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Speedball

Speedball here is the American school and recreational field game combining elements of soccer, basketball and handball. The focus is on quick transitions, team movement, catching, passing and actions toward marked goals or target zones.

LevelMain sport FamilyBall Sport CategoryBall sport / field game

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Classification

Category Ball sport / field game

Family Ball Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Team field game with kicking, throwing, catching and goal/point zones.

Geeignet für Suitable for groups looking for a fast, inexpensive and easy-to-explain movement game.

Cost Very low: ball, field, goals/target zones and enough players are enough. Few ongoing costs beyond ball, field access and possible school/campus programme. School/university sport, campus recreation, holiday programme or recreation group. Local rules differ; clarify ground/aerial ball and contact rules before play.

First progress Understood after one round; tactics and running patterns improve with repetition.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

ball
field
goals/target zones
teams
local rules

First steps

form teams
mark field and goals
explain ground/aerial ball rules
limit contact
play short rounds

School field, sports field, campus recreation, holiday/recreation sport or intramural programme.

Define contact level, tackling/body checks and field boundaries before play.

Weitere Angaben

Tags ambiguous_ball, ambiguous, speedball, ball-sport, american-field-speedball, ballsport, ambiguous-ball, ballsport-feldspiel

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

As a team, score more points or goals through legal kicking, throwing and catching.

Teilnehmer

Two teams.

Teamgröße

variable by school/intramural rule.

Spielfeld

Marked field with goal/point zones.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Goal/point scoring by rules.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

ball
field
goals/target zones

Wichtige Regelpunkte

illegal contact
illegal ball handling/carrying
out of bounds
local rule breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Rules of Speedball SportsRec · rule-guide · medium
Speedball Rules SUNY Oswego Campus Recreation · intramural-rules · medium
Speedball Rules UNLV Student Recreation · intramural-rules · medium