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In the Southwestern United States a double-stick version was played with sticks about two and a half feet long. [15] Many early stickball sticks were essentially giant wooden spoons with no netting. [16] A more advanced type had one end bent into a 4- to 5-inch-diameter (130 mm) circle, which was filled with netting. [17]
Stickball, known as ishtaboli in the Choctaw language, is played with 30 players on the field, each carrying two netted sticks called kabotcha, and a small woven leather ball painted bright orange ...
Early versions of stickball had very flexible rules and boundaries and would often be played as part of a war between two villages. Players would have sticks with nets at the top and would pass balls to players of the same team. [3] To win, teams would have to throw the ball into a designated goal as many times as they could. [4] "These games ...
Stickball tournament at Kullihoma Grounds Kullihoma Grounds consists of 1,500 acres (6,100,000 m 2 ) owned by the Chickasaw Nation , located 10 miles (16 km) east of Ada, Oklahoma . The land was purchased in 1936, and the Chickasaw built replicas of historic tribal dwellings on the site and uses it as a stomp ground .
The near Choctaw Cultural Center south of Durant features an outdoor village, made up of three traditional houses, as well as dance grounds, a stickball field, gardens and a mound used for housing ...
Old Choctaw country included dozens of towns, such as Lukfata, Koweh Chito, Oka Hullo, Pante, Osapa Chito, Oka Cooply, and Yanni Achukma, located in and around Neshoba and Kemper counties. [citation needed] The Choctaw regularly traveled hundreds of miles from their homes for long periods of time, moving to seasonal hunting grounds in the winter.
Native American stickball, one of the oldest field sports in the Americas, was also known as the "little brother of war" because of its roughness and substitution for war. When disputes arouse between Choctaw communities, stickball provided a "civilized" way to settle the issue. The earliest reference to stickball was in 1729 by a Jesuit priest.
Choctaw stickball, the oldest field sport in North America, was also known as the "little brother of war" because of its roughness and substitution for war. [28] When disputes arose between Choctaw communities, stickball provided a civil way to settle issues. The stickball games would involve as few as twenty or as many as 300 players.