Post by starmark2k on Jan 5, 2007 12:46:41 GMT -5
The most popular sport played within the Olympia federation is Z-G Ball. The game was one of the first professional sports to be played in Zero gravity.
It began by accident on board a spacestation within the Solar system of poseidon before the discovery of artificial Gravity. The station workers began to spend their free time trying to play Sports in side an empty cargo bay. On one occasion the Workers attempted to play Soccor (football) and that is how the game of Z-G Ball was invented.
The game is played in a 'Z-G Cell' with the dimensions of 100 meters length 25 meters width and 10 meters Depth and made of metal. At the wall on each end of the length in a 3x3 meter goal either painted on or indented into the wall. The Ball is the same size and shape as a Soccor ball, but de to the lack of gravity it has no weight anbd is alway non-magnetic.
The Game is played by two teams of 9, 1 gol keeper and 8 players that are deployed into Strikers, defenders and Midguards. Each player wares one magnetic glove and magnetic boots to help them gain control when near the walls (The keeper has two gloves).
The game objective is simple to score more goals than the other team. A match lasts 90 minuets and is split into two equal halves.
The proffessional sport is big business with the top players earning millions(Not including Sponsorship deals.). At a proffesional level The game is played in a 'cell' with a Titrusglass 'Ceiling' so it can be watched by spectators.
Proffesional teams include
The Atlantis Echoes
The Atlantis Drifters
The Pangea City Deamons
The Spartan Wildcats
The Reef City Skywalkers
The Demeter Digger
The New Paris Murmen
Every City has atleast one proffesional team and often more.
There are also Univercity, Military and many Non-proffesional leagues.
It began by accident on board a spacestation within the Solar system of poseidon before the discovery of artificial Gravity. The station workers began to spend their free time trying to play Sports in side an empty cargo bay. On one occasion the Workers attempted to play Soccor (football) and that is how the game of Z-G Ball was invented.
The game is played in a 'Z-G Cell' with the dimensions of 100 meters length 25 meters width and 10 meters Depth and made of metal. At the wall on each end of the length in a 3x3 meter goal either painted on or indented into the wall. The Ball is the same size and shape as a Soccor ball, but de to the lack of gravity it has no weight anbd is alway non-magnetic.
The Game is played by two teams of 9, 1 gol keeper and 8 players that are deployed into Strikers, defenders and Midguards. Each player wares one magnetic glove and magnetic boots to help them gain control when near the walls (The keeper has two gloves).
The game objective is simple to score more goals than the other team. A match lasts 90 minuets and is split into two equal halves.
The proffessional sport is big business with the top players earning millions(Not including Sponsorship deals.). At a proffesional level The game is played in a 'cell' with a Titrusglass 'Ceiling' so it can be watched by spectators.
Proffesional teams include
The Atlantis Echoes
The Atlantis Drifters
The Pangea City Deamons
The Spartan Wildcats
The Reef City Skywalkers
The Demeter Digger
The New Paris Murmen
Every City has atleast one proffesional team and often more.
There are also Univercity, Military and many Non-proffesional leagues.