Origins.īubble soccer (or “bubble football” overseas) started as a joke by Henrick Elvestad and Johan Gold in 2011 in Norway. It mixes the playful aggression, surprising shock, and lighthearted fun of bumper cars with the overall competitive team goal of soccer, and we are here for it. One tap and she went flying – off her feet and, with an almost audible boing, onto her bubble-protected back.”
I bolted toward my wife and moved in for a light check.
“But the sport isn’t really the focus: crashing is. Calum Marsh wrote about his first bubble soccer experience in an article in The Guardian saying: But bubble soccer is more about the spectacle and fun of playing than anything else. Hilarity ensues as bubbles collide and boing off each other, throwing players to the ground who then struggle un-armed inside their bubbles to get back up with flailing legs like upturned turtles.Įventually, scores are made and there is a winner. When the whistle blows, the teams of bubble-topped legs rush to the center of the field (or gym) to gain control of the ball. The catch? All the players are strapped into a giant plastic bubble from their midsection to up above their heads. Players of both teams try to locate and kick a soccer ball into the opponent’s net, like normal, except there’s no goalie. All (literally) rolled into one! And it comes with “social distancing” measures built-in.īubble soccer is played much like regular soccer. But… what is it? What is bubble soccer?īubble soccer is the sport we all need right now. Do you remember bubble soccer? Or have you never heard of it? Either way, with its built-in “social distancing” measures and laughable amusement, bubble soccer is the sport we all need right now in 2020.
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