-Objective:

​To score points by having the ball hit the floor in the other team's court

• 1 Eclipse ball

• 12 racquets

-Equipment Link:

• Six players position themselves in two rows on either side of the net.

• Each player holds a racquet.

• One player stands behind the back-service line holding a racquet and a ball.

• On the leader's signal to begin the server tosses the ball in the air and hitss the ball into the server's team court.

• All hits must be underhand.

• The serving team can hit the ball a maximum of two more times before the ball must go over the net.

• The receiving team can hit the ball a maximum of three times on their side before the ball must go over the net.

• Points are scored when:

  • The ball lands out of bounds.

  • Requires more than three hits to get the ball over the net.

  • The ball lands on the floor in the court.

• The team that scores a point gets to serve next.

• Team's rotate one player clockwise if the other team served last.

• First team to 25 points is the winner.

• Variations:

  • One Bounce: The ball may bounce off the floor one time between any hits.

  • All touch: All six players must hit the ball before it is sent over the net.

  • Unlimited: Any number of hits can be used (same player can hit the ball two or three times in a row) before hiting the ball over the net.

  • Overhand Permitted: Permit overhand hits, no blocking at the net, and allow one bounce from the floor between hits. 

• Questions:

  • Offensively what are helpful strategies to score points?

  • Defensively what are helpful strategies to reduce points being scored against you?