Jorkyball

The 2x2 jorkyball is a Sport little known mixing Football and Squash.

As for the football the principle is to mark the maximum of goals; as for the squash, he is played in room on a ground of 10 meters out of 5, in which it is possible to use the walls to mark. A match disputes in three gaining sleeves; it is necessary to register seven goals to gain a sleeve.

Physically very intense because there are only very few stops of play, the matches are played 2 against 2.

History

The 2x2 Jorkyball was invented by Gilles Paniez in 1987 in a garage in Lyon, and during 3 years exploited itself this only site, before finding its rise at the time of the world one in Italy in 1990, where the play was presented like animation. Jorkyball is a registered trademark.

Space and elements of the play

The space of play of the 2x2 Jorkyball to the form of a parallelepiped, its dimensions are:

length: 9,80 m
width: 4,80 m
height: 2,70 m

The players evolve/move on a synthetic grass composed of various zones of plays:

zones of engagement (prohibited with the adversaries)
the central zone
lines of penalty

The balloon is out of bent baize hand, its weight is of 200gr.

Extract of the rules

Of the simple and strict rules without stops of play or almost (engagements and penalties) makes a fair-play sport of it.
No contact is authorized.
a match is played in 3 gaining sleeves, each one being gained in 7 goals.
a team is composed of 2 players: the attacker and the defender:

the attacker: it can evolve/move on all the surface of play except for the zone of engagement of the adversary.
the defender: he can evolve/move until half of the ground.

All the walls can be used as partners. The rebound usually used (to draw, dribbler, to mark or get clear) allow many combinations and make the play ludic and spectacular.

Accessibility of the 2x2 Jorkyball

The contractor

The installation of Jorkyball on only 50 m2 (interior or external) and its weak investment (it is enough half an hour per day to make profitable it) allow its installation in the clubs of back in shape, squash, tennis.

The interested clubs of touching the most important customers in France, namely the amateurs of round ball, can increase the receipts bar, restaurant, shop.

The player

The 2x2 Jorkyball is accessible by many people: children, teenagers, adults, men and women.

The 2x2 Jorkyball allows a physical exercise and tactic while having fun in a fair-play environment.

Figures and Jorkyball

Jorkyball it is:

80.000 practitioners leisure;
80 rooms;
60 clubs;
1000 bachelors competition.

Associations

an national association, the LFJB, created in 2005 gives its support for the clubs and manages the whole of the competitions:

internal selections;
regional trophies;
championships of France;
Coupe de France (men and women);
Cut of the League (men and women).

See too

External bonds

Official site of the ''' League '''
Jorkers.com Management championships/tournaments
Site of Jorkyball of Nancy

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