Modern rules of Schlagball

Schlagball (“bat-ball” or “hit-ball”) was once very popular in schools and as an amateur club game in Germany, at one time having an organized national championship. A member of the longball family, an early form was described by Gutsmuths in 1796 as the “German Ballgame;” to this day it is still sometimes called simply Deutschball (“German ball”). Today it is still played by clubs in the lower Rhine and North Sea coastal regions, especially on the Frisian islands of Langeoog and Spiekeroog, as well as in Silesia where it is recognized as the German name for what Polish-speakers call Palant.

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Game Concept [ edit ] Schlagball is a game in which two parties of 6 to 12 players confront one another. The contest is over the right to bat, and the higher score after a fixed playing time. The batting party (after Gutsmuths “the ruling party”) defends the right to bat and the field or catching party (after Gutsmuths “the serving party”) tries to win it. The batting party with their successive batters occupy the hitting crease [Schlagmal] and attempt through hits to bring their runs to the running crease [Laufmal] and back.

The field party (the catchers) occupy the running field [Lauffeld]] and the angled space [Schrägraum] in any arrangement. The catcher trying to catch the beaten balls or take to circle by passing current bat and throw off or to take to drive over the borders of the scroll box or back to throw the ball into the bat to prevent the opponent from winning further points.

Upon successful field game of field party and with each change point, the field party receives the blow right, it becomes the new stroke party. Connected to the Malwechsel to bat the players new rotor party can be immediately thrown back from the new fishing party.