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Jai alai (/ ˈhaɪ.əlaɪ / HYE-ə-lye: [ˈxai aˈlai]) is a Basque sport involving bouncing a ball off a walled-in space by accelerating it to high speeds with a hand-held wicker, commonly referred to as a cesta. It is a variation of Basque pelota.
28 maj 2024 · Carombola – A ball that hits the front and side wall, and then hits the cancha and bounces off in the direction of the screen (the net that protects the spectators). Chic-Chac – A ball that hits the floor very near the back wall, and then immediately hits the wall (very difficult to return).
24 lut 2021 · The name jai alai means “merry festival” in Basque. The sport is a hard-core Basque version of handball: a ball that is bounced off a walled space. But in jai alai, the ball is thrown...
The cesta is the curved basket worn by the players to throw the ball. Each throw produces a loud whipping sound that can be heard on the cancha (court) and even in the stands. When the ball smashes against the front wall it produces a gunshot like sound.
The first time you watch a game of jai alai, you'll probably become curious about the strange basket-like objects players use to hurl the ball around the court. Called "cestas," the baskets worn on the hand are custom-made and hand-woven from reeds that grow in the Pyrenees Mountains.
2 lis 2024 · Jai alai, ball game of Basque origin played in a three-walled court with a hard rubber ball that is caught and thrown with a cesta, a long, curved wicker scoop strapped to one arm. Called pelota vasca in Spain, the Western Hemisphere name jai alai (Basque “merry festival”) was given to the game
19 lis 2009 · Jai alai is played in a large three walled court (front wall, left wall, and back wall) called the cancha. There is no standard size for a cancha, but the court is typically about 176 feet long (double the size of a basketball court) and 40 feet wide.
