C ertainly is you should write in Valencia but I want to take into account all sectors of the population belonging to the counties, in part or in full, are Castilian-speakers, such as the Bajo Segura, Valle de Ayora , Los Serranos, la Plana Utiel, la Hoya Buñol, etc. But also to do honor to be Godelleta, population of the last region above that is emerging in recent years in the form of galotxa and where the council is investing continuously in artificial Street, which has equipped including air conditioning, with a large quarry from which you have already gone out players who are active as professionals in the company Val Net
My son Moses ( 10 years) to hit the ball that comes over the Cuerda (galotxa) and that gives the number modality.
Godelleta - Sports Games Valencia 2006-2007
My son Moses (13 years) to hit the ball that comes over the rope (galotxa) and which gives its name to the form.
Godelleta - Final provincial Jocs Esportius Valencia 2009-2010
A other things, I intend to make a trip for the sport of Pelota Valenciana , deporte totalmente autóctono de esta comunidad que ha sobrevivido a muchos obstáculos a lo largo de toda su historia y que ha llegado hasta nuestros días en los que se aprecia una importante recuperación de la afición que se había perdido casi en su totalidad, recuperación de la que también son "culpables", todo hay que decirlo, algunas entidades privadas con su patrocinio, los propios ayuntamientos que están apostando fuerte con inversiones en infraestructuras (calles artificiales y trinquetes) y el segundo canal de la televisión autonómica (Punt2) por la difusión del mismo con el programa "Trinquete" que emite todos los domingos por la tarde entre 15 and 16 h. approx.
Godelleta artificial Street (no sidewalks, balconies or any other obstacles that mimics a natural street). Note the detail of the public, apart from the bottom tier and I find myself, sitting in the center and sides. Also part of the game although not directly involved in it.
Muscat Trophy is for the 2008 and faced in the 2nd semifinal Genovés II and Jesus against Leon and Dani Chair with a result of 70 - 50 for the latter. The "punters" are always local.
Borbotó artificial Street (parish of Valencia) with doors, balconies, roofs, windows, sidewalk and up a ridge on the side walls ... very difficult to play.
P ittle or nothing I can prove about myself as an amateur and I'm in this business since recently, particularly following the Benifaió municipality (town where I live), being consistent with the construction of artificial Street had ended galotxa in late 2005, decided to mount a ball Valencia workshop focused mainly on younger people to begin an arduous recovery work quarry at this location, you can show off to have one of the teams from older galotxa that are participating continuously in the amateur championships, especially since 1984 but, now, no generational and can happen just as has happened in the neighboring town of Sollana where a team of several consecutive editions champion trophy galotxa El Corte Ingles, one of the most reputable in the world amateur, has seen how the players have gradually abandoned the practice and eventually leaving the sad and silent witness's home court is built and whose deterioration patent attests to the decline suffered by the sport in this population.
E n this workshop registered my son for 10 years and from then until now I have not stopped attending games both local team and other teams in their respective populations and even professionals, mostly in the fields of galotxa, scale i corda and pediment. E n all honesty, I must admit that when you go into this world, in my case as a result of placing my son on a computer fry the neighboring town of Almussafes who has participated in several tournaments at different levels and in different forms, is something addictive. You get to know people from all over the community and realizing the passion that most of them (parents) put into this sport take their kids to play in any population which has to travel far to find it. And entering in more detail about this sport, I have to break a lance for galotxa mode of which I must say that, IMHO, is the most difficult to play.
T Omemo as rectangular-track model that would mimic a over any street or fewer obstacles than I have shown in the drawing, for example, balconies, roofs, sidewalks, windows, doors, etc, with some measures (which refer only to the field) of 60 m . long by 8 m . wide and walls of about 15 m . high topped by another 3 or 4 m . screened.
E n drawing (click on it to enlarge) can be seen in the wake of the ball when it is put into play (parable in bold) . What does the " feridor " player usually only deals with this task, retreating quickly with no option touch it again until the next serve, but may also be the case that makes the functions of "punter" or front. (We will delve into this)
The street from the photo at left is a perfect imitation of a street natural is the latest built in Valencia ( BENIDORM - Alacant) we see that it has already been covered the roof which makes it suitable to play at any time of year and with good or bad weather. Right photo, street used to play in Gaibiel galotxa village in the region of l'Alt Palencia (Castellón)
L to court is divided into 2 equal parts with the central line that goes from wall to wall at a height of 170 / 180 cm. about and that is stitched lengthwise a net of about 15 cm. wide. Another string " galotxa " or " galotxeta " placed in the field that receives the ball from the kick, "ferida" at a distance of 8 or 10 meters from the central line by category, and a height of 2.5 to 2.7 m. mark the lowest point on the ball must pass to reach down inside the box of " dau" or "bot " (see bold in drawing marking the path of the ball " feridor) where you receive the player and hit his hand as his style. Will "miss" the feridor (or what is the same: both for the opponent) if the ball does not go above of that string or bounces out of the box indicated. (In another section we will see different types of strokes) C oloc central rope at a height of 170 / 180cm. and brings about a net sewn all along about 15 cm. wide. The mission of this network is to facilitate the vision of the balls that pass very close to the rope so that if you go underneath, impacting on it and safer for the "home Bò" (referee) sing missing. L as rules are similar to tennis but are very curious particulars in addition to the fundamental difference is that the tennis racket and play with us either directly in the hand, there are a number of other issues that I will comment throughout the exhibition, but in particular could make it clear that the basis of the game is that the ball is in the opponent without the can return to the air (volley) or first boat.
l E team usually consists of 3 players: forward PUNTES half Mitges and other REST, sago or Escaleta , (the latter should play trinquet ) appointed closer to further from the center string.
feridor E l that appears in the photo above is only active in that moment, that is, removed, (puts the ball in play by throwing to the opposite field) and away. No further intervention until the next well but can also " Ferir " punter himself as in the case of the sequence attached below. As regards the strings in our sport, the ball always has to pass over without ever clearing them, both central like galotxa in the latter only Throw in (ferida) , then counts as one more obstacle on the field and, unlike in tennis, if you touch line, are "missing."
Galotxa: see the movement of the wound; Slow This sequence can be seen as "feridor" throws the ball and quickly moves back to punter take his position
Trinquet: ferida tapped the ball with his hand and ability to do the "caiguda d'scale" complicating the "dau" to rival
Language itself and offers a curiosity makes us wonder why the serve is called " Ferir " which translated means "wound." The meaning suggested is to get the ball to reach the button box, do things unexpected and disturbing as possible to the rival (the wound), such as hitting the wall and remain attached to it without leaving out, which would make sense, or conversely, that This is done out too with a good wrist feridor that the ball out of his hand succeeds in giving an adverse effect or in favor of pot so it is not free. A "feridor " business can be the determining factor in a game, which a priori might be difficult to win, falling on his side. Thus, besides the effects mentioned above, you can also throw the ball so you have to play it the "Mitges" to galotxa if it appears that the rest makes a great bot. Or, if the rest just above the blow strong, cut the ball much (the adjusted to pass close to the rope galotxa) for forcing the boat some other hand to hit the bottom. In the same way, if the rest of the "bot" takes very strong under the "feridor" high for the boat launch lot. Thus we have not the same "ferida" that "serve". It's called "ferida" in "galotxa" and "stop i corda" for example. It is a move of skill rather than strength. But the throw is quite the opposite, so when raw means the force with which the ball leaves the hand and thus would be running in "Raspall" or "Front valencià" for example. The scoring system for each game is also almost the same as in tennis (15-30-40-KIT) with the difference that the third point is substituted "40" with the word VAL and there are no sets of tennis but played a total of 14 games counted 5 on 5, ie the first game would be 5, the second 10 ... and so on until 70. In lower grades, Benjamin, juvenile, infantile and cadets, is 50 points.
galotxer Here is a volley ball receiving
feridor is characteristic of this mode, the detail the audience who, unintentionally, of course, can become part of a move or even be who decides which way to fall a "fifteen", because viewers are placed in the most unlikely places. Surely, and this is a reflection of mine, being a sport that is practiced (and is still practiced) in the streets where, by pure logic, there was no room to accommodate fans who wanted to attend a good game, besides the most suitable place I was at the ends of the street, looking under the rope seat or in the house own portals. To which I refer to this explanation is that there is specific legislation relating to these situations and that is that when a ball impacts on any of the spectators, is considered an obstacle and therefore can continue risking (in the jargon: joc fa = follows the game). If you've beaten the audience before the first bounce, the player can hit before you give or wait for later. As stated in the legislation: in such cases, viewers are considered "air." The same happens if you hit the banks referred to the center, provided that it is not standing there by any impediment, in which case it would be "fifteen" of whom has been released. If dropped, you can always try to return it before it touches the ground or after first bounce. With all this mean to bear witness to one of the most curious peculiarities of our sport (to a greater or lesser extent occurs in all modes) is that the public also play sometimes to their regret for I have seen an unfortunate incident in which the ball has beaten on the head directly affected and had to go to the emergency room to give him a few stitches. These cases tend to occur mostly when the viewer was not pending in the game and everybody knows (and if not known should not be placed there) the implicit risk involved in being in these places. If the ball has been stationary on or in some obstacle, depending on the height of that barrier which is missing or fifteen of which has been launched. Specifically, if the obstacle is to a maximum height of 2 meters is considered to be played and therefore could be fifteen for which has been launched there. In case you are standing on a balcony or rooftop, will be missing. By building artificial streets, also called Valencian ball courts, many of them still do not want "to see the fence," using a simile taurine, ie, in the galleries of the ends, and for them and banks are has placed perpendicular to the line of middle and lower it. Others do tan siquiera se sientan sino que se apoyan en la pared del rebote de la parte del "bot" o incluso a lo largo de las paredes laterales. Ver foto más abajo, la que enseña el golpe de "carxot". Observar los aficionados de detrás del jugador. Están en la pared del "bot".
Por desgracia para este deporte debemos admitir que la aglomeración de público tan sólo se da en las grandes finales de trofeos provinciales y autonómicos, normalmente organizados por la F.P.V. con el patrocinio de entidades públicas y privadas: ayuntamiento, Diputación, bancos y cajas de ahorro, etc...
Además, hay que contar con unos personajes "casi" imprescindibles in any confrontation that is the judges. Thus we have the person who makes the walker in the game, ie, count the points and is usually placed just below the central line is also responsible for singing "miss" when the ball goes under the former. Is the aforementioned "home Bo". The photo on the left explains all this and what follows. Another judge is responsible for the faults of feridor sing, when the ball passes under the rope galotxa. Another one must control the ball in the "ferida" give the boat out of the box set and also are considered missing. final in championship games, the FPV is "stretched" more and brings the official judges for these tasks. Everywhere else there is a "fair play " exquisite and often the players themselves of themselves. This is not football. With this I close the exclusive section dedicated to galotxa.
From now on I expanded on themes common to various modalities, such as the manufacture of the ball, the type of shock, protective materials of the hand, etc ... ball is played with "cow"
Typical Valencian handicraft product. They are made with the skin of the cow's forehead (hence its name), previously tanned and which forms the continent or lining which is filled with stuffing of wool, which comes to be the gut.
This liner is made up of eight pieces in the form of equilateral triangles that are damp and turned upside down to be sewn together. This delicate task that involves much difficulty. The final quality of the ball depends on several factors: first is, obviously, but the main materials is given by the careful process that builds the artisan. Understand that even be produced in this way should effectively control the final weight of the product to which must be very precise with what you weigh each of the pieces that form it. All this makes the final price to rise considerably ranging between 30 and 90 €. The ball, to be considered excellent, must meet several qualities: flexibility, nobility in the jump, that is, it bounces straight without deviation to the side, and vivacity, all of which are summarized in the "TEC", onomatopoeia that describes the sound of the ball quality. Here I introduce a clause: the above named Onomatopoeia another ball used by professionals and absolute categories in the form of "front valencià", in this case sound is produced when striking the facade. Its size might consider quite low, compared for example with the ball "front valencià" and even more so to those using the pelota Basques. When it comes to those used in the professional field, are 40 mm. in diameter and about 140 mm. in circumference with an approximate weight of between 40 and 45 gr. few decades ago were used balls from 28 to 30 gr. and players with more refined technique could take where they wanted to giving the effect they wanted, in short, controlled the ball. The hand did not need to go as protected but based on playing games, index and middle fingers suffered a kind of atrophy. The actual weight are faster but loses effectiveness ballplayer hit because it must carry the hand more protected and therefore not dominate. is curious detail that not many people know but it did seem to know the most knowledgeable and in a game, the ball goes through two distinct phases: an initial phase of natural elasticity that lasts until the middle of the game and the second, the fatigue, which will dampen its liveliness. This is because the heat is dilated and bounces less. This can be seen that at this stage the player seems to lose strength in his arm, "li will not ride it" they say, when in fact responsible for this loss is the ball itself has lost resiliency. All this tends to happen especially with the mediocre quality balls because, according to experts, a good ball barely altered during During the entire game. So far, the entire paragraph highlighted in yellow I have taken from a photocopy of a book I made a friend and a great amateur ballplayer, of which enjoy a good game and not only playing themselves, in which I can only see the title: THE REGION BALL and its author at the bottom: "R. Brown" and here is proof, if you want to remove it. I continue with my thoughts ... actually caught a ball very fast is not really hurting, in all its intrinsic meaning, but rather has been "rolled" along the palm of your hand entering through the front, closest to the wrist and fingers coming out (in the jargon is known as " correguda mA = run out). This is the difficult technique of the sport and its complication lies in getting from either hand in order to give it the speed of the arm itself and return ballplayer, in turn, part of the speed and brought the added advantage that does not hit directly and therefore does not hurt. Again I must refer to the origin of the game as us, so entrenched in the villages, which was played in the streets, some unpaved streets, and this is as far as I reckon until three-quarters of the twentieth century, the vast majority of stocks were dirt roads. What happened then we can assume that when played llargues, Perxe, galotxa, etc..? Simply because they were leaving the ball bouncing in the back ground was complicated by the irregularity of the pavement. Later, in the paved streets, the complication is greatly reduced but the players always looking to hit a volley. Gave them many advantages, one of which was that it was so long the rival to register to receive it and other equally if not more important, that the air does not deceive, typical slang phrase. Another one with pairing included is "qui pilots expected to bot is fot "= who expected the ball to the boat, it sucks (pardon me, I could say is annoying but not rhyme). And entering another aspect, it is more appropriate to talk a little about the importance of grooming or "roll" hand the effect of protecting it from the blows that fall well to it. It is a "suicide" just hit a ball of cow (especially volley) without bringing protected. The most common is that any impact direct (no road) injury is known as "settled" and that a hematoma is usually interested in the bones of the inner part of the hand are the knuckles out, but also often have the phalanges of the fingers. When you suffer an injury of this type and can not play like it always is more concerned with not hitting the pain point that hit with the blow and therefore fail a lot of plays. Somehow, he has taken fear.
Here leave a picture of the hand rolled ...
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used to protect various materials such as steel planchets and thimbles, "tesa-moll "material Sparkling type sticking those planchets and thimbles, a special adhesive that makes the former set is very well stuck to the skin (previously be thoroughly washed with soap or shaving cream smearing special) and tape to finish above . In this case we could apply the famous saying "everyone has his little book" and that there is no standard protocol for this and each is looking for a way to enable it to hit the ball with more comfort and less damage. The lambskin glove is deprecated (it still used in the professional field Genovés II and others who do not remember specific names) superseded by the new technique of adhesive Green getting hit safely and all that compact has to place in the palm. Still, among the amateurs are loyal fans that have always used and I guess I will use until you retire. Rafa is the case of Sony, for example. leave here some links to YouTube with 3 videos recorded by me where I explain details of how to fix the hand, namely how to make a template for the palm.
I can remember right now to the aforementioned in paragraph Benifaió Club: Vicent "Coto" in and out of here I remember another lover of the ball, Rafa Sony, which also see using it forever. This ballplayer, with 50 years of age who has played in all classes, who now plays for the club playing galotxa Marquesat has a very personal way to wrap the hand is placed just protection. A plane table to protect the inside of the knuckles and little else, the bare fingers. I once asked why he risked suffering a "settled" and said he had learned to shoot very well and hardly this accident could happen.
Sony Rafa Here is a morning of galotxa which he organized in October 2008 Benifaió in the field to celebrate its 50th anniversary and 40 years of pelota, accompanied by kids club de l'Alt Palencia (the 3 from the right) which is to monitor, and provincial champions and runners club Almussafes autonomous (from left to right: Moses, Toni and Josep) which monitor the Ventura uncle, is seated to the left of the image. Link
BOT OF BRAC "= boat and arm, (hit above) is the most aggressive and with greater force that the ball is projected. The player raises his arm to the hand protruding above the head forming a right angle to the forearm. In this hit the ball and has a boat. Of the most spectacular I can cite Gat
"VOLLEY" = (hit above) as above but without the ball comes to give any boat. Highlight the "mitgers" Oñate and Tino. Stronger but less precise stand: Solaz, Dani, Sarasol II, Voro and Grau.
******************************************** **************************** Carlos, Beniparrell, another great fan and player running the "bot" from "Butxaca", in my opinion.
"DE sobaquillo, ZIPPER FLY Butxaca or" = (stroke under which Eusebius of Riola stressed-sided-and Swedish-Castellón Antoniet d'Almasora-) is done by bringing the arm to stick to the body and drawing hand to the hip and birth of the leg (as is tilted more or less the body is given a name mentioned) getting a wrist movement is responsible for the force that moves the ball. Sony Rafa tells me (and I quote it here because it comes from him, who has seen it) that came to be such Antoniet a cushion or pillow on top of the hip, which slowed down the left arm and that giving such force that area was left bruised body due to the continuous blows he received.
The music and lyrics belong to a great lover of the traditions of our land: Vicent Savall with its theme dedicated to the Valencian Pelota that masterfully reflects all aspects of our sport
"CARXOT, CARXOTET or CALBOTET" = cheek, would be another blow at half height aggressive game giving the doll much so that, when it struck the ball by rolling it hand, it takes an amazing side effect (makes a curved path toward the same side the hand that has been beaten) and it is very difficult to return because it is very difficult to volley well placed to receive it. Normally when you blow the "bot" in galotxa, is a show put behind the rest and see the curved path of the ball. In my experiences watching games, I can attest to the impressive Robert of Beniparrell carxot. The rival has to be very fine to return these "missiles". I have also witnessed some "bot" executed by the ballplayer who has taken the ball directly to the public gallery above ... and I'm talking about 55 meters. Is a crack.
" PALMA "= the name says it all: with the palm of the hand, arm straight down and palm up, this beat is most used in handball but here it is very effective and is considered defensive. A ball hit the palm can go very far but is "silly" as it is say you get very frank and rivals, have all the time in the world to prepare, register, and returning comfortable released using any of the shots above. Here is a cliché to cite good about this once: "Player of cane, butxaqueta payer." Sentence was false true that Eusebius of Riola (always on the advice of an expert as Rafa Sony) that had very strong and he was a winning shot. Obviously, in all there are exceptions and here we have one.
"BOTANT I glue, I BOT A CONTRAM or BOLEA" = throwing and hitting. It is a blow that takes practice because you have to put your hand down low, in the same position as when you hit the palm and receive the ball just after giving the boat, a few inches of soil. It's usually used when the player does not have time to move forward to hit a volley and he comes to the feet. It would, so to speak, similar to what is called "boat soon" in tennis but much more complicated. Let's remember that this is a hand and not a racket.
"Manrara" = not translated. It is a blow at half height but with upper and lower arm form an obtuse angle, semiestirado, which takes a side path block, ie, without opening or closing the angle, in this case the doll does not work so although we always try to give game , more work would be drawing from the waist. It is considered one of the best running hits the big picture of recent times: Paco Cabanes "Genovese."
"Scratch" = typical stroke Raspall mode where the ball is usually rolling on the floor and the player "scratches" in the ground with the fingertips (protected with thimbles specially made for this mode) to hit the ball.
"L'ENGANXÓ FER = Raspall also used and is called the coup in which the ball is practically standing on the ground (which can only be done in this mode because in no way be conceived in the other) and where the player hits the ball to form a hook with your fingers to lift and try to take it to the gallery of spectators away from the opponent and getting the "fifteen". (Sorry for the bad quality of the picture, it is taken directly from a book I will refer to the end)
******************************* ************************************* Let where Genovés II is removed this "rebound"
"Rebound" = blow spectacular, and sometimes very complicated, and the ball goes in favor of jugador puesto que ha rebotado en la pared del fondo. Según lo bien que le pueda salir a rebote, el jugador podrá utilizar un golpe más o menos agresivo de los descritos anteriormente o incluso un golpe fuera de cánones, como en el vídeo. El rebote es una situación que se da en cualquiera de las modalidades descritas (frontó, galotxa, escala i corda, raspall, etc.) siempre que se juegue en instalaciones artificiales. Obviamente, cuando se juega en calle natural, no hay paredes de fondo y no ha lugar a rebote. Cuando la pelota va a rebotar, el pelotari debe saber "leer" por dónde le va a salir; es extremadamente complicado de calcular, sobre todo en el caso de venir muy fuerte y cortada o bien cuando toca primero la pared side, making it take effect and be open to rebound. When it comes to hit a lefty will open to the left of the rest, as he looks to the wall, when it comes to bot i Braç to bounce lower to the ground just to reach in time, however, if it comes from or sobaquillo everything from palm, will rise up, the latter is the easiest to return. Vilarreal Mosque, now retired, has been valued as a big bounce. And so far, different ways of hitting the ball.
We are now in a small chapter on clothing players:
As a general rule, takes short sleeve or long, depending on the weather, and long pants, all white with a red sash and blue team on the other. Red represents largest category of a team or player. In competitive match-legged, blue for the red team and the local visitors. In the mode of Monòver galotxetes Raspall or, for obvious reasons of mobility by bending down a lot, dress shorts. ============================================== ================ With this I will put an end to the whole exhibition. Not without referring to some photographs and information I have taken of the precious book, which entiendo Written with much love for our national sport, and what he left here constancy:
Antellense a Web site very special to me. Talk in my hometown (a village in the river voreta Júcar, as precious few and the charm of having encissador perfectly dammed water to practice swimming in the magnificent work of engineering that is where Weir was born the Royal Acequia Júcar) where the administrator does possible to know it.
And here pose an advertising page opinion in which I won some other euro
