Budgetball is a brand new sport designed to raise awareness about the issue of the federal debt and encourage discussion and debate about America's fiscal future.
Budgetball is a non-contact sport played with a standard-size volleyball on a basketball court (or similarly sized outdoor field). It is played by two teams of 6 or more players each. Players must pass the ball to move it around the court and to a player in the end zone in order to score. The team with the most points at the conclusion of the game is the winner.
The game is punctuated by strategy sessions during which players can take immediate playing advantages that can be paid for by taking sacrifices later in the game, or they may take sacrifices early in order to pay for advantages in later play. At the end of the game (or in the last game of a tournament), any remaining debt reduces a team's final score and any surplus increases a team's final score.
Check out the Basics of Budgetball for a quick explanation of how to play!
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This diagram illustrates some of the play as defined by the overview and rules.