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.