Punchball

Punchball

Punchball is a sport similar to baseball but without a pitcher, catcher, or bat. It is a pastime of football announcer Al Michaels, who often played with former Chicago Bears quarterback Sid Luckman.

The "batter" uses a volleyball-type approach to put the ball (usually a spaldeen or pensie pinkie) in play, punching the ball with his closed fist. [http://www.streetplay.com/rulesheets/punchball/]

Stealing and bunting are not allowed.

Punchball is also known, in some parts of the world, as Volleyball-style baseball.

Rules

Punchball Rules [http://www.streetplay.com/rulesheets/punchball/]

At the University of Florida, students commonly play a version of punchball which involves 2 players, a pitcher/goalie and the puncher. The pitcher typically stands down a hall and throws either a tennis or raquetball and the puncher must punch the ball back towards the catcher. If the ball passes the catcher, the puncher wins a point. If the puncher misses the ball or the goalie catches the ball, the goalie wins a point

Punchball (also called speedball) is a kind of training ball used in boxing training.

ee also

*Safe haven games


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  • punchball — noun Date: 1932 baseball adapted for small areas in which a rubber ball is hit with a fist instead of a bat …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • punchball — /punch bawl /, n. a form of playground or street baseball in which a rubber ball is batted with the fist. [1930 35; PUNCH1 + BALL1] * * * …   Universalium

  • punchball — noun A simplified version of the sport of baseball, where players use their fists as a bat and a softer ball …   Wiktionary

  • punchball — noun 1》 Brit. a suspended or mounted ball used for punching as exercise or training, especially by boxers. 2》 US a team ball game in which a rubber ball is punched or headed …   English new terms dictionary

  • punchball — punch•ball [[t]ˈpʌntʃˌbɔl[/t]] n. gam a form of playground or street baseball in which a rubber ball is batted with the fist • Etymology: 1930–35 …   From formal English to slang

  • punchball — n. 1 a stuffed or inflated ball suspended or mounted on a stand, for punching as a form of exercise. 2 US a ball game in which a rubber ball is punched with the fist or head …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Spaldeen — A Spalding High Bounce Ball, commonly called a spaldeen, is a small pink rubber ball, somewhat similar to a racquetball, supposedly made from the defective core of a tennis ball without the felt. It was the more expensive and more popular version …   Wikipedia

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