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Friday, November 22, 2019

Cesta Punta/Jai Alai--Wonderful Interactive English Glossary

This is a "newly discovered" rather than a new video, but the best and most exhaustive glossary of Jai Alai terms that I have seen. It is an absolute must for any new fan (and a great review for more experienced fans). 19 terms, from Ace to Save, from An Ancho to Rebote, are explained in plain English. This 19 minute video will pair the explanations with examples of all of them, many in slow motion. It's also great fun to for more experienced viewers to see the talent of individual players that they know well (including some from "back in the day.") A tremendous amount of work was put into this compilation by "Flusyndrome" Youtube. I'm only sorry I didn't find this earlier.

Oh, and by the way, this will also serve quite well for the other modalities, even though some of them either have different terminologies for them, or only some of them are possible. :) :)

English Jai Alai/Cesta Punta Glossary (Flusyndrome Youtube).