PiNfUvOtE

What is PINFUVOTE?

It’s a new game.

We called a fusion sport because it takes standards, rules and hints of popular sports like: Ping Pong, Football, Volleyball and Tennis.

You can use any part of the body: feet, hands, head and we can directly hit the ball to play with teammates or wait for the ball to bounce on the ground only once between hit and hit. It is a simple, fun game when it’s played in groups from 7-20 players, and very competitive with teams of 4-5 or 6 players.

How should the playing field be?

It should be a flat surface. The field measurements depend on the number of players.

We can reuse tracks that can be found in Schools. We will have as a reference:

-Volleyball courts 18 m long and 9 m wide. (teams of 4, 5 or 6 players)

-Basketball courts 28 m long and 15 m wide. (Teams of 7, 8, 9 or 10 players)

-Multi Sports court 40 m long and 20 m wide (teams from 11 to 20 players

How to score a point?

-the ball bounces on the ground twice

-the ball does not go over the net

-the ball is sent off the field

-a player hits twice in a row

-the team hits the ball more than three times.

Faults (not- allowed):

-by invading the opposite field above or below the network.

-by shooting directly after the service

-by touching the network with any part of the body

-to change a player from one area to another without having finished the SET.

The ball

It is made of rubber foam, soft texture, weighs little and has a nice bounce.

The service/ boat

In PINFUVOTE it is allowed a maximum of three strikes. You can hit the ball directly or wait for the ball to bounce on the floor between each strike. When the ball bounces on the line limits it is considered valid.

The net

The net is on the central line. The net is similar to the one in tennis (1,07m).  The net can be touched by the ball during the match, except in the service. In that case you must serve again.

The service

The player always makes the service from a central circle keeping both feet inside it; jumping in the service is not allowed. In the service the ball must pass over the net without touching it.

Punctuation… How you win a game?

It is similar to volleyball, therefore a team wins when they win 3 SETS. A set is equivalent to 25 points and there will always be a difference of 2 points. It will be played a maximum of 5 SETS if the game is very disputed, with the difference that the last and fifth set is worth 15 points.

The 3 consecutive points rule for one player. The 3-point rule

When the team that has possession of serving wins 3 consecutive points, there will be a change of players, front and rear lines, on both teams. Such action will be indicated by the referee.

Tripin 

When 3 different players hit the ball with 3 different parts of the body (such as foot, hand and head) in the same action and they win that point they are awarded with a tripin, counting 3 points for the team.