The most important event happened in 2007 when we won the provincial championship against the team alevin from Piles and were runners up in the autonomy because we lost the final against Orba.

ESCALA I CORDA

ESCALA I CORDA

Leaving the subject of Raspall, there are also other types of this game. The most important is ``Escala i corda´´.  This consists in passing the ball over the the cord, if it passes under the opponent wins the point.

The ball can only bounce on the ground or go in to the air, if it bounces twice the opposing team wins a point. If the ball goes into the galleries they also lose points. 

There are the same amount of players as in ``Raspall´´, but with one exception, there is a ``feridor´´ on each team who serves the ball to the opposite team.

 
People bet on this game more than on ``Raspall´´.

The people who play this sport are more technical than ``Raspall´´ players because they you have to throw the ball harder and it must also go over the cord. ``Escala I corda´´. It is better to serve quickly so that you do not get too tired.

Basically, ``Escala i Corda´´ is like tennis without rackets but it is not played on a court.

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS OF RASPALL

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS OF RASPALL

In ``Raspall´´ there are many championships both for professional and amateurs.

Now I am going to talk about the various leagues.

 
Children between 7 and 16 can participate in championships of different types of  ``Pilota Valenciana´´  these championships are called JECV.

The best championship of all is the Ruralcaja. Xeraco´s team has won the professionals more times than any other team. There is also the Ruralcaja amateur championships.  This year my team lost the semifinals of Ruralcaja championship.

THE RULES OF RASPALL

THE RULES OF RASPALL

In the street 

It Is fault when you roll the ball, if the ball goes on any balcony or roof a point is given to the rival team. If the ball goes out of the restricted area it has to be lanced with the left hand. 
The trick to winning is to hit the ball quickly up on two sides because if you throw the ball up the sides you could knock on the doors.

In the ``Trinquete´´ 

If the ball goes into the area where the are public sitting, it has to be lanced  with the right hand. In the ``Trinquet´´ there are two different for the parts of the wall. The rest is the top part of the wall and the bottom part is called the  ``Tamborín´´. If you hit the rest the rival team gets a point but if you hit the Tamborín your team wins the point.

 Professional players prefer playing on the Trinquet to the street because in the street there are balconies and doors which they might hit with the ball. Thus making it more difficult to score a point.

In this sport it is worth betting on every game. There is a ``Marchador´´ who takes the bets. There is also a man who does the same job as an umpire in football.

RASPALL TEAM PLAYERS

 

TEAM PLAYERS

In raspall there are three important positions.
They are:

Playing behind (`resto´) 
This is the most important team player, who helps the two others, if the player does not play well the team will  probably lose the game. This player is the one who hits the ball with the most force and is also the drawer.

Playing between (`mitger´)  
This player has the most technical skills, his objective is to place the ball where the rival player cannot come so the punter make points. He is the most dangerous player for  the rival team.

Playing front (`punter´) 
This player is the fastest in the team.  He is usually the worse team player and the one who touches the ball less than the other members of the team.

EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTION NEEDED TO PLAY ``PELOTA VALENCIANA´´

EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTION NEEDED TO PLAY

``PELOTA VALENCIANA´´

Hello, today I am going to talk about the equipment and the protection that players wear when playing Pelota Valenciana - Raspall.

The equipment has to be comfortable, shorts, t-shirt and trainers are usually worn..

The hands have to be very well protected, as the ball can cause great harm to them. 
So as not to get hurt thimbles of skin or plastic are placed on the fingertips with tape. 
It is preferable to use the skin thimbles while playing in the street and plastic thimbles for use in the 'Trinquete'.