Bossaball, hybrid sport sets foot in India
Updated On: 14 March, 2018 11:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Snigdha Hasan
That's what Bossaball, a hybrid sport played to tropical music, promises as it sets foot in India. We try our hand (and feet) at the game ahead of its Mumbai launch


Curious onlookers at the gates of St Stanislaus ground on Bandra's Hill Road partially block our view of what looks like a high-energy volleyball match between mixed teams of foreign and Indian players. As the crowd parts to give us way, we realise the players are on a massive inflatable court, giving them a springy surface to bounce off it. Just then, a player does a somersault and kicks the ball across the net, as a proficient striker would to score a goal in a game of football. A few more steps closer to the court and it emerges that the area closest to the net is fitted with a trampoline on either side, allowing one player from each team to go higher up than others, just as a gymnast would.
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