Basque Pelota Sport; A tool for intercultural learning

Description of the tool

The workshop starts with a presentation of the material and the field followed by some demonstrations of the material used (by participants)
Each person will take a material and he/she will try to explain what it is its significance and use in the game. They should also explain how to use it in the game.

Everyone should understand that you need different kind of materials and resources to play Pelota – especially for different age groups.

After a warming Up can be done to prepare the players physically and to do a prevention from physical injuries. Some exercises can include: Jogging, jumping, Stretching, Circular movement with the group.

After small exercises to how play Pelota are done:
1- Form a circle and the middle person will throw the ball to the person in the circle. A tiny circle with chalk will be drawn to limit the movement of the person in the middle.

2- Exercise to make two lines with people with pala and pass the ball forward and join the back of the line again.

3- Start close to the wall with the ball, then increase the distance and again increase the distance. Do this again with the pala to change the distance from the wall.

4- Find a focus on the wall where all participants will use as a target. All participants will try to hit the target keeping in mind their team mates and not to hit/injure them while trying to reach this common target.

Full Exercise with Ball and Pala among two people.
One person in front of the wall will start playing with the ball and the pala and then after people will join one by one to play. We can see that everyone can play together at the same time against the wall.

At the end a small tournament can be organized for the players by group of two for a duration of 20 minutes to give them the chance to practice this sport.