Speedaway (was Re: Calvinball)

• From: TTUMC_Webmaster
• Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 07:21:26 -0700
• Message-ID: <000TEGBN6.001T2AGEM.12170551-quizbowl_at_...>

Also, Calvinball reminds me of a couple games we
played in high school P.E. class that I have never seen
since (sort of like team handball in the
Olympics).

Did anyone play speedaway or speedball? I actually
found some P.E. teacher's rules for speedaway (like
Calvinball, I didn't know it had any firm
rules)...

SPEED-A-WAY

1. THE GAME IS STARTED BY A FREE KICK ON THE 50 YARD
LINE. THIS IS CALLED A KICK-OFF.

2. WHEN THE
BALL IS ON THE GROUND IT MAY BE KICKED EITHER AWAY OR
LIFTED UP TO YOURSELF OR TO A PARTNER, BUT BUT MAY NOT
BE PICKED UP DIRECTLY.

3. THE BALL CAN BE
CAUGHT ONLY ON A FLY WHEN THROWN OR KICKED. IT MAY NOT
BOUNCE FIRST.

4. ONLY THE GOALIE CAN PICK UP THE
BALL DIRECTLY OFF THE GROUND AND RUN THE FULL LENGTH
OF THE FIELD. ALL OTHER PLAYERS MUST STAY ON THERE
OWN HALF OF THE FIELD.

5. IF YOU ARE RUNNING
WITH THE BALL AND YOU ARE TAGGED, YOU MUST GIVE UP THE
BALL AND THE OTHER TEAM CONTINUES PLAY FROM THAT
POINT.

6. IF THE BALL GOES OUT-OF-BOUNDS IT IS THROWN IN BY
THE OPPOSING TEAM, AND BECOMES A GROUND
BALL.

7. IF THE BALL IS KICKED OUT OVER THE END LINE BY
THE OFFENSE, IT IS THE GOALIE'S BALL TO KICK, THROW,
OR PUNT.

8. IF THE BALL IS KICKED OUT OVER
THE END LINE BY THE DEFENSE, IT IS A CORNER
KICK.

SCORING:

1. 1 POINT FOR THROWING THE BALL TO A TEAMMATE OR
RUNNING ACROSS THE END LINE NOT BETWEEN THE GOALS.
(TOUCHDOWN)

2. 3 POINTS FOR KICKING THE BALL THROUGH THE GOAL
POSTS BELOW HAND HEIGHT OR INTO THE GOAL NET (FIELD
GOAL).

3. AFTER A TEAM SCORES, THE OTHER TEAM HAS THE
CHOICE TO KICK-OFF OR RECEIVE THE
BALL.

FOULS:

1. PICKING UP A GROUND BALL, THE EXCEPTION TO THIS
RULE IS THE GOALIE.

2. TO TRIP, SHOVE, CHARGE,
OR STRIKE AT YOUR OPPONENT.

3. TO KNOCK THE
BALL OUT OF YOUR OPPONENTS HANDS.

4. TO KICK
DANGEROUSLY AT A PLAYER (WITH BALL OR FOOT).

5. TO
STAND CLOSER THAN FIVE YARDS ON A KICK-OFF, PLACE KICK,
OR THROW-IN.

6. TO PLAY THE BALL AFTER TAKING
A THROW-IN OR PLACE KICK BEFORE IT HAS BEEN PLAYED
BY ANOTHER PLAYER.

7. TO CROSS THE CENTER
LINE AT ANY TIME AFTER GOING TO YOUR APPROPRIATE SIDE
FOLLOWING A KICK-OFF. BACKS STAY ON THE DEFENSIVE HALF AND
GUARD THE GOAL, FORWARDS GO TO THEIR OPPONENTS HALF AND
TRY TO SCORE.

8. CATCHING A THROW-IN ON THE
FLY, EXCEPT THE GOALIE.

A PLACE KICK IS AWARDED
TO THE OPPOSITE TEAM WHEN A FOUL OCCURS.