First played 2005, Pune, India Team members 12 Venue Hard surface court | Contact No Equipment Roller skates, pads | |
Highest governing body International Roll Ball Federation | ||
Roll Ball or Rollball is a game played between two teams of 12 players each. Out of 12, only 6 players are allowed to play on court at a time. This game is played on roller skates.inline skates In Roll Ball players of both teams have a goalpost and the team who is able to score more goals than the opponent team wins. There are two referees in a match. The ball can be held in either one or both the hands, even during passing and shooting. Player interaction is similar to basketball handball in that a player must dribble the ball while carrying it. A player may dribble, pass or throw the ball with single or both the hands. It is a violation to run or roll with the ball without dribbling or to deliberately kick or block the ball it with any part of the leg. To accidentally come into contact or touch the ball with the foot or leg is not a violation. Players may also not strike the ball with a fist. Foul rules are similar to those of association football, including the use of yellow cards and red cards.
Contents
- Equipment
- Playing court
- 2011 World Cup
- 2013 World Cup
- 2015 World Cup
- 2017 World Cup
- International Roll Ball Federation IRBF
- References
This game was invented by Mr. Raju Dabhade of Pune City, India, while he was the Sports teacher at MES Bal Shikshan Mandir, English Medium School. He is also the Secretary of the International Roll Ball Federation.
Equipment
- Jersey
- Knee protector.
- Carpet. (only when played on ice)
Playing court
The court size can vary from 28 m to 40 m in length and 15 m to 20 m in width. The court includes a center line dividing offensive and defensive areas. The penalty line is drawn 4.5 m or 3.5 m away from the goal. Free Throw line or Goalkeeper's line or D arena is 3.5 m to 2.5 m away from the goal. The playing court is marked by 5 cm boundary line. All other line are marked by red or white color. The court is hard and is made of concrete, asphalt, mat or wood. A 3-meter line is drawn as a safety margin outside the boundary line. The goal is 2.25 metres wide by 2.00 metres height.
2011 World Cup
The first Roll Ball World Cup 2011 was held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune in Maharashtra state of the Republic of India. This was held from 17 April 2011 to 22 April 2011. Denmark was the winner. Host India was the runner-up.
2013 World Cup
The second Roll Ball World Cup 2013 was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 3rd to 6th October 2013.It was won by India by defeating the inaugural champions Iran in the final.
2015 World Cup
The third Roll Ball World Cup 2015 was held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune in Maharashtra state of the Republic of India. This was held from 16th December to 20th December 2015. The hosts India won the 3rd Roll Ball World Cup by beating Iran by 6–4 in the finals.
2017 World Cup
The hosts were Bangladesh and the venue was Dhaka. In the mens category India defeated Iran by 8–7 while the women defeated the same opponent by the margin of 6–4.
International Roll Ball Federation (IRBF)
The International Roll Ball Federation (IRBF) is a body which is associated with International Roll Ball.
The following nations are members of the International Roll Ball Federation (IRBF):
- Bangladesh.
- China.
- Great Britain.
- Guyana.
- Hong Kong.
- India.
- Iran.
- Kenya.
- Malaysia.
- Nepal.
- Pakistan.
- Singapore.
- United Arab Emirates.
- Uganda.