Jorkyball

Jorkyball
Characteristics
Team members 2 per side
Mixed gender male and female
Type Indoor
Equipment Jorkyball
Venue Jorkyball court
Presence
Olympic No
Paralympic No

Jorkyball is a modified form of 2 on 2 Association football taking influence from squash and soccer. It is played in a 10m x 5m cage on artificial turf with the possibility of using the walls 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 in squash the sport is played in a four-walled court and all of them can be used including the net above, i.e. there is no outside.

History

3 on 2 Jorkyball was invented by the French Gilles Paniez in 1987. It started in a garage in Lyon, France. Jorkyball is now a registered trademark. Jorkyball was first played in front of a large audience at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy as an exhibition. Since then, the number of Jorkyball players has been increasing.

Jorkyball is currently played in 9 countries and expanding: France, Italy, Portugal, Canada, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland and Israel.

Rules

A Jorkyball game is played in 2 sets out of 3 of 7 goals each. The first team to reach 2 sets wins. Each team is made up of 1 striker and 1 defender. The striker is not allowed to play in the kickoff areas. The defender is not allowed to play in the opponent's side of the court.

Game elements

The pitch of 2x2 Jorkyball is a parallelepiped. Dimensions are:

The ball is in hand-sewn felt. It weighs 200 grams. It is roughly the size of a handball.

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