<P> The court for jai alai consists of walls on the front , back and left , and the floor between them . If the ball ( called a `` pelota '' , `` ball '' in Euskara ) touches the floor outside these walls , it is considered out of bounds . Similarly , there is also a border on the lower 3 feet ( 0.9 m ) of the front wall that is also out of bounds . The ceiling on the court is usually very high , so the ball has a more predictable path . The court is divided by 14 parallel lines going horizontally across the court , with line 1 closest to the front wall and line 14 the back wall . In doubles , each team consists of a frontcourt player and a backcourt player . The game begins when the frontcourt player of the first team serves the ball to the second team . The winner of each point stays on the court to meet the next team in rotation . Losers go to the end of the line to await another turn on the court . The first team to score 7 points ( or 9 in Superfecta games ) wins . The next highest scores are awarded `` place '' ( second ) and `` show '' ( third ) positions , respectively . Playoffs decide tied scores . </P>
<P> The court for jai alai consists of walls on the front , back and left , and the floor between them . If the ball ( called a `` pelota '' , `` ball '' in Euskara ) touches the floor outside these walls , it is considered out of bounds . Similarly , there is also a border on the lower 3 feet ( 0.9 m ) of the front wall that is also out of bounds . The ceiling on the court is usually very high , so the ball has a more predictable path . The court is divided by 14 parallel lines going horizontally across the court , with line 1 closest to the front wall and line 14 the back wall . In doubles , each team consists of a frontcourt player and a backcourt player . The game begins when the frontcourt player of the first team serves the ball to the second team . The winner of each point stays on the court to meet the next team in rotation . Losers go to the end of the line to await another turn on the court . The first team to score 7 points ( or 9 in Superfecta games ) wins . The next highest scores are awarded `` place '' ( second ) and `` show '' ( third ) positions , respectively . Playoffs decide tied scores . </P>
what is the ball called in jai alai
what is the ball called in jai alai
pelota
pelota