Fives
Under Fives British are racquet sports where the ball is, instead of being beaten with a bat, with his hands understood.
Like squash , Fives is played on a court where the match ball has to be hit against the front wall. The main variants of the game are Eton Fives , Rugby Fives and, since 2006, City Fives . The different Fives variants differ mainly in the different courts. While City Fives only needs a front wall, Eton Fives is played in a court that consists of a front wall and walls to the left and right. Rugby Fives is played like squash in an enclosed court.
Eton Fives is played in Europe outside the UK in Germany, France and Switzerland. Around 1920 the game was introduced at the Lyceum Alpinum in Zuoz by the Scottish physical education teacher Gordon Spencer. In addition to six Fives Courts in Zuoz, there are two more in Zurich and Geneva. In the 1960s, an Eton Fives Court was also built on the municipal sports field in Rheinberg (Niederrhein), but it has not been used for years.
history
Forerunners of Fives were already in ancient Rome in the 2nd century BC. Mentioned. The game Ludere expulsim was played in pairs, although it is not certain whether the ball also had to be hit against a wall. In the 11th century, another forerunner became popular in France as the Jeu de Paume . In medieval England, peasants, but also nobles, a direct forerunner of Eton Fives played on the outside of local chapels and churches. King Henry VIII is said to have enthusiastically played this ball game. In the 17th century the name Fives developed for these sports, although it is still unclear whether the word Fives is derived from the phrase a bunch of fives . The first courts specially built for Fives were built for Eton College in 1840, for which the previously used playground at the Eton Chapel was used as a rough template. As a result, a sacred character of the courts has been preserved to this day, especially with the Eton Fives, as the play walls consist of many inclines and edges, and a buttress structures the court.
regulate
The ball must be played over a marking (edge) on the front wall and may only hit the ground once. The game is played with a cork ball and with the hands, which are protected by padded gloves. Discrepancies are "negotiated" between the players or resolved with a repetition of the game ball ("let").
Spirit of fair play and respect
The English influence is still present today. Fair play thus plays a very important role.
Traditional British sports are designed to educate and educate young people. a. to strengthen and promote in their character. To be a successful five-star player, you need a quick reaction, perseverance and - since you played without a referee - a great deal of fair play. He has to stand up for his teammate at all times. No success can be achieved without teamwork.
Single receipts
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