Trangleball is an all terrain

sport Sport pertains to any form of Competition, competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and Skill, skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to specta ...

. It is played using a 3-sided

pyramid A pyramid (from el, πυραμίς ') is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a single step at the top, making the shape roughly a pyramid in the geometric sense. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilat ...

. Around the pyramid is a field made up of two

circle A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. Equivalently, it is the curve traced out by a point that moves in a plane so that its distance from a given point is const ...

s: an inner circle with a

radius In classical geometry, a radius ( : radii) of a circle or sphere is any of the line segments from its center to its perimeter, and in more modern usage, it is also their length. The name comes from the latin ''radius'', meaning ray but also the ...

of 7.5 feet, and an outer circle with a radius of 14 feet. In each of the 3 sectors are 2 opponents who must throw the ball on the pyramid so that the other players will catch not it. Bursts of lateral movement are necessary to throw and catch the

ball A ball is a round object (usually spherical, but can sometimes be ovoid) with several uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used f ...

. Trangleball is a

team sport A team sport includes any sport where individuals are organized into opposing sports team, teams which compete to win or cooperate to entertain their audience. Team members act together towards a shared objective. This can be done in a numb ...

, as is captured by its slogan, "There Is No "i" in Trangleball... It Is a Team Sport." The game can be played 1 on 1, 2 on 2, or 3 on 3. Trangleball was founded by Mark Miller in

Fire Island, New York Fire Island is the large center island of the outer barrier islands parallel to the South Shore of Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York. Occasionally, the name is used to refer collectively to not only the central island, but also Long ...

References

External links

Official Trangleball websiteTrangleball 16th Annual Tournament
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