Rules variations within the generic Pilota Valenciana category are frequent from area to area but the common trait is that the ball is struck with a bare , or almost bare , hand -LRB- only some minimal protection is applied in some versions of the sport -RRB- .

Rules vary from area to area but the common trait is that the ball is struck with a bare , or almost bare , hand -LRB- only some minimal protection is applied in some versions of the sport -RRB- .
