2. Short description of the traditional sport
The name of the sport
• Piłka palantowa = Palant-ball ( former
Polish Palant Ball Association – Polski Związek
Piłki Palantowej.
• palant – quite inappropriate word for a sport.
• Schalagball – german word for the sport,
very popular in Silesia before WW2 and
nowadays used commonly in Cyprzanow’s
Palant-ball Association („Schlagball Team”).
4. Short description of the traditional sport
The history of Cyprzanow’s
palant-ball
• Piłka palantowa / Schlagball in Poland
and in Germany.
• The peak development of Schlagball in Upper
Silesia before and after the WW2.
• 1918 – the first in Cyprzanow (at that time
Jannowitz) sport association ever -
Spielverein Jannowitz is a Schlagball
association).
8. Short description of the traditional sport
The history of Cyprzanow’s
palant-ball
• The gradual recession of Palant-ball sports
in Silesia after 1980.
• The recent efforts in rejuvenating palant-
ball/Schlagball in Upper Silesia, Poland
and Germany.
14. Short description of the traditional sport
The rules of the game
• The field – rectangle, 25m wide and 65m long
• The sports equipment:
– The ball – leather, spherical ball stuffed with
horsehair and rubber; with circumference
of 17-19,5cm and weight of 80-120g.
16. Short description of the traditional sport
The rules of the game
• The field – rectangle, 25m wide and 65m long
• The sports equipment:
– The ball – leather, spherical ball stuffed with
horsehair and rubber; with circumference of ca.
17-19,5cm and weight of 80-120g.
– The bat – wooden stick, made all from the same
wood (usually ash or pine wood); about 130cm
long (the max. length)
18. Short description of the traditional sport
The rules of the game
• The field – rectangle, 25m wide and 65m long
• The sports equipment:
– The ball – leather, spherical ball stuffed with
horsehair and rubber; with circumference of ca.
17-19,5cm and weight of 80-120g.
– The bat – wooden stick, made all from the same
wood (usually ash or pine wood); about 130cm
long (the max. length), round in a section, with a
diameter of 2,5-4,5cm in its striking part.
20. Short description of the traditional sport
The rules of the game
• The field – rectangle, 25m wide and 65m long
• The sports equipment
• The players – 2 teams, 12 players each
24. Short description of the traditional sport
The rules of the game
• The field – rectangle, 25m wide and 65m long
• The sports equipment
• The players – 2 teams, 12 players each
– The minimum number of the players is 7 (at the
beginning of the game)
– The teams can be mixed (contain both men and
women)
25. Short description of the traditional sport
The rules of the game
• The field – rectangle, 25m wide and 65m long
• The sports equipment
• The players – 2 teams, 12 players each
• The playing time – 2x30min with 10min break
26. Short description of the traditional sport
The rules of the game
• The field – rectangle, 25m wide and 65m long
• The sports equipment
• The players – 2 teams, 12 players each
• The playing time – 2x30min with 10min break
• The goal of the game
44. The goals of Cyprzanow Palant-ball Association
Our goals
• Training young people and teaching them
palant-ball rules.
• Introducing palant-ball in public schools.
• Building relations with other polish palant-ball
associations in order to reestablish Polish
Palant Ball Association.
• International exchange of ideas with other
bat-and-ball sport associations in order to
establish European Federation of Bat-and-Ball
Sports.
45. The activities of Cyprzanow Palant-ball Association
Our activities
• Popularizing palant-ball, especially among
school children and young people.
• Promoting palant-ball in local and public
media.
• Organizing national and international palant-
ball tournaments and sport competitions.
• Establishing international relations with other
bat-and-ball sport associations (from
Germany, Romania, Russia).