The rules of Tamburello

The Tamburello is a team sport of divided court playing 5 vs 5 (open air) or 3 vs 3 (indoor).

It is a sport that is played on smooth terrain from ground or asphalt, but also can play indoor adapting its rules of procedure.

Then we are going to the measures of the track, the shovel and the ball.

The shovel measures:

It has a diameter of 28 cm and there are two types: a for the throw-off (“battoirs” or “mandoline”), and another for the game.

The ball measures:

It weighs 78 grams and measuring 6.1 cm in diameter

While the outdoor ball is rubber, and hardest, indoor ball is similar to a tennis court but with less pressure

The field measures:

• Outdoor Tamburello: 80m long and 18m wide (or 20)

• Indoor Tamburello: 34m long and 6m wide

In both cases, the field is separated by a line called "basse" or "corde". Lines which limit the land are part of the same and measure 10 cm wide.

At Tamburello indoor the lines are in the same way as in Outdoor but adding two lines more each in a field located 2 m from "corde".  These lines mark the area that the opposing team must overcome to make the throw to be valid. 

Rules of the game:

• The score of the game is counted in the following way: 15, 30, 40, 50 = Game.

• The winning team will be the best 13 games.

• Teams change field every three games

• The throw-in is always done from the bottom line, must go beyond the midfield line, and only allows a boat in the field.

Points:

Knowing that the ball can be returned with one fell swoop by team, it loses a point if:

• The ball is not returned to the opposite field.

• The ball lands outside the limits of the land.

• The ball touches the central line

• Any player touches the ball with another part of the body that is not the forearm that holds the “tamburello”

• Two players of the same team are touching the ball consecutively.

• If a player enters the opposite field.

• If the server touches the baseline or penetrates into the field during the service.