SUPBALL (stand up paddle ball) is a combination of netball, water polo, lacrosse and rugby, played on stand up paddle boards (SUPs). It is the brainchild of Craig Moulds, owner and founder of Manly Kayak Centre and truly takes flat water SUPping to a whole new level, a unique game that can be played by all. MATCH FORMAT:
+ Matches are played between two teams of five heading in opposite direction
s with up to 5 substitute players
+ A goal is scored by hitting the ‘SUPBALL goal buoys’ with the match ball
+ SUPBALL has a unique continuous gameplay and off-side play allowing for very strategic tactics
+ Matches consist of two 15-minute halves with a 5-minute break. Teams swap directions at half-time
+ There is no boundary to a SUPBALL field
SUPBALL RULES:
+ There are two different versions of SUPBALL that you can play – contact and non-contact. Contact allows players to tackle or push other players off their boards, whereas non-contact only allows a player to nudge another player’s board with the paddle to destabilise the competing player
+ Once a player is in possession of the ball they must stop paddling
+ A player who doesn’t have 50% or more of their body on a board is deemed to be out of play until they get back on a board. Without being on a board they are not allowed to interfere with the ball or with other players
+ No player can purposefully interfere with unoccupied equipment in order to disadvantage another player
+ The defending player (player who has been tackled) has board advantage in any board challenge situation. Final decision on ANY board challenge will be made by the referee and cannot be contested
+ Once a goal is scored two quick whistles will be sounded by the referee. The team who scored the goal must paddle around their defensive ‘goal buoy’ to be considered onside. Until they have done this they must not interfere with the ball or other players
+ You may tackle players off their boards (contact) or destabilise a board with your paddles (non-contact), but no paddle-to-player contact is allowed
+ No player is allowed to hug the goal with their body at any time. Players are permitted to block the goal with their paddle or board
+ Once a player/players break a rule the referee will blow one blast of the whistle. The offending player will be signaled and will have to undertake a penalty paddle around a nominated penalty marker. The player is deemed offside until they have paddled around this marker. All other gameplay will continue and only this player is deemed offside for this time. If the player does not immediately embark on their penalty paddle they will be sent off court for 2 minutes in the sin bin
+ The referee has the right to remove a player from the game if they continuously break the rules and their team will be short a player for the rest of that half of the game
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