Editing Tchoukball (section)

==Basic rules==
[[File:Switzerland M18 - France (49294782773).jpg|right|thumb| Match in progress in [[Geneva]] Nations Cup: 5th place women semi-final Switzerland M18-France.|290x290px]]

Teams may comprise 12 players, however only 7 may be on the court at any one time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Regulations |url=https://fitb.org/regulations/7-rules/8-tchoukball-rules |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=fitb.org}}</ref> 

Physical contact between players is prohibited, and defenders may not attempt to intercept the attacking team's passes. Players may take at most three steps with the ball, and hold the ball for at most three seconds. Teams may not pass the ball more than three times before shooting at the rebounder.

'''Court'''

* The court size that is generally used is 27&nbsp;m&nbsp;×&nbsp;16&nbsp;m. However, there are variations to this such as in beach tchoukball where a court size of 21&nbsp;m&nbsp;×&nbsp;12&nbsp;m is used.
* One rebounder is placed at each end of the field of play, one square meter in area.
* In front of each rebounder, a D-shaped semi-circle measuring 3&nbsp;m in radius is drawn; this defines the limits of a 'forbidden zone' where defenders cannot stand.
* The lines around zones are considered part of the zone: the line marking the semicircle forbidden zone is considered part of the forbidden zone, and the line around the entire court is considered a part of the court.

'''Ball'''

Depending on the category of players (Men, Women, Youth), different sizes of balls are used.  These range from a circumference of 54&nbsp;– 60&nbsp;cm and weights from 325 – 475&nbsp;grams.

'''Scoring'''
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Two [[team]]s of 7 players each (men or women) compete to score points with the team with the most points at the end winning the game. 
When a team gains a point, control of the ball is transferred to the other team.
* In tchoukball either team can score at either end of the court.
* A point is scored when the ball rebounds after hitting either of the 2 rebounders and touches the ground outside the forbidden zone, any part of the defending player's body below the knees, or touches the defending player while he is still in the forbidden zone.
* A point is given to the non-attacking team when the attacking team shoots and misses the rebounder, or the ball rebounds outside the playing area (either out of the court or in the forbidden zone).
* If a shot is caught by the defending team, the defending team can proceed to attack immediately.