Chaza
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A Chaza match at Nariño Department | |
| Nicknames | Tenis Pastuso (Pastuso Tennis) |
|---|---|
| First played | 15th century |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | 4 players every team |
| Type | Racquet sport |
| Equipment | ball, racquet |
| Venue | Outdoor |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Colombia and Ecuador |
| Olympic | No |
| Paralympic | No |
The Chaza,[1] pelota nacional, or national ball,[2] is a colombian racket sport, (like tennis), which is practiced on a rectangular area bounded by lines and divided by a line drawn on the floor that divides the playing field. It is played between two teams of 4 players each. The object of the game is to launch a ball, by hand or racquet, (called "bombo"), so that it bounces into the opponent's field without being returned.
It is a very old sport, first created by the Indians who inhabited the fifteenth century current Border of Colombia and Ecuador Currently the sport is widely practiced in the department of Nariño, Colombia, and is the national sport of Ecuador[3]
History
The chaza was created in the 15th century, for those Indians who inhabited the present border of Colombia and Ecuador, when the Europeans discovered America, in the fifteenth century, the sport was adopted in Europe, eventually giving rise to tennis.[4] In the beginning it was played with a heavy leather ball, and thrown by hand.
Game Rules
This game can be played with a hand or with a wooden racket, which is lined goatskin called "bombo" and a bit heavy to 70-90 grams ball.[5]
As in the volleyball, players rotate, which is why in the field, there is drawn a line (6 on each side) to say which position each should play.
Points are marked as in the Tennis, i.e., 15, 30, 40 and the point. When a team gets 6 points, and maintains a minimum difference of 2 points over his rival, wins the set. When a team wins March 2 sets wins the game.
The kick-off, is also performed as in the Tennis crossed and looking for the opposing team to fail to return the ball before it bounces 2 times within their field.
The field is rectangular concrete and 110 meters long and 10 meters wide, is not divided by maya, but by a line drawn on the ground.
See also
References
- ↑ "Juegos Autóctonos de Pasto". Cultura y turismo de Pasto (in Spanish). 26 February 2014.
- ↑ López, Paúl (1 December 2009). "La pelota nacional, un deporte de nuestra cultura". Red Voltaire (in Spanish). Quito.
- ↑ "Tenis Pastuso en el Ecuador" (in Spanish).
- ↑ "La Chaza: Uno de los atractivos de las fiestas de agosto". Alcaldía de San Pablo (in Spanish). 9 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "'Chaza', un deporte típico de Pasto". RCN Televisión (in Spanish). 20 May 2014.