Instructions Page

THE MAIN OBJECTIVE

The object of Finger Ball is to score points by knocking the ball over the midline and into the opponents square without using your arms or hands. If the ball bounces twice within the opponents square or is unable to be knocked back into your square, you get a point, if you served, or gain the right to serve if you did not. Finger ball is a 2 on 2 sport, but there may be up to 4 people on a team.

SERVING

A player begins play by serving. One of the team’s members serves by kicking the ball from behind the backline, over the midline and into the opponents square.

If the ball goes out of bounds or bounces before crossing the midline, the opposite team gains possession.

The non serving member of the team is allowed to be anywhere behind the midline. This player may not touch the ball until it is touched by the opposite team.

Team members take turns serving after every change of possession.

ONCE THE BALL IS IN PLAY

Once the ball is in play after the serve the following rules take effect:

1. The Bounce Rule - The ball may bounce once on a team’s side whether it is touched by a member on that side before it bounces, or not.
This means the ball can bounce once in a team’s square before being delivered to the other side or travel to the other side off the bounce.

2. Midline Rule - The only time a player may cross the midline is if his or her momentum carries him over while delivering a spike or committing to a block, this player may not interfere with play after his first initial contact with the ball and must return to his or her team’s side as soon as possible. Otherwise it will be interference resulting in a point for the other team or a change of possession. A player’s leg may cross the midline in order to spike or block the ball as long as his foot doesn’t touch on the other team’s side.

3. Out of bounds rule- The out of bounds rule works just like it does in tennis. If you hit the ball out of bounds it’s the other teams point or possession. If the ball hits in your square and begins to travel out of bounds you can then travel out of bounds to save it. This player cannot cross the midline that extends from the court, whether it is visible or not. This is the only time a player is allowed out of bounds

4. Juggling Rule - The ball may be juggled in the air with any part of the body other than the arms or hands an infinite number of times. The ball may also be passed back and forth between teammates an infinite number of times.

5. Line hit rule - A ball that hits directly on a out of bounds or midline during play is considered inbounds, But if the ball is being served it must cross completely over the midline.

6. Games are played until a team reaches 20 points, games always must be won by 2 or more points otherwise play continues until a team has 2 more points than the other team. Example - If team A has 18 points then team B needs 20 to win, but if team A has 19, team B must get 21.

7. Finger balled - If a team member touches the ball with hand or arm intentionally it is called Finger Ball and the opposite team receives a point whether they were serving or not.

8. Arms and hands - A ball can touch the hand or arms if they are against the body and not intended to touch the ball, just like in soccer.

9. Roll Rule - If a ball rolls in a square it is considered to have bounced in that square multiple times, unless the ball was already in a roll in the opposing team’s square, then possession switches to the other team.

10. Spike Rule - A player can spike or even stop the ball on the opponent’s side as long as he or she is not in violation of the Midline or arms and hand rules.

11. Once a team reaches 10 points, the teams must exchange sides on the court.

12. Time-outs: Teams have an amount of 2 time-outs per side, allowing them to substitute players if another player is available.

13. A player may not kick the ball at another player intentionally with excessive force. A player may only kick the ball with intents to have it land in the opposing square, or to pass it to a teammate.

14. A player may catch the ball between his/her legs but once his/her feet touch the court they may not take a step in either direction. Once a player has the ball bewteen his/her legs they may pass it to a teammate or drop the ball and kick it before it hits the ground, or, if the player can let it hit the ground without giving the other team a point or losing possession, then her or she may do so.

15. Bonus Point- If you or a member of your team kicks the ball and it is out of bounds but hasn’t hit the ground yet and it is still on your side of the invisible extending midline, then you or your team mate may run out of bounds and hit the ball back into the opposing team’s side. If the ball makes contact with their side and hits 2 times or hits and goes out then it results in 2 points for your team.

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