| Other » Nippon Pro Blockball League - Season 1: Weeks 9-10 » 6/29/2019 11:45 pm |
- Nark24
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Hi again, everyone! Today I'm going to present the first two of eight teams for the NPBL Inaugural season. Let's start.
Tokyo, 2055 -- National Blockball Committee and the Blockball Players Alliance started to contact HBSA players to join the first professional blockball league in the world. That year was all about creating strong rosters, and still unknown teams were silently working hard towards the launch of the league in 2056. In late 2055, the NBC and BPA released their first club identities, with a full list of selected prefectures. Hopes were set high among fans of the sport, who already cheered for their favorites even without the official release of all the uniforms.
By the standards, each team must have two uniforms: One for home or principal kit, and one clash kit. As the official logo, teams display their respective Prefectural Symbol. The first two teams who revealed their uniforms were Chiba Thunder and Saitama Cyborgs
When Chiba Thunder was presented to the press, the most used word was "Speed". The team worked towards a quick, offensive strategy. Will the Thunder stay strong with their work, or will they have many problems in their road to the first Nakamura Cup Playoffs?
With a circuit-inspired uniform, Saitama Cyborgs approach is also highly offensive, but unlike the Thunder, their plays are oriented to full strength and power. Will this strategy be enough, or will they need more than strong hits?
Next Up: A bird and the forest.
| Other » Nippon Pro Blockball League - Season 1: Weeks 9-10 » 6/25/2019 10:08 pm |
- Nark24
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Steelman wrote:Color me intrigued! I believe I've got an idea on the gameplay but I'm struggling to find a comparison to the game ball. Can you describe it further or compare it to something else? Sounds like a fun sport!
Excellent league logo. Looking forward to seeing more!Right! I imagine it like a dodgeball ball. I actually had to correct the size, now is completely correct.
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Ok, so let's talk about some sport history. I took a lot of inspiration from Japan's High School Summer Koshien. What a tournament! If you have never seen a japanese high school baseball game, I strongly recommend you to do it. It's a whole new experience
History of the Sport
This sport was created in the year 2040 in Inagakuen Public High School, as a way to relax from school club activities. Many of those players then practiced the game in parks and streets, gaining attention from other high schoolers. Those external players did spread the word about the game, and new teams were founded in different schools. Ironic was that at the end of the year, Inagakuen created a blockball club, due to popularity. For instance, some sport magazines called it the “Viral Sport”, as students started to upload on the internet how they made the shields and also uploaded videos of them playing. The first blockball rules were set by Nakamura Goro, PE teacher and first referee of the sport. With those rules, Saitama Prefecture high schools started to play against each other. Many students from other activities, like volleyball, basketball and track clubs also joined blockball teams, searching for something new, or an opportunity to play in a first string team.
[color=#000000]That first year was huge for Saitama players. The sport was widely recognized in the prefecture, and team captains decided to officializate the sport with the help of physical education teachers. The game was now a
| Other » Nippon Pro Blockball League - Season 1: Weeks 9-10 » 6/24/2019 4:13 pm |
- Nark24
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Nippon Pro Blockball League
Hello! My name is Franco, and I’m the creator of the fictional sport of Blockball. I was a lurker at the SFF forums for a very long time, and even tried to make this league there, but life issues made it harder to continue. Now I'm at better position and I'm starting again here in AHS. I hope you enjoy this project as much I do.
Current year: 2056 --> 2057
Current teams:
What’s Blockball?
Blockball is a quick team sport who combines abilities from many sports like handball and volleyball, and it's mostly played in Japan. The game is simple: Players hit a spherical rubber ball with shield-like protectors called Blockers to make passes and shots. The objective is to score on the rival net, located on the opposite side of the rectangular field. A full game of blockball consist in three periods of twenty minutes.
The blockball court is 36 x 18 meters. It has four main divisions or lines to regulate the off-sides. All plays start in the service point, where the Setter makes the first pass. The defense can only use half of the field. The ball must be always in play, and it’s only allowed to bounce on the floor five consecutive times. After that, the play is over, and the ball is given to the setter of the previously defending team.
Basic rules of Blockball- A match consists of three periods of 20 minutes, with two 15-minute intermission.
- Each team has a goalie and six outfielders in the court. [*][color=#000000]Each team consists of minimum 14 players: Seven regular …
| Hockey » Torland Hockey League: THL 2.0 » 6/21/2019 9:40 pm |
- Nark24
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I'm really happy to know Torland has a hockey league! I was a close lurker of the baseball league, and huge fan of Engor. Eager to support a team in my favorite sport as well
| General Discussion » Your Team Allegiance! » 6/10/2019 3:05 pm |
- Nark24
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NFL: Gravitating towards Oakland Raiders, but still not sold.
MLB: Boston Red Sox fan! Baseball was also my first favorite sport.
NHL: San Jose Sharks! Ice hockey is my favorite sport and one of my top 3 passions. I've been in teal for about 11 seasons and even designed a patch for me when I had my 10-year anniversary as a fan. I just love them so much.
NPB: Guess I'm a cursed fan? Hanshin Tigers
International Soccer: Big fan of my national squad. Viva Chile!