Method for a court ball game

Abstract

A game court and method of play are provided which allow players to compete and score points by throwing a ball through their opponent's goal or throwing the ball and hitting their opponent. The game provides a court bound on all sides to facilitate retention of balls during game play and features an opaque dividing fence which splits the court into two halves each occupied by a different team. The fence is oriented such that each team has on its side of the fence an area of the court protruding past the midpoint of the court. The configuration and orientation of the dividing fence creates unique elements of strategy including the possibility that players from one team may attempt to score points from a position behind players of the opposing team.

1 . A method of playing a game comprising the steps of: 
 providing a court playing area of a generally rectangular shape having opposed sides and opposed ends with a court periphery defined by a vertical wall said vertical wall encompassing said court periphery providing first and second goals said first goal being positioned at a first of said opposed ends and a second goal being positioned at a second of said opposed ends each goal having at least one aperture said aperture sized for receiving a ball therethrough;    providing a fence to divide said court into first and second generally equal playing areas, said fence configured to define a portion of each of said first and second playing areas that extends past a court midpoint to project into the other playing area;    designating two teams having at least one player on each team at the beginning of the game;    providing game balls of sufficient size to pass through the apertures in said goal; and throwing said balls to score points by passing said balls through said apertures in said goals or by throwing balls and striking opponents with said balls.    
   
   
       7 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said vertical wall is of a sufficient height as to generally prevent balls from exiting the court during game play.  
   
   
       8 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said fence is opaque.  
   
   
       9 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said fence extends to a height of about 2 feet to about 5 feet above the court.