Froth Ball

Taking the nation by storm!

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The latest craze in backyard entertainment! Froth ball challenges the mind, body, and even the spirit in a cooperative test of will and athletic ability.

News

10/07/2006 - New Videos Posted

Check out the diagrams section for more.

09/13/2006 - New Froth Ball Record!

The unstoppable Edwards/Webb team has done it again! The inventors of the game have today sent waves of shock through the international Froth Ball community by scoring a round of 172 touches on the Vernon St pitch. Can anyone stop this juggernaut duo from their dominance of the game?

Rules

Spaced approximately 15 feet apart and equipped with a slightly deflated Zellers-issue exercise ball, players must kick the ball back and forth, allowing it to touch the ground (a 'ground touch) once at most between every 'player touch'. There is no limit on how many consecutive touches a player may make, and items such as picnic tables, decks, stairs, fences, and tupperware bins are considered in play but do not count toward a ground touch. The goal of both players is to make as many player touches as possible before the game ends - which happens when the ball makes two or more ground touches consecutively.

History

Froth ball was invented on September 8th, 2006, by Messrs Colin Edwards and Aaron Webb. The game derives its name from the fact that most players, after even a few short rounds, will work up a hearty sweat or 'froth'.

Hall of Fame

• • 172 touches - Colin Edwards/Aaron Webb, 09/13/2006

  • 120 touches - Colin van Vulpen/Aaron Webb, 09/10/2006

  • 72 - Edwards/Webb, 09/09/2006

  • 55 - Edwards/Webb, 09/08/2006

Diagrams

Fig. a) Header save

Fig. b) The knee touch

Fig. c) 'The Chest Buster'

Fig. d) Standard Play

Fig. e) Keep your cool no matter what!

Fig. f) Long Rally

Fig. g) The Founding Fathers of Froth Ball

Fig. h) The Founding Fathers of Froth Ball (2)

Fig. i) Frothball Etiquette

Please note: We are professionals and you should not try this at home, lest you risk great peril to your body and social life.