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Bossaball

Bossaball is a sport that is similar to volleyball, and also includes elements of football, gymnastics and capoeira. This sport was developed by Filip Eyckmans in 2004 in Spain. The term bossa means 'style' in Portuguese, and it is often associated with the Bossa Nova or samba type of music. It suggests that the aim of bossaball is to express sports, music and positive vibrations at the same time.



Bossaball is played on an inflatable court with trampolines on each side of the net. This allows the players to bounce as high as they can to spike the ball. 

Bossaball involves two teams with 4 or 5 players each. The height of the net can be adjusted depending on who plays. A team gain points by scoring or by an opponent’s fault.

These seem to be the rules:

Bossaball is played in a lot of countries including: Argentina, Türkiye, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Hungary, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Chile and sometimes in winter in Austria.

See this video of Bossaball which shows the exceptional skills and physical demands required for this sport, and explains some of the rules.



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