Ritinis
traditional Lithuanian team sport
Ritinis (also ritinys, rypka, rifle, katilka) is a team sport originating in Lithuania. It is included in the World Lithuanian Games. Ritinis was also represented in the TAFISA World Games.
Gameplay
Ritinis is often played on a football field. Games last 40 minutes with a half-time interval after 20 minutes.
Two teams of seven players each (six strikers and one goal keeper) compete to throw the Rypka, a hard rubber discus, either behind their opponents' back line for 1 point, or in their opponents' goal for 3 points. Players can only throw the discus with their hands, while they can only block the discus with their bats, which are curved and are called Ritmuša.
It is common for teams to have five reserve players on hand.
Equipment
Rypka - a hard rubber discus or "ball" (600-700 grams)
Ritmuša - a curved bat used to stop the discus (<150 centimetres).
Scoring
1 point: for throwing the rypka behind their opponents' back line
3 points: for throwing the rypka into their opponents' goal
History
Ritinis originated from the Lithuanian ethnic game that was played on an open field.
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