High ball
Hochball is a variant of the soccer game. Since there are no official competitions despite its widespread use, the rules vary. In any case, the game is played on a goal and on a relatively small field (for example the penalty area of a soccer field). At least three players are required. There are no teams, but everyone plays against the goalkeeper , who changes frequently. The aim of the field players is to score goals.
Usual rules
At the beginning each player receives a certain number of points (the first goalkeeper may have some bonus points, or the goalkeeper is determined by a game, e.g. the so-called "crossbar shooting"): whoever is not or farthest away from the crossbar (i.e. upper crossbar of the soccer goal) hits the goal, must go into the goal). It is also possible to determine the first goalkeeper by means of a kind of auction , in which the person who demands the fewest bonus points goes into the goal.
If a goal is achieved through a direct decrease, the current goalkeeper is deducted one point. But there are also rule variants in which different numbers of points are deducted or in which each additional holding up of the ball means another point to be deducted.
If a player shoots the ball out of bounds or hits the goal without a direct pick-up, he becomes the current goalkeeper. If the ball touches the crossbar or the post after the goal, the goalkeeper is not changed, even if the goalkeeper touches the ball with his head after the crossbar. Sometimes a player also has to go into the goal if the goalkeeper succeeds in holding the direct take-off, i.e. does not let the ball ricochet off or if he manages to head the ball away so that it trumps the ball three times without another player touching it ( decapitation ) .
As long as it does not touch the ground, the ball may stay out of bounds (be held up ).
If a player has no more points in his account, he is eliminated. The player with the most or the fewest points becomes the current goalkeeper (depending on the variant). The last two players remaining carry out a penalty shootout, each with as many shots as remaining points. The winner of the penalty shootout is the winner.
Butt stud
Another variant is that the loser (first without a life ) gets an ass stud or gets an ass stud . This means that the loser stands upside down in the goal and bends over. Everyone is now allowed to shoot their buttocks from an agreed distance. The number of shots is calculated from the number of lives left by the shooter.
Web links
- Hoch-Ball , variant for soccer training at dfb.de.