This document describes the rules of a new water sport called "spongeslice." [1] It involves two teams trying to throw sponges into each other's goals using fishing slices and nets. [2] Each team starts with 30 sponges of the same color and scores points by getting their sponges in the opponent's goal. [3] The game aims to be a fun combination of water polo and volleyball played in a swimming pool.
4. Similar to the water-polo
swimming pools, but also with
a net like the net used in "water
volleyball."
Sponge
slice
field
5. Players wear swimsuits
and all complements
used in waterpolo like
eyes protection, cap, etc.
Besides, the equipment
of the spongeslice player
includes:
• a fish slice.
• a net-bag (nets used for
putting clothing into the washing
machine).
A escale model of a
player.
6. There are two teams.
The teams are composed
by 3 regular players
and 5 extra-players.
Each team will dispose of
30 sponges in the
game.
A escale model of a
player
7. In the game each team will use 30
sponges.
The sponges must be placed into
the players’ net bag before starting
the game.
Each team decides the sponge
distribution among its players.
All the sponges can be carried by
one player. This one or any other
distribution is allowed.
8. At starting the game each
team has 30 sponges, all in
one colour, different colours
for each team.
The team target in the game is
to cross the goal-line of the
rival team with its sponges.
The gaming time is the same
than in water-polo.
The team that gets more
points wins the game.
9. POINTS
Each sponge put into
the goal line of the rival
The sponges into the team counts as 1 point.
goal line score
according to its
Each sponge put into its
colour.
own goal line by a team
takes one point away
from its score.
30 points is the highest
possible score for a
team. It means that the
team was able to put all
its sponges into the
rival goal line.
10. The players cannot get inside the rival part of
the field.
The sponges can only be thrown to the rival
field using the fish slice.
The players can handle directly sponges,
without using the fishing slice for:
• catching sponges in the water.
• catching sponges in the air.
• passing sponges to their teammates.
• putting out sponges from their net bags.
• putting sponges into their net bags.