Gain-ground

Gain-ground games are team sports which are played with a small ball or a balloon. They are often outdoors on a "ballodrome" but can also be played indoors.

Among these games, longue paume and real tennis are the most well-known because they are played with rackets. The rules change a little depending on the game, but the basic rules remain identical from one game to the other.

Games of gain-ground are characterized in particular by the use of "chasses". Chasses indicate the limit between both teams or in real tennis a limit to score a point. Points are counted as in tennis: 15, 30, 40 and set.

Games of gain-ground
Two games in Jeu de paume: These sports are practised in Hauts-de-France and Belgium: but also in Spain : or in the world:
 * Real tennis
 * longue paume
 * Ballon au poing
 * Balle à la main
 * Balle pelote
 * Balle au tamis
 * Llargues, rebot, laxoa
 * International game