Sritije

Sritije is an equestrian game which is Liotain's national sport.
== Rules ==
The game is played by a team of six players on a circular field. Two field sizes are normally used. Federation Rules sritije is played on a circular field measuring three hundred meters long by three hundred meters wide. However, Army Division and the Ladies League plays sritije on a smaller oblong field, measuring three hundred meters long by two hundred meters wide. In spite of the different field sizes, the rules are nearly identical.
The objective of the game is to move a heavy ball into the scoring zone at opposite ends of the field. The ball is called an ozka or 'goat' stemming from the original use of a stuffed goat-skin.
=== Teams ===
Each team is composed of six players, with up to four sritije ponies per player.
* 2x lancers: equipped with a blunt wooden lance 3m in length
* 2x drivers: equipped with wooden mallets 1.1m in length
* 2x guards: equipped with wooden mallets 1.8m in length; cannot ride past the half-field line except in certain circumstances.
== History ==
Sritije has a long history in Liotain, with strong literary evidence of the game dating back to the 900s, and possibly earlier. It was mentioned in the epic poem Solymitana Delivered as a favorite past-time of the main characters.
== Leagues ==
* Liotainian National Sritije Federation: the National Federation dates to 1868, with a mix of professional and semi-professional teams.
* Ladies Sritije League of Liotain: a ladies' sritije league founded in 1783; the oldest continuous sritije league still in existence.
* Army Sritije Division: a sporting division heavily-supported by (but not exclusive to) the Liotainian Army. It is composed of semi-professionals. It was founded in 1833.
== Teams ==
===Teams of the Liotainian National Sritije Federation===
* FSK Alizava
* FSK Alkas-Sventoji
* FSK Bénodet
* FSK Eisiskes
* FSK Eletrinai
* FSK Girkalnis
* FSK Kaunas
* FSK Meteliai
* FSK Neris: "Sargybiniai" (The Guards)
* FSK Rekyva: "The Rekyva Greys"
* FSK Rietavas
* FSK Rokantiskes
* FSK Svyturys
* FSK Telsai
* FSK Trakai
* FSK Tvirtoves Kalnas
===Teams of the Ladies Sritije League===
===Teams of the Army Sritije Division===
== Traditions ==
* Several foods have become associated with sritije sporting events. Pica (a flatbread with cheese and other hot toppings), curd cheese donuts, pickles, and alus ("farmhouse ale") are commonly served during sritije games.
* The top scoring player on each time is called a kerėjimo (m) or kerėtoja (f).
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