Rocball is a non-contact team net game derivative of volleyball and a Meso-American sport once played by the athletes of the Aztec civilization of what is now the country of Mexico. Rocball has existed since 1979 and was founded by James Feger, a Physical Education teacher at Marianas High School located in The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Rules of the Sport
Rocball is played on a rectangular court bisected by an overhead net with goals located behind each end of the court.
The offensive team has the scoring advantage because of service and court points. However, either team has the opportunity to score from one to three points during any one play; under certain conditions, the defensive team can score one point plays, the server can score different types of two point plays, the goalies of either team can score two points, any player from either team can score a three-point goal, and there are different ways to win a set of play.
It is the first team net sport to implement offensive and defensive scoring, multiple point plays, plays in which a team can lose point, and the first team net sport to include the combination of kicking and hitting play action.
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Rocball in the Pacific
Rocball is popular in the island of Saipan, in Micronesia. It is played in Marianas High School with LELU teams that occasionally have tournaments. it is also played in Asian Countries like Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal etc.... Pakistan is promoting this game, its played all around Pakistan and players are more interested in playing Rocball as compare to Volleyball.