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The BallThe wabobaball is made of polyurethane and has a lycra coating. The mix of different polyurethanes makes the ball bounce and float on water. The ball is made to endure some rough handling, but do not bounce it on the ground or on walls etc. The ball is CE marked. It is not recommended for use by children under 3 years. Waboba is a registered trade mark and the ball/use of the ball is internationally patented. Waboba on the BeachThe easiest way to have fun with a wabobaball is to simply throw it so that it bounces on the water between you. Try different angles, catching it with one hand, bouncing it on waves etc. Watch videos on the media page to get some inspiration. When practicing, you will soon find out that throwing and catching is fun teamwork that requires some skill. And the Beach Game adds the physical challenge that a fun game shall have. The Beach GameThe idea of the game is to pass between team members, three in each team, without losing the ball to the other team. When all team members have caught the ball at least once, without interruption and with at least one bounce on water in each pass, the team gets one point (one round). The opposing team shall try to interrupt passes and start passing within their team. First team to three rounds wins the match. You have to pass the ball within 5 seconds after receiving it. It is allowed to tackle opponents, but not the player that has the ball. You are not allowed to hold an opponent. The origin of the Waboba Ball - how it all started.We have had lots of questions on the origin of the Waboba Ball, so we shall try to give you a short version of the long story. The inventor of the ball and game is a Swede, Jan von Heland. It all started when he threw a frisbee upside down in a pool and made it bounce on the surface. He realized the novelty it would be to use water when playing games, instead of having water as an obstruction. He began testing different shapes and materials that could bounce on water. One summer day in 1998 he discovered that a ball could bounce fairly well on water if it had the right relation in density and softness. After lots of calculations and tests he had narrowed down the prescription of a ball that could bounce on water well enough to start looking for producers. He found a reliable and professional prtoducer and started developing the first version of a Waboba Ball. When tested it sank immediately. The rest of the story is just about getting the "recipy" of the first test ball right, setting up a business, getting international patent rights etc. The story is still developing with new great distributors and partners, new and better versions of the ball, new markets and most of all, more people having fun with waboba on the beaches of the world. Australian Distributor:
Eye-In Pty Ltd
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