More Trampoline Games

Trampoline Games

Well after showing you the amazing SlamBall last week a reader made me aware of another very exciting sport that utilises trampolines as an integral part of the game.  BossaBall is a game that is largely based upon volleyball, but has significant elements of soccer and of course gymnastics for the trampoline part.

But just take a look at the video as it is very hard to explain properly.



The thing that strikes me the most about Bossaball is the inflatable court, this is a brilliant idea as it virtually removes the possibility of a trampoline injury.  And if you were watching the video you might have seen some of the high flying back flip kicks that they perform.  You really would want to have a soft landing if you were going to have trouble landing one of those.

The rules are similar to Volleyball, as you score once the ball hits the game matt on your opponent’s side of the court.  But you get 3 points for a score off the trampoline and 1 point for scoring of the inflatable cushions.  The first team to score 25 points takes out the match.  One interesting rule twist (other than being able to kick the ball) is that you can contact the ball 8 times before it has to go over the net rather than just the 3 allowed in volleyball

Now looking at the game it looks really exciting and I think it would be an amazing spectator sport, but I just cant imagine myself playing Bossaball.  It just looks like you require such a high skill level to be able to play it effectively.  And both my soccer and volleyball skills leave a lot to be desired so I am going to have to give this one a miss.