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Cool Sports You\'ve Played
So I've been looking for some cool new sports/activities to play, outside of the "standard" sports.
Last night I played underwater hockey ( Primer ) and it was very interesting. Basically hockey underwater, using much smaller sticks and flippers, masks, etc. Anyone have any sports/activities they've done that people may not have heard of? EDIT: Underwater Hockey pic: |
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Re: Cool Sports You\'ve Played
I haven't read the rules, but that seems like a terrible game.
Maybe you'll get a bunch of responses along the lines of "CALVINBALL!!!" I say just play ultimate, it's weird enough. |
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Re: Cool Sports You\'ve Played
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I haven't read the rules, but that seems like a terrible game. Maybe you'll get a bunch of responses along the lines of "CALVINBALL!!!" I say just play ultimate, it's weird enough. [/ QUOTE ] It is very hard to get used to. I definitely felt outclassed, a bunch of the players had been there for years. By the end, I was definitely getting used to it. Note the pool was 12 feet deep and it was like 5v5, so most times there were only 2 players down per side. |
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my favorite college sport was Broomball. It's hockey, except you play with sneakers instead of skates, a small ball instead of a puck, and a field hockey esque stick instead of a regular hocket stick. (you play in a regular hockey rink)
my senior year Broomball team was probably the best team I have ever played on, we had like 25 goals and allowed only 2, winning the league championship over the team filled with ex (some division I) hockey players. |
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Playing with an underwater stick suits you well IMSA imo.
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Playing with an underwater stick suits you well IMSA imo. [/ QUOTE ] lol shortsticking. |
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don't know if it's what you're looking for but my favorite leisure sport is cornhole. [/ QUOTE ] I've heard it called something different ("bags"), but yes it is awesome. It is especially fun when you are drunk. You play worse, but you yell a lot more. |
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[ QUOTE ] don't know if it's what you're looking for but my favorite leisure sport is cornhole. [/ QUOTE ] I've heard it called something different ("bags"), but yes it is awesome. It is especially fun when you are drunk. You play worse, but you yell a lot more. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, or Baggo. There was an article in Newsweek about the naming "controversy" last week. Drinking actually helps my game, but only up to a certain point. It's like a plateau: 5-6 drinks up the vertical, 4-5 drinks on the flat, then all downhill from there. *Edit* Couldn't get article link to work, linked to Google's cached version instead. |
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Re: Cool Sports You\'ve Played
Soccer tennis! This game is a ton of fun.
My friends and I made up our own version of rules before we knew anyone else played it, and I think they work better for players who aren't really good. Use a regular singles tennis court. You can limit this to just the half closest to the net if you have 2v2 or 1v1 (this is normally played 3v3 but anywhere from 1 to 4 per side works) and/or are just starting. Serve from behind the middle lines by bouncing the ball then hitting with your foot. Unlimited touches are allowed per team and player, and any body part is legal besides hands/arms. One bounce is allowed per side before contact is made, after that if it hits the ground it's the other team's point, like in tennis. We use volleyball scoring (only score on serve), and call it stennis. http://soccertennis.org/ is a link to an organization with somewhat different rules and a video on their homepage. |
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