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Bossaball – Volleyball Meets Football on a Trampoline
By Sumitra on December 16th, 2011 Category: Events, Pics
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There is no dearth of bizarre sports in this world, 
new ones are probably being invented everyday. One 
of the latest additions to the series is Bossaball. 
Sounds like baseball? Well, it’s nothing like that. 
Bossaball is in fact, a cross between volleyball, 
football and Brazilian capoeira (a Brazilian art 
form that combines elements of martial arts, sports, 
and music, and it’s played on a trampoline.

Bossaball is a sport fast gaining popularity on the 
beaches of Andalusia. The concept of the game was 
first developed between 2002 and 2004, by Filip 
Eyckmans, a Belgian living in Andalusia. It was 
first introduced in Belgium and then Netherlands, 
before it was brought to Spain. 

Bossaball consists 
of two teams of three to five people, who toss the 
ball across a net, similar to volleyball. However, 
the players are all on trampolines. This lets them 
jump at least 12 ft into the air, allowing them 
better access to spike the ball. The ball can be 
touched with any part of the body. You can even 
double-touch a ball with your hands or your head. 
Only one player of a team is allowed on the 
trampoline at once. The others play on the ground.

Photo © Pedroromero2

The name Bossaball was coined after the kind of music 
that is played during a match – bossa nova rhythms. 
Along with Latin American music, samba referees are 
also included sometimes. These referees use whistles, 
percussion instruments and DJ decks to take the game 
up to new levels. Safety of the players is a major 
concern with this sport, as one may simply bounce 
off the trampoline and on to the ground. To avoid 
this, large inflatables that are at least 3m wide 
cover all the springs and bars on the trampoline. 
This stops players from falling off the court.

Quite a few countries have Bossaball clubs – Spain, 
Brazlia, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Kuwait and 
Saudi Arabia, to name a few.



http://www.bossaball.com/english.html
Official Bossaball site
Bossaball is a ball game between 2 teams.
It's a mix of volleyball, football, gymnastics and capoeira.

The court is a combination of inflatables and trampolines, divided by a net.

It takes less than 45 minutes to set it all up
and get ready to play.
About bossaball

Bossaball combines elements of different sports 
on a pitch of trampolines and bouncy inflatables.

The game can be set up on diverse locations :
hotels, amusement parks, sports clubs, beach clubs, 
music festivals, fairs, summer camps, camping 
grounds, sales promotions, entertainment industry 
events, ski resorts, shopping centers, water parks, 
schools, discotheques...

As a spectacular attraction, bossaball draws the 
crowds wherever it goes.

Bossaball for marketing purposes :
Bossaball offers great opportunities for marketing 
and corporate branding. It attracts attention and 
often generates a large amount of media coverage 
including print, internet, radio and television, 
which makes bossaball an outstanding publicity support.



http://www.bossaballsports.com/
Bossaball information, instructions, guide


http://whoinventedthe.com/who-invented-bossaball/
Who Invented Web site.