Broughball

The new Sport invented by indie band The Holloways.
Broughball which was conceived over a wall in Broughton Castle in the north of England. It is a combination of football, volleyball and tennis.
Rules 1st edition
Teams are made up of 3 individuals.
Uniform is Short Shorts and Tight tops. Vests or tshirts are fine. See Power Blues or Air Walk Street Stylers for examples.
Net 27feet Wide,
Court, 11 and half feet deep, It should be 32 feet wide at the back.
The net needs to be solid with something to make the ball rebound up off it. This can be stumps like the wind break or a solid object like the Wall or metal barriers.
At least 2 members of each team has to touch the ball for the ball to be returned and be in play. (except for tie break) The ball may pass around the net and go in to score except on serve where it has to pass over the net.
Points Scoring.
As in tennis it is 15, 30, 40, Duece, Game.
Then it is separated in to Sets to win a set you need to get to 6 games with 2 games separating the teams if it is 5-6 then you have to win 7 - 5 if it is 6 - 6 then it is a tie break for a 7 - 6 win.
To score you have to get the ball to hit the floor on the opponents side or the opponent has to hit the ball out. The other way to score is if the ball goes back in play after only 1 person touching it.
Tie Break
Same as tennis 1st team to 7 wins or if tied at 6, 2 clear points needed.
The only variation is that in a tie break you can return a serve on the 1st touch. all other rules apply.
Serving rules,
Serve from back of the court, although any position (left, right or centre) is fine and outside the back is fine.
You can only use the leg for serving. No Headers or Chesters.
If the ball hits the net and goes over then in it is a let.
If the ball hits the net but doesn't go over or goes out it is a fault.
If the ball goes out on serve it is a fault.
A double fault and you loose a point.
You have to serve over the net not around it.

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