Traditional German Sports/Games

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Traditional German Sports/Games

• Here you find a description of traditional German
  Sports/Games.
• Dodgeball and Brennball are very popular among
  children. There is no sports lesson without these
  games.
• Faustball and Korbball are ball games which are
  widespread in Franconia.

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Dodgeball - Völkerball
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Preparations for Dodgeball

• You need two teams, which have the same number of
  players (4-20 players in a team)
• Each team needs a King/Queen who is in Heaven
  right from the start
• All the other players are in the field.

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The aim of the game

• Be the team with players in the in-field.

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Dodgeball the rules

• Right at the beginning you have to throw the ball
  three times from the in-field to your king to
  make it hot.
• It is not allowed to hit s.o.s head with the
  ball. When your head is hit, you dont have to
  leave the in-field.
• - Then throw the ball at your opponents.
• If a player from the other team catches the ball,
  its his teams turn and they can try to throw at
  your team
• If the player of the other team doesnt catch the
  ball, he has to leave the in-field and has to go
  out to heaven.
• When you are out in heaven and manage to throw at
  your opponent, you can go back to the in-field
  and the opponent has to go to his teams heaven.
• When your king manages to hit an opponent, one of
  your players can go back to the in-field.
• When theres no player left on the in-field, the
  king comes onto the in-field. The king gets the
  ball.
• As soon as the kings team hits an opponent, an
  in-field player comes back into the game and the
  king goes back to heaven.
• If the king is hit three times, the game is
  over.

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Dodgeball varieties

• Play with more than one ball to make the game a
  bit faster and more exciting.
• Put obstacles on the in-field to make it a bit
  more difficult for the players.
• Dodgeball with numbers Give numbers to your
  players your opponents have to hit your players
  one after the other starting with N. 1, then N2
  
• Choose a secret king for the in-field. If the
  secret king is hit, the game is over.
• Make up your own ideas!

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Brennball- a variety of baseball suitable for
kids
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Preparations for Brennball

• You need a ball
• Two teams with the same number of players
• 4/5 hoops/ small gym mats

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The aim of the game

• Try to do as many runs as possible

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Brennball the rules

• The defending team (Team A) is in the in-field,
  the team captains stands next to the burn hoop.
  
• The offensive team (Team B) stand in a queue at
  the first base.
• A player of team B throws the ball as far as
  possible. Afterwards he runs as fast and far as
  he can.
• Team A tries to catch/fetch the ball and to get
  it to the captain as fast as possible. The
  captain throws the ball into the hoop and screams
  burnt.
• If a player of team B manages to run around the
  in-field completely and get back to Base 1, he
  gets 4 points for a homerun.
• If he doesnt manage to run around the in-field
  but stops on one of the hoops, he is safe and can
  continue running when the next player of his team
  throws the ball. ? For reaching the homebase with
  breaks, the player gets one point.
• If he is in between two hoops, hes burnt and has
  to go back to base 1 without getting any points
  for his team.
• The offense and defense team change roles after a
  certain time (10 minutes) or after each offensive
  player had thrown the ball once.

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Brennball varieties of the game

• Put in more or less hoops to make it easier or
  more difficult for the players.
• Play without a captain, so that every player of
  the defense team can burn.
• Vary the number of points for a homerun, a run
  with one, two three breaks.

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Faustball fist ball

• Fistball is similar to volleyball and very
  popular in the area around Schweinfurt.
• There are different leagues for fistball in
  Germany and it is played even internationally.
• It is a discipline in the World Games, which are
  a kind of championship for non-olympic sports.

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Preparations for the game

• You need a field like the one below, a net, a
  ball and two teams with 5 players

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Faustball the rules

• Each team consists of 5 players, the players keep
  their position throughout the match
• The serving team serves the ball into the other
  teams field.
• The ball can touch the ground once, then you have
  to hit it with your fist or fore-arm and
  play/throw/hit it to a player of your team or
  back to the other side.
• After three contacts in your team the ball has to
  be thrown back into your opponents field. If
  not, your opponents get a point.

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Faustball the winner is

• your team, when you are the first team to get 11
  points or at least two in advance (1210 1311)

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Korbball a variety of basketball

• Korbball was invented in the 1860s in Germany.
• It is a mixture of basketball and handball.
• It is popular in some regions of Germany, e. g.
  the area around Schweinfurt.

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Preparations for Korbball

• You need a field, two baskets, and half a circle
  of 3m around the basket.

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Korbball the aim of the game

• is very easy throw more baskets than your
  opponents. ?

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Korbball the rules

• Korbball rules differ from region to region. In
  Bavaria and Germany in general it is very similar
  to handball.
• There are two teams with 5 players each. One
  player is the basketkeeper. Thats the only
  player who is allowed to enter the circle around
  the basket, but mustnt leave with the ball in
  his/her hands.
• The players throw, pass and bounce (only once)
  the ball close to the circle and try to throw
  into the basket. If they are successful they get
  a point.
• Players are allowed to go three steps with the
  ball in the hands.
• Penalties (for playing the ball with your feet,
  entering the circle, fouls..) score 1 point.
• The match consists of the first and second half,
  which take 10 to 20 minutes each according to the
  age of the players.