Method for determining whether a spherical element impacts with a component of a playing field, or with a component arranged on said playing field or proximate to said playing field, said playing field being made up of game areas (Z1-Z10), where the method comprises: a) acquiring a sequence of images of at least one area of surveillance of said playing field covering at least part of at least said component; b) performing an approximate detection of the impact of a spherical element with said component or proximate thereto; c) automatically selecting, in response to said approximate detection, at least one image, from said sequence of images, acquired for the same point in time and that includes the area where said impact took place; and d) analysing said at least one selected image to check if the spherical element has really impacted or not with said component; wherein the method is characterised in that it comprises: - performing said approximate detection with a three-dimensional type object detection and recognition system that can discern automatically when the object detected is indeed a spherical element; and - performing, prior to said approximate detection of step b) a pre-detection of the passage of the spherical element through at least two points located at different heights, and based on said pre-detection, performing a prediction of the trajectory to be followed by the spherical element towards the ground of the playing field and a predetermination or predefinition of an approximate area where the impact or bounce will occur, wherein said pre-detection is performed using at least two detection devices of said three-dimensional type object detection and recognition system located at different heights, both higher than the first detection device. a) acquiring a sequence of images of at least one area of surveillance of said playing field covering at least part of at least said component; b) performing an approximate detection of the impact of a spherical element with said component or proximate thereto; c) automatically selecting, in response to said approximate detection, at least one image, from said sequence of images, acquired for the same point in time and that includes the area where said impact took place; and d) analysing said at least one selected image to check if the spherical element has really impacted or not with said component; - performing said approximate detection with a three-dimensional type object detection and recognition system that can discern automatically when the object detected is indeed a spherical element; and - performing, prior to said approximate detection of step b) a pre-detection of the passage of the spherical element through at least two points located at different heights, and based on said pre-detection, performing a prediction of the trajectory to be followed by the spherical element towards the ground of the playing field and a predetermination or predefinition of an approximate area where the impact or bounce will occur, wherein said pre-detection is performed using at least two detection devices of said three-dimensional type object detection and recognition system located at different heights, both higher than the first detection device.