BossaballRulesPhotocredit:Pedroromero2(source)BossaballisarelativelynewsportandwasderivedfromSpainin2004.SincethenthesporthasgoneontohaveinternationalacclaimwithcountriessuchasBrazil,Germany,Netherlands,Portugal,Romania,Singapore,Kuwait,EcuadorandSaudiArabiaallhaveverysuccessfulBossaballteams.Whilstinternationalcompetitionsarelimited,teamsfromrespectedcountriestraveltheworldtotryandraiseawarenessofthesport.ObjectoftheGameThegameisaslightvariationofvolleyballandrequiresyoutohitaballoveranetinordertowinpoints.Youcanuseanypartofyourbody(head,feet,hands)togettheballoverthenetandintoyouropponentssection.Thegamestakeplaceonamassiveinflatablewithatrampolinefoundoneachsideforaddedbounce.Theteamwiththemostpointsattheendofthegameisdeemedthewinner.Players&EquipmentThenumberofplayersinateamoftenrangesfrom3to5.Theteamscanbemixedofmalesandfemaleswithnorestrictionongenderperteam.Oneplayerwillbedesignatedonthetrampolinesectionofthearenaatalltimeswithplayersrotatingaftereverypoint.AllthatisneededisaBossaballcourtandofcourse,aBossaball(verysimilartoavolleyball,infactavolleyballwillbesuffice).Thecourtcanbeofanysizebutareusuallyaround50yardsinlengthand30yardsinwidth.Inthemiddleofeachcourtmustrunanetaround3metreshigh.Oneithersideofthecourtmustbeatrampolinesection,aninflatablescoringsectionandaninflatableoutofboundssection.ScoringPointsarescoredbysuccessfullyhittingtheballoverthenetintoyouropponentssectionandforthembeingunabletoreturntheball.3pointsareawardedforhittingthetrampolinesectionofthecourtand1pointawardedforanywhereelseinboundsonthecourt.IftheballtouchestheBossa(theringaroundthetrampoline)thenthegamecontinuesasnormal.WinningtheGameInordertowinagameofBossaballyourteamwillneedtoreach25pointsfirst.Ifthegamesgetto24-24thenateammustwinbytwoclearpointstowinthatset.Gamesaregenerallyplayedoutoverthebestof3orbestof5sets.RulesofBossaballTeamsconsistof3-5playersandamixofmaleandfemaleplayersarepermitted.Servescanbemadeusinganypartofthebodyaslongastheyare‘creative’.Youcanhittheballonceusingy