Tamburello

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Tamburello
ball games
Equipmenttambourines and balls
Venueoutdoor and indoor
Presence
Country or regionEurope, Asia, America

Tamburello, named Tambass in

court game
invented in the northern provinces of Italy during the 16th century.
[1] It is a modification of the ancient game of pallone col bracciale, bearing the same general relation to it as Squash does to Racquets.[2] Tamburello is also similar in form to tennis.[3]

Tamburello and its variations remain popular today in many nations of the world.

Forms

Open

This form is played at professional level in Italy where there are two varieties: the first kind taking place in a specialised sports venue called a

lawn tennis, four points constituting a game, counting 15+15+10+10.[2]

tamburello rounded shape with ball used in open

Indoor

Tamburello Indoor is practiced in an enclosed space such as a sports hall or a school gym on a small field and each team has maximum 8 players of which 3 simultaneously in the field. The ball in this case cannot be made of rubber, because too fast, and then using the tennis ball type depressurized. This is the tamburello's form more prevalent among the world: they play at least in 20 nations.

Tambeach

Tambeach is played on sand so players must hit the ball in flight before it contacts the ground. Players stand on a field which is 24x12 metres split in half by a net high 2.15 m. They play in this manner: one player versus other one or two players versus other two like beach tennis.

Tambutennis

In tambutennis two players regularly stand in each side on a court split in half by a net like tennis. The ball, used in this game, is made with terrycloth.

Tambourelli

Tambourelli is form which was started by Scottish players and it is similar to tambeach and badminton because they play with a shuttlecock.

Notes

  1. ^ Treccani encyclopedia: read section Il tamburello
  2. ^ a b Chisholm 1911, p. 388.
  3. ^ Pastimes and Players, By Robert Macgregor (Page 66). Chatto and Windus, Picadilly. 1881. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

References

External links

Media related to Tamburello at Wikimedia Commons

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