Sort of akin to what our national political races have become...
idiotic...and a footnote a year from now.
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footnote? you miss the part where this has been around for years now? redbull's been doing it since before 2010.
In the 1950's we called it "slaughter ball".
This just reinforces that old adage - sports are for the stupid!
How depressing -- another plantation sport. And, ironically, born of a game designed to re-distribute advantage, from brawn and brute force, to strategic and finesse skills. Also, speaking from long experience, this is NOT how the vast majority of playground ball is played -- bring your Laimbeer/Rodman style game and folks will get in your face. Nobody likes to run with That Guy. AAU or citywide league games, with crowds and money on the line bring trips, shoves, undercuts and elbows -- regular street ball, not so much.
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The US is reaching the end, as the Romans did.
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The tragedy about this "sport" is that it's a perversion driven by money.
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Excellent April Fool's article! Right up there with Discover magazine's ice burrowing naked mole rats of Antarctica, or Sports Illustrated's article on Sid Finch, the 168 mph baseball phenom.
Let's see...these links should lead to an April Fool's site...Wait a minute...really?
Let's see...these links should lead to an April Fool's site...Wait a minute...really?
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What Fightball proves most of all there is a hunger for NEW sports and so few are created. Hopefully there will be more to come better and less violent than Fightball.
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There is absolutely no violence or fighting in FIGHTBALL. It is intense, physical, but overall well refereed.
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April Fools!
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Forty plus years ago, while students at a Quaker high school, we played "Animal Basketball"--kinda like "Lord of the Flies" for the hardwood set.
The rules were exceedingly simple: No limit on number of participants. Everybody was on their own; no teams. Fouls were not only allowed but encouraged. Traveling was permitted to such an extent that dribbling was rare. The only objective?--score. If you managed to run the gantlet and score, you were out and could then sit on the sidelines, where you would safely watch the remaining participants and assess your injuries.
The rules were exceedingly simple: No limit on number of participants. Everybody was on their own; no teams. Fouls were not only allowed but encouraged. Traveling was permitted to such an extent that dribbling was rare. The only objective?--score. If you managed to run the gantlet and score, you were out and could then sit on the sidelines, where you would safely watch the remaining participants and assess your injuries.
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That's awesome, Steve! I've been advocating for more violence in the sport for 25 years. My first reaction to basketball was, "whaduya, mean I can't tackle someone who's about to score!"
ha! our version was called "jungle ball" and was outdoor on an asphalt court. small kids like me could play "if we didn't cry", and whoever did got a rep for being weak. no weapons or biting, but it was okay if, while punching at the ball, someone got punched.