Fronton

= Fronton =

One of Peru’s sports and it’s a national sport is called fronton, and this sport is very similar to an American sport called Squash or racket ball. The difference between fronton and squash is squash is played with four playable walls while fronton there is only one playable wall. This sport was created in the mid 20th century and over 2000 people in peru play this sport competitively. In fronton the court is split into two halves horizontally of a rectangle. The area closest to the wall is a rectangle called the service zone while the one farther away is split in half to make two squares which the players start at in the beginning of each play. Also fronton can be played in either singles or doubles.

What you need to have for fronton is not a lot of items or things. All you need is a court that has a 5m high and 6m wide wall in front and a floor that is 12m long and 7.6m wide. Also you will need the correct attire to play (shorts and a t-shirt would be acceptable). Another item that you will need to play fronton is a paddle that must be made of either wood or fiberglass. Finally the last item you will need is a small rubber ball that weighs 43 grams. Those are all the materials required to play fronton so as you can see there is not a whole lot you need to play fronton.

The rules of fronton are very simple, at the start of each play someone starts off with a serve that must land on the adjacent rear box beyond the service zone. Then the play continues with an exchange of returns. In fronton the ball is allowed to bounce once before the other team or player has to return the ball. In order for a return to actually count the ball must directly land on the front wall. A team or player is awarded points when the opposing team or player is unable to return the ball fairly and the team or player with the most points at the end of the game wins. That is all you need to know to play fronton.

By: Kian Kennedy