The photos are from our friends at Associazione Palla Eh! Vetulonia. For more information: micalosapevo@pibinko.org
Ricordiamo che il racconto di Emilio Agostini, citato nell’articolo, è disponibile da qualche anno anche nella “cosoteca” della rete pibinko.org: https://www.pibinko.org/disfide-a-palla-in-militi-del-lavoro-vol-1-1919/
…in cui si parla anche del “torneo dei sei paesi” di palla a Piloni
Saturday 7, and Sunday 8, Sep. 2024, the first edition of the “Six Hamlet” Palla eh!/palla 21 Tournament will be held in Piloni, Southern Tuscany.
In the traditional Summer tournamento which have been taking place since the Seventies, each of the participating villages will propose at least two teams. Depending on the combinations in the first day of the games, there may be cases where it is not always possible for different villages to challenge each other.
To handle this aspect, for each village a single team, composed by a selection of the best players, will be present.
Starting from 2PM, representatives of Piloni, Torniella, Scalvaia, Ciciano, Tirli, and Vetulonia will face each other in a first phase with two three-team rounds, and a final phase.
For more information: http://www.palla21.it or micalosapevo@pibinko.org
For more information on palla a 21/palla eh!: https://www.pibinko.org/tag/palla-a-21/
The Associazione Palla Eh Vetulonia is planning for Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Vetulonia, close to Castiglione della Pescaia, Southern Tuscany, a event dedicated to promoting the ancient game of palla eh! for kids.
Thanks to the presence of some players of the teams which in the Summer week-ends will be participating in the official tournaments between the provinces of Siena and Grosseto (July 20-21 in Tirli, July 27-28 luglio in Scalvaia, Aug. 3-4 in Ciciano, Aug. 10-11 agosto in Torniella, Aug. 17-18 in Piloni and Aug. 24-25 agosto in Vetulonia), the kids will have a chance to learn the basics of the game and to try it in a series of demonstration games.
The campus will be from 4PM to 6.30PM in Principe Umberto square.
The initiative is recommended from age 6 and above. Participation to the campus is free, but an advance registration to vetuloniapallaeh@gmail.com is appreciated.
For more news about palla in the pibinko.org network: https://www.pibinko.org/palla-a-21-palla-eh/. For other information: micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228.
Last year we were contacted by Noel C. , a physical education high school teacher based in the Denver, Colorado, area. Noel found out through the internet about the existence of palla 21 (aka palla eh!), and he contacted us to explain about his project: teach the game to his students, and possibly write some articles, or a book, about this story.
We told Noel that we were flattered about his interest and that we have several videos and text explanations to provide guidance. But, there was a big but…the ball, the ball…how can you teach a ball game without the proper ball?
Noel wrote that he had been looking for the palla a 21 balls on Amazon and did not find them. This was possibly a joke, since he had seen the videos where the ball is made by hand, but we appreciated the spirit. So, after various consultations with selected representatives of the pibinko.org network we decide to go for it and put a rare palla a 21 (or palla eh!) ball in the hands of an international courier.
At this point with the Tuscan ball players we are following with trepidation the tracking for the ball (and you can do it as well: https://www.mbe.it/it/tracking?c=270514124149), and when the ball will arrive we will give you more news.
To give a little emphasis to this moment, together with Sean Connerie and Silvia from Centro Color in Follonica, Tuscany, we prepared a little “boxing video” (normally people do “unboxing” videos)…
In 2007 we went with a crew of 21 people from Tuscany to Chicago to demonstrate palla a 21 (or palla eh!). In 2024 we are looking forward to see a ball from the Tuscan Metalliferous Hills making people play in Denver, Colorado, and we will see where this will bring!
Musica: i Lubrophonics
For more information: micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228