CYCLE
BALL
ALEKSANDRA ZABOROWSKA
WHAT IS IT?
IN CYCLE BALL, TWO OPPOSING
TEAMS ON BICYCLES TRY TO TRAP
AND DRIVE A BALL INTO THEIR
OPPONENTS’ GOAL BY
MANIPULATING THE BALL WITH
THE WHEELS OF THEIR BICYCLES.
HISTORY
THE SPORT WAS INVENTED AROUND 1888 BY
ARTISTIC RIDER NICHOLAS EDWARD
KAUFMANN. IT HOLDS ROOTS IN GERMANY.
FIELD
2 RIDERS’ CYCLE-BALL 5 RIDERS’ CYCLE-BALL
THE MATCH IS PLAYED BY TWO THE MATCH IS PLAYED ON A
TEAMS CONSISTING OF TWO PLAYERS HANDBALL FIELD BY TWO TEAMS
A TEAM. THE MATCH FIELD SIZE IS 11M
CONSISTING OF SEVEN PLAYERS:
X 14 M, SURROUNDED BY SLANTED
ONE GOAL-KEEPER, FOUR FIELD
BOARDING.
PLAYERS AND TWO
SUBSTITUTES.
FIELD CYCLE-BALL (6 RIDERS'
MORE INFORMATION CYCLE-BALL)
THE MATCH IS PLAYED ON A HALF FOOTBALL
FIELD BY TWO TEAMS OF SIX PLAYERS EACH.
The ball has a weight of 500
EQUIPMENT
grams and 18 cm diameter, filled
with horsehair.
A special designed bicycle for cycle-ball, its no braking
system, saddle toward back, Y-shape handlebar,
same diametre with front and rear wheels, fixed gear
system, to make the bicycle easy to move forward,
backward, jumping, also for passing and shooting the
ball.
RULES
THE GAME IS PLAYED BY STRIKING THE BALL WITH FRONT OR REAR WHEEL. THE FEET AND THE
HANDS MUST NOT BE USED UNLESS THEY ARE ON THE HANDLEBAR OR PEDALS. HEADERS ARE
PERMITTED.
IF A PLAYER TOUCHES THE GROUND, HE MAY CONTINUE TO PLAY BY CROSSING HIS OWN GOAL
LINE, OTHERWISE A FREE KICK WILL BE GIVEN TO THE OPPOSITE TEAM.
THE PENALTY AREA IS A SEMI-CIRCLE MARKED WITH RADIUS OF 2 METERS IN FRONT OF THE
GOAL. ONLY ONE PLAYER EACH FROM DEFENDING AND ATTACKING IS ALLOW TO GO INSIDE
THIS AREA. THE GOAL-KEEPER MAY USE HIS HANDS TO AVERT THE BALL.
A PENALTY, 4 METERS, IS THE PUNISHMENT FOR OFFENCES COMMITTED WITHIN A PLAYER'S
OWN PENALTY AREA OR IN CASE OF A SERIOUS FAULT DURING THE GAMES. OUT BALL, CORNER
BALL ETC. ARE SIMILAR TO THE RULES FROM FOOTBALL.
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