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 A Jorkyball court | |
| First played | 1987 in France |
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| Characteristics | |
| Team members | 2 per side |
| Mixed-sex | male and female |
| Type | Indoor |
| Equipment | Jorkyball |
| Venue | Jorkyball court |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | No |
| Paralympic | No |
Jorkyball is a format of two vs twofootball.[1] It is played in a 10 m (33 ft) by 5 m (16 ft) cage onartificial turf with the possibility of using thewalls to pass, dribble, and score. As in football it is played only with the feet and use of hands is forbidden. The objective is to score goals into a net. As insquash andpaddle, the sport is played in afour-walledcourt and all of them can be used including the net above. (i.e, there is no outside). The governing body is theJorkyball International Federation.
Jorkyball International Federation (JIF) was founded in 2014.[2][3] The president of the JIF isGilles Paniez and its headquarters inRome, Italy.[4]
The new Jorkyball International Federation becomes reality in 10/09/2014.
13 nations in March 2025:[5]
Italy,
France,
Portugal,
Spain,
Hungary,
Poland,
Belgium,
Switzerland,
Israel
Japan,
India (2022)
Canada,
MexicoSource:[6]
Canada, 2021 Japan, 2023 Poland France PortugalSome events was held since 2003 but many of this games was informal in defunct organizations.[7]
8 competitions / women, juniors, seniors and men:[11]
Three on two jorkyball was invented by the FrenchGilles Paniez in 1987.[12][13][14][15] It started in a garage inLyon, France. Jorkyball was first played in front of a large audience at the1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy as an exhibition. Since then, the number of jorkyball players has been increasing.[citation needed]
Jorkyball is currently played in 13 countries and expanding: France, Italy, Portugal, Canada, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland, Japan, Mexico, India and Israel.[citation needed]
A jorkyball game is played in three sets of seven goals each. The first team to reach two sets wins. Each team is made up of one striker and one defender. The striker is not allowed to play in the kickoff areas. At the end of each set, defender and striker change role. The defender is not allowed to play in the opponent's side of the court.
The pitch of 2 vs 2 jorkyball is aparallelepiped. Dimensions are:
The ball is in hand-sewn felt. It weighs 200 g (7 oz). It is roughly the size of a handball.
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