Association Flipper

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Association Flipper is a game invented by Ned Kelly and others of Mansfield Road Football Club at the International Tournament in 2006. The basic technique of the game involves flipping a football over a high net with the foot from a standing position.

1 The rules of the game
2 Flipper world championship
3 External links

[edit] The rules of the game

[edit] The court

The court size is 16m long x 8m wide. A net 2.43m high bisects the court to divide it into two 8m halves termed the "champions end" and the "challengers end." These courts are remarkably similar to those used for beach volleyball and are thought to have had a common ancestor at some point in the past. The court consists of sand.

The champion must remain in the champions end until he or she is defeated. The challenger has the end facing into the wind.

[edit] The ball

The ball is a standard English Premiership football.

[edit] Flipping

A "flip" is performed when the ball is raised using a foot to land in the other side of the court. For a flip to be valid, the ball must go over the net and come to rest within the court. A flip is not considered out until the whole of the ball has crossed the whole of the line.

[edit] The game

The challenger has the "flip off." The winner of each point then decides, based on a tactical knowledge of the game, who flips off for the next point. Games are played up to seven points but in the event of a close game scoring continues until the winner is two points clear.

The so-called "Mayhew variation" allows the option to meet and return the opponents flip on the volley with head or foot, but remains controversial and has so far proved to be of no tactical advanage.

[edit] Flipper wear

There are currently no resrictions on clothing but it is considered unsporting to play in anything other than bare feet. Foot protection may be worn on pitches where broken glass may cause injury.

[edit] Flipper world championship

The current champion is a Mr Ned Kelly of Oxford although during his last tournament he controversially left the pitch before being defeated. The outcome of this code violation remains to be decided.