Danball was invented January 31, 1992, in the United States, just outside Anniston, Alabama, by a group of teenagers who attended Saks High School. The sport began as a chaotic exercise vaguely resembling road hockey. It was named in honor of Dan, a delivery driver for the Custom Pizza company, who'd brought pizza to the players a few hours before the invention of the game. Much of Danball's early allure was the ironic and subtly self-mocking tone in which the players declared themselves "world champions" in the World Danball League (WDL), which consisted of only one team, the Anniston Cavaliers. Danball was at that time talked about ...

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Danball - Teams and players. Danball is usually played by two teams, each with three players on the field at a time. Free substitution is allowed, but only when play has been stopped. Danball - The Street. The game is played on a 100-foot stretch of street, normally asphalt- or concrete-paved. The 20-foot area in the center of the street is called “no man’s land.” Goal lines are at both ends of the 100-foot section of street. The goal lines and the edges of no man’s land are usually marked with sidewalk chalk.

Danball, Danball - History, Danball - Known teams in the history of Danball, Danball - How to play, Danball - Teams and players, Danball - The Street, Danball - Equipment, Danball - Beginning play and scoring, Danball - Pizza Feast, Danball - Related Links

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