Wallyball could best be described as freestyle volleyball on a racquetball court. Players can hit the ball with any part of their body to then hit the surrounding walls, which creates a new dimension for the game.
Since its boom in 1979, the American Wallyball Association estimates wallyball has grown in participation across the world to 15 million people.
At the BGSU wallyball team’s first game, Maddison Smotherman, a player on the team, commented on some of the oddities of the sport — specifically how kicking can be scary but effective.
“[The other team] know how to use their feet, which means they can save the ball out more, and I don’t know how to use my feet.