Objective:
Two (2) opposing players throw the ball at the wall as hard as they can, trying to make their opponent unable to catch and return the ball.
Rules:
1. Throw the ball from behind the top line to serve into play. Two (2) faults on a serve is a point scored for the opponent. A fault is a serve that goes out of bounds. Out of bounds is any area laterally adjacent to the wall.
2. Upon a successful serve, the opponent must catch the rebound and, within 3 steps, return it to the wall, to the opponent.
3. The court is divided in half, down the middle, from the wall to the top of the court. If a player throws the ball against the wall and it returns on their side, they must catch and return it, however, if the opponent goes for the ball, the throwing player is released from obligation and can go to the other side of the divider line.
4. After the ball hits the wall from a throw, it must rebound past the bottom line (line closest to the wall). Failing to do so on a serve is considered a fault. Failure to do so during a volley is a loss of a point to the offending player.
5. A ball may be played in any of the following ways:
- after one bounce
- off the back wall/fence
- a combination of the above
- directly from a catch on-the-fly
6. If an attempt is made to catch a rebounding ball, and the ball hits the player’s stick, but the player does not catch it, the one-bounce rule is void.
7. First serve is determined by a coin toss. The serving player may choose what side they serve from. The player who scores gets to serve, just like in 1-on-1 basketball, where the person who scores keeps possession of the ball.
8. We have been playing where the games are 3 points to win, but this is flexible. Games are just as much fun if they are less or more pints to win.