Tamburello
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Tamburello is a court game invented in the northern provinces of Italy
during 16th century. It's a modification of the ancient game of pallone col bracciale. Nowadays various forms of tamburello are popular in many nations of the world.
, or in Italian language sferisterio, with a lateral wall which permits rebound of ball and it's played in open playing field without lateral wall. A full-sized tamburello court, which need not be as true and even as that for pallone, is 90 to 100 yards long and half as wide, divided laterally through the middle by a line (cordino) into two equal spaces, the battuta and the rimessa. Five players regularly form a side, each carrying in one hand an implement called tamburello, resembling a tambourine
(whence the name), which is a round frame of wood upon which is tightly stretched a cover of horse-hide. A rubber ball about the size of a tennis ball
is used. One of the players opens the service (battuta), which is made from a small square called the trampolino, situated at one corner of the battuta but outside the court. The service must be over the middle line. The ball must then be hit from side to side over the line, the side failing to return it or sending it out of court losing a point. The game is scored like lawn tennis, four points constituting a game, counting 15+15+10+10.
like tennis.
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Italy
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during 16th century. It's a modification of the ancient game of pallone col bracciale. Nowadays various forms of tamburello are popular in many nations of the world.
Tamburello open
This form is played at professional level in Italy where they play two kinds of this game: it's played in particular sports venue called sphaeristeriumSphaeristerium
Sphaeristerium Latin, from the , the term in classic architecture given to a large open space connected with the Roman thermae, for exercise with balls after the bather had been anointed; they were also provided in the Roman villas.- Sports :In Italian sferisterio is nowadays the courtfield for...
, or in Italian language sferisterio, with a lateral wall which permits rebound of ball and it's played in open playing field without lateral wall. A full-sized tamburello court, which need not be as true and even as that for pallone, is 90 to 100 yards long and half as wide, divided laterally through the middle by a line (cordino) into two equal spaces, the battuta and the rimessa. Five players regularly form a side, each carrying in one hand an implement called tamburello, resembling a tambourine
Tambourine
The tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
(whence the name), which is a round frame of wood upon which is tightly stretched a cover of horse-hide. A rubber ball about the size of a tennis ball
Tennis ball
A tennis ball is a ball designed for the sport of tennis,approximately 6.7 cm in diameter. Tennis balls are generally bright green, but in recreational play can be virtually any color. Tennis balls are covered in a fibrous fluffy felt which modifies their aerodynamic properties...
is used. One of the players opens the service (battuta), which is made from a small square called the trampolino, situated at one corner of the battuta but outside the court. The service must be over the middle line. The ball must then be hit from side to side over the line, the side failing to return it or sending it out of court losing a point. The game is scored like lawn tennis, four points constituting a game, counting 15+15+10+10.
Tambutennis
Two players regularly form a side in courts divided by a net (device)Net (device)
A net, in its primary meaning, comprises fibers woven in a grid-like structure, and is very infrequently mentioned in discussions of philosophy. It blocks the passage of large items, while letting small items and fluids pass...
like tennis.
Tambeach
One or two players regularly form a side on beach courts divided by a net like beach tennisBeach tennis
For another sport called "beach paddleball", see Matkot. For other sports called "paddleball", see Paddleball .Beach Tennis USA takes the fun and fast-paced sport of tennis and combines it with the sun, sea and sand of the beach....
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