Unusual Sports
Bossaball
Bossaball is spectacular new and unusual sport that is a hybrid of volley ball, beach soccer, gymnastics and capoeira (an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines parts of martial arts, games, music, and dance), played on a specially designed inflatable court with a circular trampoline on each side of a net. It is a ball game between two teams, each consisting of 3 to 5 players. The sport was invented in Belgium.
These seem to be the rules:
- serve any way you want - just make it impressive
- up to 8 touches per possession
- a double touch is allowed with any body part, but only once with your hands
- teams are awarded 3 points for scoring on the trampolines, only one point for scoring on the court. If the ball lands on the ring around the trampoline, the play continues.
- A match is played over three sets. The winner of each set is the first team to score 25 points (and be two points ahead).
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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