English Bossaball news

Incredible Sports You’ve Never Heard Of “No one on the planet can convince me that Bossaball isn’t the greatest sport ever created.” – This is how this article is going to end, which will put Bossaball on spot #1 of this list by Bleacher Report, a San Francisco-based sports news website owned by Turner. The website focuses on trending topics in sports. NICK DIMENGO, AUGUST 12, 2014 – Link to the original article We all know about the popularity of sports such as soccer, basketball, football and baseball, but those aren’t the only sports from around the world we should be aware of. There are plenty more random sports we should all […]

Mzansi Life 2/2014 Bossaball now available in South Africa Zinto Sports, a division of a brand activation and events company Zinto Marketing Group, has introduced a new sport called Bossaball in South Africa. The aim is to establish Bossaball as a vehicle to empower individuals and communities and enhance social cohesion. Bossaball is a complementary sport which combines elements of soccer, volleyball, gymnastics and the Afro-Brazilian martial arts form, capoeira. It is played on an inflatable court featuring a trampoline on each side of the net. The change in gravity, combined with the safety provided by the inflatable surface, allows a whole new range of techniques, team tactics and strategies, […]

Anyone for Bossaball? If it is survival of the fittest, then Marbella’s new year’s resolution to become a mecca for all things sporty has got off to a good start. Check out the bounciest new sport in town on 12, 13 January, when Marbella is the chosen venue for Spain’s first ever Bossaball club… This coming weekend sees the launch of the first Bossaball club in Spain with a dedicated court set up for play at the Fuerte Nagueles installations in Marbella’s Parque Nagüeles. The town’s sports delegate, Angel Mora, is delighted that Marbella is the chosen location for the 21st century sport to kick off in Spain, as it […]

TIBS – 1/2013 Discover new sports The exhilarating sport of Bossaball once again takes a popular sport and shakes it up with the use of trampolines. This concept adds large trampolines and inflatables to the sport of volleyball to create a lively and exciting experience. Created in 2004 by Belgian Filip Eyckmans, his hybrid design combines the logistics of volleyball, football, gymnastics and dance for a fluid, adrenaline pumping sport. As seen in the Olympics, volleyball was portrayed as a fun environment and with the added touch of music and out loud commentary bossaball is no different. Played on an inflatable court with a trampoline on each side, the change […]

Lumia Conversations – 10/2012 Bossaball with the Lumia 800 We have a special guest post from our Dutch friend Freek de Jong for you this week. Freek works for Music and Sports BV; a sports agency that develops and promotes new sports around the world. One of the sports they focus a large percentage of their promotion on is called ‘Bossaball‘, a mix between volleyball, football, gymnastics and capoeria! The sport takes place on an inflatable volleyball style court that features a trampoline at both ends (I promise you, I’m really not making this up, check the video below). It is the ultimate beach sport, takes place between two teams and is predominantly played […]

Buzzle.com 8/2012 A Trampoline, an inflatable court and samba – It’s bossaball What sport should you try if you enjoy volleyball, football, gymnastics, and samba music? Why, bossaball, of course! Bossaball is a sport that was invented in Belgium early in the 21st century. Bossaball can be likened to a combination of competitive trampoline jumping and beach volleyball, accompanied by live South American samba music. There are bossaball clubs located throughout the world, in countries including Germany, Spain, Brazil, Singapore, Portugal, Netherlands, Ecuador, and Saudi Arabia. Bossaball is played on an inflatable court, each side containing a round trampoline. The trampolines allow players to bounce up very high, so they […]

Rules of Sport – 6/2012 Bossaball Rules Bossaball is a relatively new sport and was derived from Spain in 2004. Since then the sport has gone on to have international acclaim with countries such as Brazil, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Kuwait, Ecuador and Saudi Arabia all have very successful Bossaball teams. Whilst international competitions are limited, teams from respected countries travel the world to try and raise awareness of the sport. Object Of The Game The game is a slight variation of volleyball and requires you to hit a ball over a net in order to win points. You can use any part of your body (head, feet, hands) […]