The winner of a point stays on the court to meet the next team in rotation. The game begins when the front court player of team No. In doubles, each team consists of a front court player and a back court player. The game is played in round-robin rotation, usually by 8 teams or single players. The “pelota” is slightly smaller than a baseball and is hand made of two layers of goat skin over nylon thread covering tightly wound strands of virgin rubber. The “cesta” is a curved catching and throwing basket made of Spanish Chestnut and reeds from the Pyrenees Mountains. Translated the words mean “Merry Festival.” Jai-Alai came to the United States in 1904 with the first permanent facility (“fronton”) opening in Florida in 1924.ĮQUIPMENT.
Jai-Alai is a centuries old sport from the Basque country of Spain and France.
