This is a sport that can be fun and easy to play in the backyard or school.The only thing you need is a tennis ball.The game called 'Downball' is played by a lot of kids.
Step 1: Follow the rules
They are very easy to understand.If you are playing 2 square, there is a king, queen, jack, and dunce.
Step 2: It's up to you to serve.
You can buy rubber balls in most sport shops, if you can't just use a tennis ball, but the king bounces the ball in his square before it lands in the opponent's square.The player who gets the ball hits it in his square first and then in another square.
Step 3: Until one of these things happens, game play continues.
Once someone gets out, they swap with someone below them.King has to swap with Queen.Straight means that the player hit the ball into his opponent's square without first hitting it into himself.The ball can be hit in a square and then hit into the next square, although this is optional.If a line call is unclear, then it is considered a 'liner', where whoever gets the ball first bounces it into the middle of the squares.
Step 4: There are other rules used in this game.
Step 5: Understand how reserves work.
There is a thing called reserves.You can play with over four players, but it might be boring for the reserve.Dunce is on the sideline.When Dunce gets out, it swaps with the first reserve and the person just in it goes into Reserve.The first reserve goes into Dunce if you have four reserves.The person in second reserve becomes the first reserve.The person who just got out of the third reserve goes to the fourth reserve.
Step 6: Wear footsies and headsies.
You can kick the ball or head it.You can do fulls with the ball if you kick it or head it.The player in the King Square can call a certain number of squares for the amount of players they want out during a round.
Step 7: Try to modify the rules.
If you want, you can change the rules but the main thing is that there is always king, queen, jack and dunce.
Step 8: Go for eight squares.
You would have to split a square in half to play 8 square.It is more enjoyable to play this in larger squares.The best place to play is in a line of parking spaces.