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Hoover-ball was played by teams of 2-4 players with a six-pound medi=
cine
ball over a net eight feet high on a court similar to
Hoover-ball was played by teams of 2-4 players with a six-pound medicine
ball over a net eight feet high on a court similar to one used for tennis. =
The
game was scored exactly like tennis, and played =
in
similar fashion. The server throws the ball. The opponent must catch it on =
the
fly and immediately return it, attempting to put it where it cannot be reac=
hed
and returned. The side that misses the ball or throws it out of bounds loses
the point.
"Stopping a six-pound ball with steam back of it, returning it with
similar steam, is not pink-tea stuff," DuPuy wrote. "Dr. Boone
estimates that as much beneficial exercise is obtained from half an hour of=
it
(Hoover-ball) as from three times as much tennis=
or
six times as much golf."
Rules
Points are scored when a
team: fails to catch the return, fails to return the ball across the n=
et,
returns the ball out of bounds.
The ball is served from t=
he
back line.
The serve is rotated among
one team until the game is won. Teams alternate serving after each
game.
The ball must be caught on
the fly and immediately returned from the point it was caught. There i=
s no
running with the ball or passing to teammates.
Each team's court is divi=
ded
in half. A ball returned from the front half of your court must be
returned to the back half of your opponent's court. If the ball doesn't
reach the back court, the opponent is awarded the point.
A ball that hits the
out-of-bounds line is a good return.
A player who catches the =
ball
out-of-bounds, or is carried out-of-bounds by the force of the ball, m=
ay
return in-bounds before the return.
A ball that hits the net =
on
its way over is a live ball. (If it was thrown from the front court, it
must reach the opponent's back court to be good.)
Teams may substitute at d=
ead
ball situations.
Women serve from the
mid-court line.
Women may pass once befor=
e a
return.
Women may return the ball=
to
any area of the opponent's court.
Good sportsmanship is required. Points in dispute are played over.