The national game Oina High school George Moroianu

The national game Oina High school: George Moroianu Teacher: Mihai Victoria

History n n n Oină was first mentioned during the rule of Vlaicu Voda in 1364, when it spread all across Wallachia. Its origins are disputed, theories ranging from a shepherd game to a war game. In 1899, Spiru Haret, the minister of education decided that oină was to be played in schools in psyhican education classes. He organized the first annual oină competitions. The Romanian Oină Federation ("Federaţia Română de Oină") was founded in 1932, and was reactivated at the beginning of the 1950 s, after a brief period when it was dissolved.

Players There are two teams of 11 players, one attacking side or "at bat“ ("la bătaie") and one defending side or "at catch" ("la prindere"). The roles switch at half time. n The defending players are placed in the following positions: n n 3 midfielders ("mijlocaşi") 3 advance side players ("mărginaşi de ducere") 3 return side players ("mărginaşi de întoarcere") 1 back player ("fundaş") that is free to move within the back zone 1 forward player ("fruntaş") that is free to move within the batting zone

The attacking players change roles as the game progresses. The roles are chronologically ordered this way: n n n n waiting one's turn serving the ball batting waiting to enter the game (make a run) running the advance corridor staying in the back zone running the return corridor

On the Ball n A spherical ball made of leather, filled with horse, pig, or bovine hair is used in oină. The ball is around 8 cm in diameter and 140 grams in senior games and around 7 cm in diameter and 100 grams in U-18 games.

Internationalizing Oina n Oină and variants of the sport are also played in neighboring countries where there has been or still is a Romanian ethnic or cultural presence. As part of its program to bring oină to the spotlight again, the FRO has begun the process of creating an international federation. A minimum of 3 national federations need to exist in order to form an international federation, and 2 exist already (the Romanian and Moldovan federations). The FRO has begun talks of founding oină clubs and federations in neighboring Bulgaria and Serbia, and in Sweden. Demonstration matches are to be held in Serbia.

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