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An Egyptian racket game, that should not to be confused with Speedball, HIPS 705. Or Speedball HIPS 872.
In the UK Speed-Ball is known as Swing Ball and is played as a recreational game, rather than as a formalised competitive sport.

Popularity
Speed-Ball is a racquet sport invented in Egypt in 1961 by Mohamed Lotfy for the training of beginner tennis players. Today it is a sport in its own right, enjoying popularity not only in Egypt but in several other countries.

Location
Speed-Ball is played either indoors or outside on a court measuring 6x4 m. for the single match and 8x6 m. for the doubles.

When played recreationally in the UK as Swing ball it is popularly played on the beach, in the park or garden.

Age
All ages from 7 years and upwards.

Ability
Speed-ball is played alone (super-solo), with two players (singles match), or four players (doubles match).

Description
A hollow latex ball revolves around a metallic mast (1,70m high) which is linked by a nylon thread (fishing thread type) of 1,70m length. The thread is knotted to the mast by a loop or a plastic ring freely revolving around a reel. The mast is fixed in a base from 40 kg to 90 kg. The ball is elliptic and is hit with a rigid plastic racquet with a small handle and a strings around 25cm of diameter.

Dedication
In Super-solo, the aim is to hit the ball a maximum times in one minute. At first with the right hand, then a minute again with the left hand, then with two racquets in fore-hand only, then with two racquets in back-hand only. The number of hits of each movement is added to make the final score of the solo.

The duration of one movement is 30 seconds for the players under 14 years old and one minute for older players. A break of 30 seconds for all classes is granted behind each movement.

The best players can do up to 150 hits in one minute.

Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.

Energy

Arms

Legs

Sight

Hearing

Speech

Learning

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