PETECA
Which country is Peteca from?
Brazil
Which country is Jegichagi from?
Which country is Patintero from?
The Philippines.
Which country is Atya-patya from?
India
What do players use to hit the peteca?
Their Hands
What part of the body do players mainly use?
Their feet
The word Patintero comes from which Spanish word and what does it mean?
tinta (meaning ink or tint),
Which Indian state is especially associated with Atya-patya?
Maharashtra.
Between Jegichagi, Atya Patya and Patintero, which game is similar to Peteca?
Jegichagi
Jegichagi is believed to have developed from which ball game?
Cuju (during the Han Dynasty)
What's the goal of the attacking team when playing Patintero?
Run across the marked area without being tagged.
What's drawn on the ground?
Lines
Which indigenous Brazilian tribe is often credited with inventing Peteca?
The Tupi
What are players trying to do with the jegi?
Keep it in the air / kick it without letting it fall.
What's the goal of the defending team when playing patintero?
They move along the lines and try to tag the runners.
What are the attackers trying to do?
Cross the marked lines without being tagged.
What is the main goal of Peteca?
To keep the peteca in the air.
Peteca and Jegichagi are similar in one important way. What is it?
Both involve keeping a small/light object in the air.
What happens if a runner is tagged?
They're eliminated from the game
What is similar about Patintero and Atya-patya?
Players run across marked lines while defenders try to stop or tag them.