Teams of two or more compete to see who can fill vases with a water hose from longer and longer distances with the minimum spillage.

1. Crash Course in Creativity
- Stanford University Fall 2012
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3.  An individual assignment.
 The challenge is to use TWO HOUSEHOLD ITEMS of any
type and develop a set of rules and guidelines to come up
with a brand new SPORT.
 I am to use my creativity to generate something you have
never seen before.
 My creativity will be evaluated on both the amount of
creativity and the quality of presentation.
 Delivery can contain drawings, photos, or video
demonstrating the sport.
 A short description is allowed.
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4.  50 feet of Standard Garden Hose
 Operating pressure as at standard for homes in the region
 No pressure boost pumps
 Open supply faucet
 No nozzle devices, open hose only
 5 liter or 1 gallon vase
 Opening at top to be 6” or 15 cm diameter
 Vase Diameter 6” / 15 cm below the top to be 9” / 22.5 cm
 Fully composed of Ceramic material
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5. * This is a team sport * The grass flied is 75 ft / 25
* Each Team is composed of 5 meters by 45 ft / 15 meters
players, of 2 substitutes and 1
coach
* Each Teams Vase is placed in a 12
“ / 30 cm diameter pit with the
* Players play one at a time in top of the vase exactly level with
parallel competitions with a
second team the grass surface
* Each player must stand at a * Lines are drawn at 9 ft/ 3 m, 15 ft
specified distance from the / 5 m, 21 ft / 7 m and 24ft / 8 m
opening of the vase and fill it by from the nearest lip of the vase
directly the hose at the vase
* Each player plays in sequence * Team Benches are placed at the
until the vase is filled or end closest to the vase pit
disqualified
*
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6. * Play starts with the first player * As each „filling‟ is completed the
positioned at 9 ft / 3 m from the next player attempts to complete
closest edge of the vase. That the task from the next longer
player attempts to fill the vase as distance
quickly as possible without * Each player can attempt the task
* If the player fills the pit before he only once
/ she fills the vase he /she is * For each new player, the preceding
automatically disqualified and player must remove the vase,
must leave the pitch empty it completely, empty the pit
* The emptied vase is replaced into box, and replace them before play
an emptied pit resumes by the following player
* Additional players must continue
until the vase is filled before the
pit is filled
*
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7. * Points are earned in 3 ways * Penalties of disqualification for
* Total volume of water collected overfilling the pit – 25 points per
legally from the empties vases occasion
that have been filled without * Over-stepping the demarcation
disqualification – 100 points
maximum per cubic cm of line for each distance during
water filling attempts
* 100 Points maximum for the * 100 Points for spraying the
number of stations used in the opponents
competition * Complete disqualification of the
* 100 points maximum for the whole team for filling the
shortest of the accumulated competitors pit
times to complete all players
* The team with the highest
aggregate score wins
*
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8. *Normal round robin rules and staging will apply
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9. *Hand eye coordination
*Depth perception
*Endurance
*Agility in controlling the hose direction
*Skill in controlling the flow of water from the end
of the open hose
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10. * Teams are responsible for supplying their own hoses and
vases according to specifications
* Teams will arrive at the pitch 1 hour prior to each match to
prepare all aspects of the pitch
* At the end of each match day the teams wil wok together to
return the pitch to an agreed sate of readiness for other
activities as required by the pitch owers
*
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11. Growth Perspective
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12. * This is intended to be a family or intra-family or community
or inter-community sport
* It is intended for people to have fun in spring, summer and
fall.
* It could be adapted to winter by replacing water with snow
balls
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13. *
Acknowledgements
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