Smolball
Smolball , which was called "Teniball" during the development phase, is a ball sport in which two teams, each with 3 field players and a goalkeeper, compete against each other. Smolball is a registered trademark .
The aim is to get the ball into the opponent's goal. Smolball is played with a smolball bat, the smolball ball can playfully come into contact with the thigh or chest. The goalkeeper may fend off the ball with his whole body within the goal area .
Emergence
At the beginning of the 1970s, during a summer sports camp while studying sports, the idea of playing tennis with teams arose . The fifty Polish students had only two tennis courts available, which meant that the individual players had to accept long waiting times. Janusz Smolinski had the idea to dismantle the net and put up two mini football goals so that the team could play tennis. However, Smolinski was laughed at and the idea was declared insane. A few years later, Smolinski remembered his idea during his physical education class, and he tried to play the imagined sport with his students. The inventor's motivation increased due to the interest and joy of his students in the game. Smolinski then tested various rackets for use in the game during the development phase. But when he couldn't find what he was looking for, he developed a compressed wood club in the workshop of his school. It took some time for the smolball racket to be developed. Selecting a ball went through the same procedure. Due to some injuries in class, the club was then fitted with a plastic safety loop.
regulate
The rules for smolball are clearly specified in the regulations, in which the number “4” plays a major role. During the game, players can be freely replaced and exchanged. However, the player to be substituted may only enter the field after the person to be replaced has left it. Incorrect procedures when changing are punished with a 4-minute penalty. The game begins with a jump ball, which is thrown by the referee at the intersection of the center line and the circle. The clubs of the two team representatives must be in contact with the ground before the throw. The players then have to jump up and try to get the ball into custody.
The “referee's ball” runs similarly. The clubs of the two team representatives must touch the ground at a distance of one meter. Again the ball is thrown up by the referee and the players must try to win it for their own team.
The ball may be touched four times during a player's move without a step limit. This applies to bouncing , juggling and ball control on the ground. However, rolling the ball off the ground does not count as touching the ball. The ball must not be actively played with the foot, arm or head. Players in possession of the ball must not be attacked from behind. Opponents are not allowed to be in front of the ball in the goal area. If the ball leaves the field of play (if boarding is used) or if it touches the ceiling, the team that did not touch the ball last receives a free hit, which takes place at the place of the rule violation and a maximum of one meter from the wall or board got to. Slight contact with the club is permitted, provided that the club of an opponent is not hit with your own club.
Free hit & penalty
All free hits must be carried out indirectly and carried out at the place where the rule is violated. However, if the rule violation takes place behind the goal line or in the goal area, the free hit is taken from one of the front corners of the goal area. During a free hit, the opponents must keep a distance of four meters. If a rule violation prevents a chance to score, the disadvantaged team is awarded a penalty . The person responsible for the penalty must present the ball with his hand and shoot directly at the goal with the stick. Meanwhile, the goalkeeper has both feet on the goal line. If he leaves this, the penalty shot is repeated. If a goal is not scored because the goalkeeper successfully parries, the player who took the penalty may continue playing immediately. If the goalie does not touch the ball, the player who executed the penalty may no longer touch the ball directly; the ball must first be touched by another player. If the game rules are violated, the yellow card is shown and a four-minute penalty is taken. Gross offenses against the rules of the game are shown by the red card and punished with exclusion from the game. Deliberate goal shifts, exclamations and complaints against the referee or other players will also be punished.
equipment
No protective equipment is required for the game. For safety reasons, the rules of the game only allow the use of official Smolball material. Furthermore, a gate with a length of 2 m and a height of 1.25 m is required.
Playing time
A game consists of three thirds of 20 minutes each with a 10 minute break. In the last third there is a change of sides after 10 minutes without a break.
team
The team size is three players and one goalkeeper . During play, a player may not cover the ball with his own body or the stick. Such behavior is punished with a 4-minute penalty. However, light body contact is allowed.
goal
The clearly marked goalkeeper may not wear glasses according to the rules. He also plays with the stick, is allowed to fend off the ball with his whole body within the goal area and may hold it in his hands for a maximum of four seconds. If a goalkeeper scores a direct goal during the goal kick or pass, this is invalid. Outside the goal area, the goalkeeper is considered a field player . Preventing the goalkeeper from releasing the ball by another player is not permitted. The goal area is two meters wide. The goal area must be three meters longer than the goal. Body floor play in one's own goal area (with the exception of the goalkeeper) is punished with a penalty. The players are allowed to have 2 body floor contacts (2 legs). Ball floor play is allowed (also in one's own goal area).
term
The term “Smolball” is made up of the beginning of the inventor's surname Janusz Smolinski and the German word ball .
Versions
Smolball is a team sport and does not necessarily have to be played in a sports hall. A version of Smolball was developed for wheelchair users, in which the players on wheelchairs score points. Different variants of the sport have already been developed:
- Ice Smolball (Smolball on the ice)
- Beach smolball (played on the beach or in the sand)
- Inline smolball (smolball with inline skates )
- Outdoor Smolball (individually selected venue)
- Indoor smolball (played in sports halls or tennis halls)
- Smolball wheelchair (for the physically disabled)
- Roller skate smolball (played with roller skates)
- Water Smolball (played in water, also as therapy)
Associations and championships
In Switzerland, team sport is organized by the Swiss Smolball Association . In the 2019/20 season, 6 teams took part in the championship.
literature
- Janusz Smolinski: Smolball: the most versatile team sport , Rva Druck und Medien, 2010
Web links
- Smolball at sportunterricht.ch
- Smolball - A team game for school sports mobilesport.ch
- Smolball rules of the game in school sports mobilesport.ch
- RULES FOR THE SHORT SCHOOL VERSION schulsport-nrw.de
- Smolball at the state office for school sports in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Smolball at the University of Bern
- Smolball at the Cantonal Schwyzer Gymnastics Association
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Teaching aids, July 2009 edition, p. 13. (PDF; 4.5 MB)
- ↑ Championship SSA
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