The Rules of Modern Fire Cracker Ball:

当代抢花炮竞赛规则:

1、The course:

1、场地

（1）The course is a plain square lawn or ground, with a length of 60 meters and a width of 50 meters. The width of the line is 12 centimeters. The course still includes the width of the line. The longer line is the side line and the shorter one is the end line.

（1）比赛场地为表面平坦的长方形草坪或土地，长60米，宽50米。线宽12厘米。线的宽度包括在场地之内，长线叫边线，短线叫端线。

（2）The area to catch the cracker; to draw a circle with a radius of 5 meters using the core as the center of the circle as the area to catch the cracker.

（2）接炮区。以场地的中点为圆心，画一半5米的圆圈为接炮区。

（3）The area of the platform: to draw two lines in the distance of 4 meters to the two sides away from the center of the end, the two lines should be vertical to the end line, then draw the third line which is paralleled to the end line to link the two lines mentioned just now. The area of the gun platform is made and on the two sides there is a net wail which is beyond two meters nigh.

（3）炮台区。在距离端线中点两侧4米处各向外画一条4米与端线垂直的线，再画一条线把其顶点连起来，与端线平行，这个区为炮台区，在炮台区两侧架设高2米以上的网墙。

（4）Penalty area: to draw a parallel line to the end one with a length of 20 centimeters and a width of 12 centimeters as the penalty line to use the central point as the center of the circle. The width of the line is included in the area of the two meters distance to the basket rack.

（4）罚炮区。以端线中心点为圆心，划一条长20厘米、宽12厘米平行线，为罚点炮线。该线包括在距离花篮架的2米之内、

2、The Apparatus:

2、器材

（1）The cracker; the cracker is a disc-like colored ring with a diameter of 14 centimeters. The outside circle is like a type. It is made of rubber of 2. 5 centimeters to 3 centimeters thick with a weight of 20-240 grams, which will not hurt anyone.

（1）花炮。花炮为直径14厘米的彩色圆形铁饼状，外圆呈轮胎形，厚2. 5厘米至3. 0厘米，用不会伤及队员的橡胶做成，重20-240克。

（2）The shooting machine (gun): it is the shooting machine which can send the cracker to a height beyond 10 meters and then makes it fall into the cracker-catching area and sounds.

（2）送炮器。能把花炮冲上10米以上高度并落在接炮区内能发出声响的发射器。

（3）The basket rack: the rack is 8o centimeters high and set in a distance of 2 meters away from the central point of the end line of the gun platform area. The rack is made of wood within a diameter of 20 centimeters.

（3）花篮架。高达80厘米，放在炮台区内端线中心点的2米处。花篮架用直径不超过20厘米的圆木做成。

（4）The basket; it is a cylinder with an inside diameter of 40 centimeters and a height of 30 centimeters. It is made of bamboo or plastic.

（4）花篮。篮口内沿直径为40厘米，花篮高为30厘米的圆柱体，用竹或塑料做成，花炮固定在花篮架顶端。

3、The athletes:There are two teams in each match, of each there are athletes not more than 8 or less than 5.One is the leader. The substitution of the players should not be more than five times.

3、队员：一场比赛有两个队参加，每队上场人数不得多于8人或少于5人，其中1人为队长。全场比赛替换队员不能超过5人次。

4、Competition:no matter which side gets the cracker,they can break into the opposing platform area with the methods of pass,screen,false actions or run etc.

4、比赛：无论何方抢得花炮，可用传递、掩护、假运动、奔跑等方法，力图攻进对方炮台区；

The other side can grab the cracker from the opponents and prevent them from progressing with the methods of intercept,clog,pursue,hold (means to hold the reasonable parts of the body) and steal etc.

另一方可用拦截、阻挡、追赶、搂抱(合理部位)、抢截等方法，抢到花炮和阻止持花炮运动员前进。

The one who holds the cracker passing the end line to the opposing platform and throwing the cracker into the opponents’ basket wins a goal.One goal for one in.

持花炮运动员越过端线进人对方炮台区，把花炮投入花篮内即为得分。每投进一次花炮得一分。

When the cracker is in, the gunman will shoot again. But if the cracker holder put the cracker into his own basket by mistake the opponents will goal.

进炮后，由司炮员重新发炮。持花炮队员误将花炮投人本方花篮内算对方得分。