Omegaball

Omegaball is a variation of association football in which three five-a-side teams play in a simultaneous competition with each other on a circular pitch that is 60 yards in diameter.^[1] The distance from each goal to the center location is roughly 30 yards.^[1] Each team has a goal to protect, and the goals are evenly distributed along the perimeter of a circular field.^[1]

Teams accumulate one point for each goal they score against an opponent.^[1] They do not lose points for goals given up. In the case of an own goal, each of the other two teams receives a point.^[1] The victor is the team that scores the highest number of points.^[1]

When the ball goes out of bounds, it results in a corner kick.^[2] There are no offside penalties (cherry picking is allowed). When a goal is scored, the game immediately resumes from that location.^[2] Games have a duration of 39 minutes, consisting of three 13-minute periods and 2 breaks between them.^[1] The game made its debut in Irvine, California on March 10, 2022.^[1]

The inaugural OmegaBall Championships were broadcast on Fox Sports 2.^[1] Omegaball has also been featured on ESPN8 The Ocho.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Summerscales, Robert (April 5, 2022). "What Is OmegaBall? Rules Of Soccer's Newest Format Explained". Sports Illustrated.
^ ^a ^b ^c Post, J. J. (January 24, 2024). "Eight weirdest The Ocho sports explained". ESPN.

[Omegaball_explained1-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Summerscales, Robert (April 5, 2022). "What Is OmegaBall? Rules Of Soccer's Newest Format Explained". Sports Illustrated.

[Omegaball_explained2-2] Post, J. J. (January 24, 2024). "Eight weirdest The Ocho sports explained". ESPN.

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