Category: World Sports

Chaco South American Indian Hockey

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A game similar to Field Hockey played with a ball made of wood or rope by Chaco Indian tribes in South America, sometimes instead of war or to prove superiority over another tribe. The World Indigineous Games were held in Palmas, Brazil, in 2015 for the first time. This is a Maori video of the event from Te Karere TVNZTe Karere TVNZ.

Video

References

Bibliography

[1] Wojciech Liponski (2003) “Chaco South American Indian Hockey” World Sports Encyclopedia pg. 123. MBI Publishing, St. Paul. Minnesota, USA.

Social Media

[2] You Tube Te Karere TVNZTe Karere TVNZ  Channel (2015) Indigenous sports teams meet in Palmas, Brazil for inaugural worldwide Indigenous Games [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXDV331Ob8M  [Accessed 18 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Emmanuel (Kimmage Development Studies Centre, Dublin, Ireland).

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Chandimu (Tanzanian Football)

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Chandimu is a Tanzanian Street version of Association Football (soccer) played usually with teams of 2-15 people and stones or posts without crossbars or netting for goals. The Logos and Videos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

Video

References

Bibliography

[1] Wojciech Liponski (2003) “Chandimu” World Sports Encyclopedia pg. 123. MBI Publishing, St. Paul. Minnesota, USA.

Social Media

[2] You Tube richard chadi  Channel (2011)  Makaburini mpira wa chandimu kazi kazii [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWmvTVXSdq8 [Accessed 18 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Emmanuel (Kimmage Development Studies Centre, Dublin, Ireland).

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Kemari (Japanese Football Code) 794-Present

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Kemari is an ancient Japanese Football game resembling hacky-sack or keepy-uppies. The aim of the players is to keep the ball in the air by kicking it with the leg or feet, either to another player or to themselves. It is the achievement of the highest artistic performance that is important rather than winning. It is played by 6-8 players and is not limited by time. In the Modern Era it is usually stopped by one of the players selected as the game leader and resumed after a break. Each game usually lasts 10-15 minutes. It is played by both men and women and is considered a national sport, enjoyed by families, three generations sometimes playing at the same, which is not unusual to see. It dates from the Heian Period (794-1195).

Video of Kemari 201

Kemari 2011 [References: 3]

Please Note: this game gets off to a slow start, like a Japanese Tea Ceremony. Jump to about 2 minutes in to see how similiar to the modern game of hacky sack it is.

References

Bibliography

[1] Wojciech Liponski (2003) “Kemari” World Sports Encyclopedia pg. 316. MBI Publishing, St. Paul. Minnesota, USA.

[2] Encyclopaedia Brittanica (2021) Kemari [Internet] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/kemari [Accessed 18 May 2021]

Social Media

[3] You Tube zaicushastyj Channel (2011) Kemari (Japanese: 蹴鞠) is a form of football that was popular in Japan during the Heian Period. Kemari has been revived in modern times. This game was played in Sniramine-jingu, Kyoto [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MGp_sQHQLc [Accessed 18 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoilfhionn Nic Fhearai

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Calcio Storico Fiorentino 2008

Comune di Firenze Logo
Comune di Firenze Logo [References: 1]

Results

DateTeam 1Team 2
Semi-Finals
14.06.2008Azzurri di Santa Croce5Bianchi di Santo Spirito3 ½
15.06.2008Rossi di Santa Maria NovellaWinVerdi di San GiovanniForfeit #
FInal
24.06.2008Rossi di Santa Maria Novella 9 ½ Azzurri di Santa Croce 4
[References: 2]

Note: # Verdi di San Giovanni forfeited the Semi-Final with Rossi due to protesting at the introduction of new regulations.

Report

Rossi di Santa Maria Novella were Calcio Storico Fiorentino Champions in 2008 with a 9 ½ to 4 victory over Azzurri di Santa Croce in the Final. Calcio Storico Fiorentino (“Florentine Historical Football”) is a Medieval Football game, first organised in Renaissance Florence, Tuscany, Italy, that was first played by workers between breaks in work, and then organised matches beginning in 1530. It is played by four teams representing the four quarters of Florence during the main festival period in Florence each year.

References

Images

[1] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) logo-tamburino-firenze [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/sites/default/files/logo-tamburino-firenze.png [Accessed 4 August 2020]

Websites

[2] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Risultati Partite [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/risultati_partite [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[4] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) CALCIO STORICO FIORENTINO [Internet] Available from: http://calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=calcio-storico-fiorentino [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[5] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Studies & Documentation [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=studi_e_documentazione [Accessed 4 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco.

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Calcio Storico Fiorentino 2009

Comune di Firenze Logo
Comune di Firenze Logo [References: 1]

Results

DateTeam 1Team 2
Semi-Finals
13.06.2009Rossi di Santa Maria Novella11Bianchi di Santo Spirito4
14.06.2009Azzurri di Santa Croce14Verdi di San Giovanni0
Final
24.06.2009Rossi di Santa Maria Novella 14Azzurri di Santa Croce3 ½
[References: 2]

Report

Rossi di Santa Maria Novella were 2009 Calcio Storico Fiorentino Champions having defeated Azzurri di Santa Croce 14- 3 ½ in the Final. Calcio Storico Fiorentino (“Florentine Historical Football”) is a Medieval Football game, first organised in Renaissance Florence, Tuscany, Italy, that was first played by workers between breaks in work, and then organised matches beginning in 1530. It is played by four teams representing the four quarters of Florence during the main festival period in Florence each year.

References

Images

[1] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) logo-tamburino-firenze [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/sites/default/files/logo-tamburino-firenze.png [Accessed 4 August 2020]

Websites

[2] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Risultati Partite [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/risultati_partite [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[4] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) CALCIO STORICO FIORENTINO [Internet] Available from: http://calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=calcio-storico-fiorentino [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[5] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Studies & Documentation [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=studi_e_documentazione [Accessed 4 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco.

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Marn Grook (Australian Aboriginal Football)

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An Australian Aborigine game where the objective is to keep the ball in the air as long as possible. It includes the idea of the ‘mark’ whereby a player who catches the ball in the air can have a ‘free kick’. Tom Wills, who has Irish connections incorporated the idea into English Public School Football Codes, along with Gaelic Football like scoring to codify Australian Football in the 1840s.

adult happy sportsman hitting ball with head
Photo by Yogendra Singh on Pexels.com

References

Internet Archives

Aboriginal Football Wayback Machine (2006) Marn Grook [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20060512152437/http://www.aboriginalfootball.com.au/marngrook.html (article)

Images

Photo by Yogendra Singh on Pexels.com

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Martha

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Cuju (Chinese Football Code) 770 BC – Present

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Cuju is an Ancient Chinese code of Football, whose origins are unclear but maybe in Lanzi, the capital of Qi State during the Spring and Autumn Period 770 bc – 476 bc. After attending the Chian World Football Exhibition in 2004, President Sepp S. Blatter of FIFA, the world governing body of Soccer, declared that it was the origins of the present game of soccer.

It appears to have had religious symbolism, the football field represented the earth, and the football represented the celestial bodies. It is estimated that there are approximately 5,000 players of Cuju in Linzi distict. During the Northern Song Dynasty 960-1126 football pitches were laid out and professional Cuju football teams played at the court of the emperor. During the earlier Han dynasty the sport had poetic writing about it and had military significance as well as recreational. ‘Ju’ means a rubber ball covered in leather or an animal bladder stuffed with feathers. Cuju means to ‘Kick a ball with the foot’.

According to the World Sports Encyclopedia, the number of players in team was not fixed, and the numbers varied from 2-10. Teams could only pass to teammates in their own half, and by the time the border was crossed had to kick towards the goal, which was two poles adorned with coloured ribbons. It involves an aspect of keepie-uppies, like in Marn Grook.

Video

Cuju Video [References: 3]

References

Websites

[1] Oxford Reference (2021) Cuju [Internet] Available from: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095652439 [Accessed 25 March 2021]

[2] Wojciech Liponski (2003) “Cuju” World Sports Encyclopaedia pg. 150.

Media

[3] You Tube (2021) Aug 19, 2018 “Man finds joy playing cuju, the parent of modern soccer” [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUBWojS3kH4 [Accessed 25 March 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoilfhionn Nic Fhearai

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UCD Sepak Takraw Club 2014-Present

UCD Sepak Takraw Club [Reference: 1]

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The Sepak Takraw Club in University College Dublin has been playing a match amongst its own members each week since September 2014. [Reference: 2]

UCD Sepak Takraw Club Team Photo September 2018
UCD Sepak Takraw Club Team Photo September 2018 [Reference: 4]

About Sepak Takraw

Sepak Takraw is a version of Volleyball played with every part of the body except the arms and is Native to Malaysia and Thailand, both of whom claim to have invented it and where the game is a National Sport. It is popular throughout South East and East Asia.

UCD Sepak Takraw Club in Action from October 2018
UCD Sepak Takraw Club in Action from October 2018 [Reference: 3]

References

Logos

[1] UCD Sepak Takraw Club Facebook (2019) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UCDSepakTakrawClub/photos/a.856655207680172/856655271013499/ [Accessed 26 November 2020]

Social Media

[2] UCD Sepak Takraw Club (Facebook) (2019) Page [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UCDSepakTakrawClub/ [Accessed 27 June 2019]

Images

[3] UCD Sepak Takraw Club Facebook (2019) Photo, October 6, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UCDSepakTakrawClub/photos/a.2156936830985330/2156936084318738/ [Accessed 26 November 2020]

[4] UCD Sepak Takraw Club Facebook (2019) Photo, September 26, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UCDSepakTakrawClub/photos/a.856696377676055/2143736898971990 [Accessed 26 November 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Paul Hui (Trinity College Dublin) & Eoghan Murphy.

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Georgian Lelo Federation Samegrelo Region Championship 2016

Georgian Lelo Federation Logo
Georgian Lelo Federation Logo [Reference: 1]

Results

DateWinnersRunners-Up
Semi-Finals
13.08.2016Poti6Senaki2
13.08.2016Khobi6Zugdidi5 aet
3rd Place
13.08.2016Zugdudi6Senaki3
Final
13.08.2016Poti7Khobi3
Georgian Lelo Federation Samegrelo Region Championship 2016 [Reference: 2-3]

Report

Poti won the first Lelo Championship of the Samegrelo Region of Georgia in 2016, triumphing 7-3 in the Final against Khobi. The Championship was the first in the region and featured 8 teams, with the tournament played in a straight knockout format.

The Poti Lelo team receiving their Trophy and Medals
The Poti Lelo team receiving their Trophy and Medals [Reference: 4]

About Lelo Burti

Lelo, also known as Lelo Burti, is the traditional ball game of Georgia, a small republic in the Caucusus Mountains between Europe and Asia near Turkey and Russia that is newly independent. Lelo is possibly why Rugby Union is so popular in Georgia, and is their Native Sport, currently undergoing a revival. [Reference: 2-3]

References

Images

[1] Lelo Burti (2016) Logo_ [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160923010826im_/http://lelo.comyr.com/images/Logo_.jpg [Accessed 24 August 2020]

Internet Archives

[2] Lelo Burti (2014)Index [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160914183050/http://lelo.comyr.com/index.htm [Accessed 24 August 2020]

Online Reference Websites

[3] Google Translate (2020) [Internet] Available from: https://www.google.com/search?q=google+translate&rlz=1C1CHBF_enIE835IE835&oq=google+translate&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l2j0l5j69i64.5275j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 [Accessed 24 August 2020]

Images

[4] Lelo Burti (2014) 2016_XOBI_03 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160923011034im_/http://lelo.comyr.com/images/2016_XOBI_03.jpg  [Accessed 24 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Clive Saab.

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Confederacion Argentina de Cestoball Liga Nacional A 2014-2015

Confederacio Argentina de Cestoball Logo
Confederacio Argentina de Cestoball Logo [Reference: 1]

CADC Liga Nacional A 2014

PWDLFAPts
Championship Group
Ciudad770014
APV750212
Ferro750212
Hacoaj750212
Judiciales740311
GEVP740311
Cultural730410
Quimsa72059
Relegtion Group
CEF2730410
Belgrano730410
Carib71068
Estudiantes (TUC)70077
Confederacion Atgentina de Cestoball Final standings 2014 [Reference: Compiled from Results & Standings in 1]

CADC Liga Nacional A 2015

PWDLFAPts
Zona A
Ciudad (Capital)33003641546
CEF2 (Buenos Aires)32012722865
Higtus (San Luis)31022023154
Belgrano (La Pampa)30032353183
Zona B
Hacoaj (Capital)33003342726
Cultural (La Pampa)32013662825
Judiciales (Santiago)31023073634
CARIB (Cordoba)30032733533
Zona C
GEVP (Capital)33002781646
Quimsa (Santiago)32012282015
Hercules (Corrientes)31021812404
River (Capital)30031562383
Zona D
Ferro (La Pampa)33004151766
Velez (Capital)32013222785
Observatorio (Cordoba)31022503164
Estudiantes (Tucuman)30032484653
Confederacio Argentina de Cestoball Final Standings 2015 [Reference: 2]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
26.09.2015Ciudad98Velez88
26.09.2015GEVP100Ferro82
26.09.2015Quimsa98Hacoaj122
26.09.2015Judiciales96Cultural108
26.09.2015CARIB104Observatario100
26.09.2015CEF 288Hijitus80
26.09.2015Hercules100Belgrano68
26.09.2015Estudiantes84River104
15th Place
27.09.2015Belgrano110Estudiantes111
13th Place
27.09.2015Hercules68River56
11th Place
27.09.2015Hijitus90Observatorio54
9th Place
27.09.2015CEF 294CARIB80
7th Place
27.09.2015Judiciales120Quimsa116
5th Place
27.09.2015Cultural110Hacoaj114
3rd Place
27.09.2015Ferro98Velez68
Final
27.09.2015GEVP73Ciudad82
CADC Liga Nacional A Playoffs 2015 [Reference: 2]

Report

Ciudad, from the Capital District, were the Champions of the Confederacion Argentina de Cestoball Liga Nacional A in 2014 and 2015. Velez Sarsfield are named after Dalmacio Velez Sarsfield, whose Grandfather George Sarsfield left Ireland in the early 1700s. Dalmacio is a hugely important figure in Argentina, having written the country’s civil code in 1856. The Code remained in use until 2015. Velez Sarsfield are a multi-sport club based in the Capital Buenos Aires, and are most famous for their successful Soccer team.

About Cestoball

Cestoball is a version of Basketball Native to Argentina. The Liga Nacional A is the Top Men’s Division in the country.

References

Images

[1] Confederacion Argentina de Cestoball (2014) CADC Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.cadc.org.ar/images/torneos_00021.jpg%5BAccessed 19 October 2019]

Websites

[2] Confederacion Argentina de Cestoball (2014) Torneo [Internet] Available from: http://www.cadc.org.ar/torneo.php?id=9 [Accessed 19 October 2019]

[3] Confederacion Argentina de Cestoball (2014) Torneo [Internet] Available from: http://www.cadc.org.ar/torneo.php?id=21 [Accessed 19 October 2019]

Websites

[4] Balls.ie (2021) The Influence of the Irish – International Football clubs who owe their heritage to Ireland [Internet] Available from: https://www.balls.ie/football/clubs-with-irish-links-411046 [Accessed 30 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dervla Mulcahy

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