Covian Cougars Bagball Team Try-outs! Sunday 10:00pm GMT 11/12/05

[Drachir]

That's right! A bagball team try-outs!

Where?
The Covian farms. Rally outside the Barracks close to the hour!

When?
10:00pm GMT, 11/12/05

Bring?
NO ARMOUR! Just your Covian Sash, Kilt and Bandana/Cap.

Description
Every town needs a team, and what better team to have than a Bagball team! Watchman Sendrich will be Captain of this team, for he is organising a match between Vesper and ourselves. However, there are still more places to be filled!
We need a Referee and another 4 players and 2 substitutes, so be there!

Unfortunately because we can only have 4 more players and 2 subs, some of you may not be able to join the team, but never fear! For there's always a position! Any one who is not picked for the team, can be a Mascot, a Ball boy, or anything else you can think of! So good luck, and I hope you can attend!

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Here are the rules :

The Original Bagball Rules
Courtsey of Spiritwood

A game, which has its roots in the town of Spiritwood on the Europa shard, known as ‘Bagball’ has begun being played across Britannia. Several guilds now have their own official bagball teams, resplendent in their unique colors, with their own legions of fans who follow their team’s progress throughout the realm.

The game is played on a pitch approximately 23 paces long, 15 paces wide. It has a halfway line marked as well as two goal posts approximately 3 paces located at each end of the pitch. Two teams play the game, each team comprising of four players. The ‘ball’ is a bag containing a large number of logs, so many that it is impossible to carry, but it is possible to drag and throw the bag short distances. The game starts with both teams on opposite sides of the pitch, near their own goal. The ball is placed at the centre of the halfway line, and both teams are then given the signal, after which play begins and both teams lunge toward the centre line, hoping to keep the bag on the opposition’s side of the pitch as much as possible. Throwing the bag over the opposition’s goal line, having first thrown it on the line itself, scores goals. This gives the opportunity for players to clear the bag before it is thrown over for a goal. A referee should be nominated, someone neutral to both teams, to confirm goals, judge foul play, and decide when play begins and ends.

The Teams

· Teams are formed of 4 - 5 players with 1-2 reserves
· Each team has to elect their Captain (being the only one who is allowed to argue with the Referee)

The Field

· It counts 15 feet width and 23 feet length (11 feet for each half the center-line)
· The goals are 3 feet width and 1 foot length (at each far end of the field right in the center)
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The official BagBall

· It has a weight of exact 400 stones
· It is colored in Yellow (the highlighting yellow-color) [Since provisioners now sell real bagballs, dyed bags no longer need to be used]

General Rules

· The overall match-time of 20 minutes is divided in 2 halves of 10 minutes with a 3-5 minutes break.
· The Referee starts the matches dropping the BagBall in the center, when all players are lined up with a space of 5 feet from the center in their own half. (For the actual start the Referee gives a sign, like: "One ... Two ... Three ... GO!")
· Each team will need its unique Team-dressing
· To score a Goal, the Bagball must be dropped onto the goal-line before it can actually be dropped into the goal (to give the defense the last chance to avoid the Goal)
· The match restarts after each Goal, or as soon as the play comes to halt due to too many people crowding around the ball thus preventing it being 'passed'
· A maximum of 2 players from the defense are allowed either to stand in the goal or on the goal-line, if more do so it comes to a penalty.

The Penalty
If the Referee decides for a penalty, the BagBall will be dropped in the center and the penalty-causing team has to line up in front of the goal line. As soon as the BagBall is played in their half, they are allowed to move.

· Not allowed Actions which may result in a disqualification of the player/team

o Aggressive actions
o Wearing Armour / Weapons
o Using Magery
o Using purple potions
o To drop a 2nd bag
o Trade window exchanges

· Not allowed Actions which result in a penalty

o Excessive Bag holding
o Crowding the own goal with more than 2 players
o Using potions (purple ones are absolutely forbidden)
o Outside help from the audience
o Excessive Cursing/Harassing (You may <emote> elbows in the face, knees in the groin and any amount of eye gouging and ear biting you wish)

[Judas]

Il be the ref?

[Drachir]

You must come to the Try-outs to be in for a position.