Trangleball is an all terrain

sport Sport is a physical activity or game, often Competition, competitive and organization, organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The numbe ...

. It is played using a 3-sided

pyramid A pyramid () is a structure whose visible surfaces are triangular in broad outline and converge toward the top, making the appearance roughly a pyramid in the geometric sense. The base of a pyramid can be of any polygon shape, such as trian ...

. Around the pyramid is a field made up of two

circle A circle is a shape consisting of all point (geometry), points in a plane (mathematics), plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the Centre (geometry), centre. The distance between any point of the circle and the centre is cal ...

s: an inner circle with a

radius In classical geometry, a radius (: radii or radiuses) of a circle or sphere is any of the line segments from its Centre (geometry), center to its perimeter, and in more modern usage, it is also their length. The radius of a regular polygon is th ...

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 sometimes 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 for s ...

. Trangleball is a

team sport A team sport is a type of sport where the fundamental nature of the game or sport requires the participation of multiple individuals working together as a team, and it is inherently impossible or highly impractical to execute the sport as a s ...

, 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. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy once again divided Fire Island into two islands. Together, these two isl ...

References

External links

Official Trangleball websiteTrangleball 16th Annual Tournament
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