Balle Pelote
- A soft rubber ball
- A rope or low line marking the court's center
- A leather palm glove (optional)
Matches are played on a rectangular grass or dirt court roughly 60-70 meters long, divided by a center line.
Teams line up on opposite sides of the center line, with one side serving the ball by striking it with an open palm or gloved hand toward the other half.
The receiving team must return the ball, usually after it bounces once, by striking it back across the line with the palm before it bounces a second time.
A point is lost if a team fails to return the ball across the line, hits it out of bounds, or lets it bounce twice on their side.
Teams rotate serving duties based on who wins each point, following a scoring pattern similar to traditional court tennis.
The first team to reach the agreed target score, typically with a required margin, wins the match.