1 SPIKEBALL
A FLIGHTLESS VOLLEYBALL
Spike Ball has similar rules to volleyball, except there are two main differences. First, there are only two members of each team. And second, the net is on the ground rather than in the air. With this being said, there are some important things to remember when getting a net and going out to play. Much like volleyball, you also only have three hits before you have to send it back to the other team. These three hits come in an alternating pattern between the two players, and the third hit must be into the net to give it back to your opponents. Spike ball is an open game, which means that the ball can be played in any direction. As long as it hits the net before it hits the ground, it is in fair play. As a final thing to remember, when hitting the ball into the net, it can only bounce once and a point is only scored when the ball hits the ground or a team touches the ball more than three times in a row.
2 CORNHOLE THE LONG TOSS
This game is as easy as toss and count, but that is easier said than done. Placing the two boards 27 feet apart, you and your partner stand at opposite ends and proceed to take turns trying to throw your team’s bags on the opposite board while your opponent does the same thing. Throws must take place behind the front of the board and are done in an alternating pattern. This is where the skill comes in because scoring is done by taking the bags that you threw and comparing them to the bags your opponent threw. For example, if I landed three bags on the board and my opponent landed two, then my team gets a point. Then my partner does the same thing. There are holes in the boards and getting a bag in the hole will earn you three points. But be careful because if you go for the hole and knock a bag off you will lose that point. And if you happen to knock one of their bags into the hole then they get three points too. Games are played to 21 points.
3 PICKLEBALL WHAT’S UP IN THE KITCHEN
Pickleball has some similarities to tennis, however, there are some differences.To start off the game, the serving team must hit the ball from the baseline and do so in an underhand method. The ball must be hit past the kitchen area and bounce before the opposing team can play it back. After the ball has bounced and the opposing team has returned it, the ball must bounce again before the serving team can hit it. After this the ball is played in a similar way to tennis where teams take turns hitting it back and forth. Points are scored when the ball is either hit out of boundsor the ball hits the ground more than once. Keep in mind that only the serving team can score a point so if you aren’t serving, the ball will just go to you if you win the rally. Games are played to 11 points and it is a win by two style of play, which means you have to have two more points than your opponent to win at 11 or beyond.
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