Jorkyball

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Jorkyball is a modified form of 2 on 2 soccer taking influence from squash. It is played in a 10m x 5m cage on artificial turf with the possibility of using the walls to place the ball.

1 History
2 Game elements
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

2 on 2 Jorkyball was invented by Gilles Paniez ( French ) in 1987. It started in a garage in Lyon, France. Jorkyball is now a registered trademark.

[edit] Game elements

The pitch of 2x2 Jorkyball is a parallelepiped. Dimensions are:

Length: 9,80 m
Width: 4,80 m
Height: 2,70 m

The ball is in hand-sewn felt. It weighs 200 grams.

[edit] References

Jorkyball starts to catch on in Israel, Josh Nason, 14 March 2007, The Jerusalem Post
Italians exporting Fair play with two-a-side soccer, Paul Virgo, 25 March 2003, ANSA - English News Service
Having a Ball, Liz Krieger, 24 March 2003, Newsweek International - Atlantic Edition