Jukskei
Jukskei (also Afrikaans : Boeresport ; farmer's sport) is an almost 300 year old sport that developed in South Africa and is now played mainly in South Africa and Namibia by the Afrikaans-speaking population.
Basic rules
The aim of the game is to knock over a piece of wood stuck in the ground from a distance of 11 to 16 meters (depending on the age group of the players). It take Teams part of four players, each player has two throws. When knocking over the target stake, the player receives three points. If the stick is not knocked over, the team receives as many points as skeis (originally ox stirrups , now cone-like wooden stakes ) are closer to the stick. The winning team is the one that has scored exactly 23 points. If the 23 points are thrown over, the team starts again from zero.
history
Jukskei was created around 1743 in what was then the Cape region (today Cape Province ) of South Africa during the immigration treks with ox wagons through South Africa. They used the wooden parts of the ox hanger (Afrikaans: Skei ) to throw them close to a stick stuck in the ground. In 1939 the sport was formalized and fixed rules were established. At this time the first clubs were formed.
today
The sport is traditionally played mainly by Afrikaans and is therefore almost exclusively in South Africa and Namibia today , but is also played in the USA and Zimbabwe .
South Africa
In 2001 the sport was included in the South African funding program for traditional, local sports. Jukskei is one of seven national South African sports to be promoted. At least since then, the game has grown in popularity in South Africa. In South Africa, the sport is played on a professional level at both regional and national levels. The biggest tournament takes place every year in Kroonstad in the Free State of Bavaria.
Namibia
Jukskei is almost exclusively played by Afrikaans (Boers) in Namibia . Tournaments are organized on a regional and national level by the Namibia Jukskei Board (Namibian Juskei Council). The largest jukskei courts are in Windhoek and with the "Vineta Jukskei Park" in the coastal town of Swakopmund .
Botswana
Botswana first sent representatives to an official jukskei event, the Namibian Open Jukskei Championships, in May 2016 . The aim is to develop the sport in the country with the help of Namibia and South Africa.
International association
At international level, the sport within the International Jukskei Association ( International Federation Jukskei (IJF) until the end of 2008. International Jukskei Association ) organized. The association was founded in 1984 by four national associations from South Africa ( Jukskei South Africa ), Namibia ( Namibia Jukskei Board ), the USA ( United States of America Jukskei Association ) and Zimbabwe ( Zimbabwe Jukskei Board ).
The IJF is a member of the Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules and aims to become a member of the Sportaccord and the International Olympic Committee .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Official website of Jukskei Namibia
- Official website of Jukskei South Africa
- Jukskei rules (PDF; 317 kB)