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Rocball

Rocball is a non-contact team net game derivative of volleyball and a Meso-American sport once played by the athletes of the Aztec civilization of what is now the country of Mexico. Rocball has existed since 1979.

Rules of the Sport:
Rocball is played on a rectangular court bisected by an overhead net with goals located behind each end of the court.

The offensive team has the scoring advantage because of service and court points. However, either team has the opportunity to score from one to three points during any one play; under certain conditions, the defensive team can score one point plays, the server can score different types of two point plays, the goalies of either team can score two points, any player from either team can score a three point goal, and there are different way to win a set of play.

It is the first team net sport to implement offensive and defensive scoring, multiple point plays, plays in which a team can lose point, and the first team net sport to include the combination of kicking and hitting play action.

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Black Magic threatens Watch & Learn

By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

UNDEFEATED Watch & Learn was having problems thwarting Black Magic after three sets in their second round game in the of the World Organized Rocball Community League yesterday at the Marianas High School Gym.

After three sets, Watch & Learn, which swept its games in the first round and had two easy juiced-out wins in the second, was leading Black Magic by only one, 42-41.

The first set was a neck-and-neck battle with Watch & Learn winning by only two, 15-13.

Watch & Learn notched its second straight victory after prevailing in the second set, 17-11.

But Black Magic was threatening to hand Watch & Learn its first loss in the tournament after nailing a 17-10 triumph in the third set and moving within a hair.

The game was halted, as students needed to return to class. The match resumes today.

If Black Magic wins the fourth set and holds the lead at the end of the game, it will complete a come-from-behind victory.

If Black Magic prevails in the fourth, but Watch & Learn still has the lead, the match will go into overtime with the former needing to win two sets and the latter needing only one.

Mark McDonald was leading Watch & Learn with 16 points on seven kees and one ace.

So far, 11 aces, two xunxs, 14 kees and one goal have been scored in the game.

Black Magic?s Ryan Lisua drilled the lone goal so far in the match. He did it in the second set.

A win will strengthen Watch & Learn?s chances for a semis spot.
It currently shares the No. 1 spot with the defending champions Mwaliyas which has an identical 2-0 record.

Black Magic is tied with the Dublon Chiefs in second place with a 1-1 slate. Kich Fairo and Da Lani Kynez are both winless in two matches.

Only the top four teams after the second round will move into the semifinals, which will be a best-of-three-games affair. The finals will have a best-of-five format

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A WOR Rule of Engagement:


Rocball (volleyball/soccer) is not a sport where time determines when scoring points are completed. This is a sport where scoring points ends the time of play.

Rocball?s quarter/set system is based on game points added up from four sets of play.

After the first set of play, a team?s game point and set point are the same. To start the second set, team?s start out even, zero to zero.

After the second set, a team?s game point will have increased by the amount of points a team scored upon completion of the second set.

Teams start at zero to zero for the third set and increase their game point when the third set of play has finished.

And, teams start at zero to zero for the fourth set, increase their game point at the end of the fourth set, and complete the quarter/set system of play.

However, a team must win the fourth set and have the most game points scored, to win a game at the completion of four sets of play. If a team wins the fourth set of play with the most game points scored, it wins the game: ?Juices-Out?.

Consequences:

Situation ?A?? A quarter/set system of play is not finished, if a team loses the fourth set with more game points scored than its opponent.

Situation ?B?? A quarter/set system of play is not finished, if a team wins the fourth set with less game points scored than its opponents.

In a game where the quarter/set system of play ends in either situation ?A? or ?B?, the game goes into overtime/overkill of which in Rocball jargon is called O-kon.

The team that lost the fourth set with the most game points scored, has to win one O-kon set to win the game. The team that won the fourth set with the lowest game points scored, has to win two O-kon sets to win the game..

An O-kon set of play is ten points or a goal, whichever is scored first. If a goal isn?t scored, the rule for winning an O-kon set is the same as in a regular set of play, an O-kon set of play can only be won by a team with the serve.

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Dublon Chiefs take lead over Mwaliyas


By Brad E. Ruszala
Reporter / Saipan Tribune

The Dublon Chiefs cruised to a two-set lead over Mwaliyas yesterday and already doubled up on the competition in the fourth set during World Organized Rocball Community League action at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.

David Tisa repeatedly made his presence known by serving up a pair of aces, while strong-armed fireballer Ichnis Kapwich had three early into the competition to make up nearly half his their team's seven team aces.

Orig Toun had a xunk and Tarness Kapwich had a kee to help the Chiefs claw a step above the .500 line on the season, but the club is still looking at a 1-1 slide on the season. Mwaliyas, on the other hand, is in danger of losing its first contest of the season after jumping out to a flawless 2-0 start.

The Chiefs opened up the competition with a one-sided 15-8 win in the first set, but got spanked in the second, 15-3, when Mwaliyas rallied with a non-stop display of power at the Home of the Dolphins.

That was all of the pounding that the experienced Chiefs could stand as they broke out the tomahawks and scalped Mwaliyas, 16-5, to take a 34-28 overall advantage heading into the final set.

Mwaliyas can still pull out a win but the squad has to dig out of a 4-2 hole that they dug before the sirens alarmed the end of the midday session.

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Mwaliyas eke out close win over Dublon Chiefs

By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

THE Mwaliyas survived the Dublon Chiefs? threat escaping with a 45-40 juiced out win in the World Organized Rocball Community League yesterday at the Marianas High School Gym. The defending champions entered the fourth set down by six, 34-28, after the Dublon Chiefs nailed an impressive 16-5 victory in the third set last Wednesday.

The first three sets of their game were played last Wednesday before the match was halted, as students needed to return to class.

The Dublon Chiefs took the opening set with a 15-8 victory, before the Mwaliyas recovered in the second with a 15-3 triumph.

After losing the third set and feeling the danger of absorbing their first loss in the tournament, the Mwaliyas recovered strong in the crucial fourth set notching a 17-6 win.

Shane Yamada and Denri Fiden teamed up in the Mwaliyas? comeback, as the former nailed two aces and two kees and the latter capped their come-from-behind win with a goal in the fourth set.
Yamada topscored for the Mwaliyas with 10 points on three kees on two aces.

The victory improved the defending champions? record to 3-0 tying Watch & Learn in the lead. On Feb. 22, the Mwaliyas and Watch & Learn will part ways for the No. 1 spot. Both teams are assured of slots in the semifinals. The Dublon Chiefs dropped to a 1-2 record and must win its last two games to have a chance to advance to the next round.

Only the top four teams after the second round will move to the semifinals. The six qualifying squads will play five games each in the second round.

The Dublon Chiefs are currently in fourth place. Black Magic occupies the No. 3 spot with a 1-1 slate, while Kich Fairo and Da Lani Kynez are both winless in two matches.

Thirteen aces, three xunxs, six kees and a goal were scored in the Mwaliyas-Dublon Chiefs tiff.

Ichnis Kapwich led the Dublon Chiefs? losing cause firing eight points on three aces and a kee.

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Question
Do you have any video of a Rocball game?

Are there any short court rocball rules? A lot of beach volleyball is on the 8x16m courts now.. would that be suitable for a doubles rocball game?

Answere
I?m not sure how well a two person team would work out. We have a minimum 3 person team rule because of the goals located 10 feet behind each court. And, the person playing the goalie would have to double up as the server also.

The short court in your description, is about 26 feet wide and 52 feet long. It would still be a very competitive venue for Rocball. The goals would, proportionately, cover a wider area behind each court.

A few basic things to work out are:

1. Except for the first serve of a player rotating into the serve/goalie position, the game is played by side-out rules. Only the service team has closure and there is no two point margin used to complete a set or game.

2. There is the ?5 hit? rule for play.

3. Use the ?quarter/set? system to win sets and game.

4. This is an offensive and defensive scoring game; both service and receiving team can score off the serve and during volley.
a...One point for court scoring by either team
b...two points for an ace
c...two points for backcourt scoring by the goalie of either team.
d...three points for a goal by either team

I don't have any Rocball videos unless the school's film class does a project on Rocball this year, as they have offered. And, there are collapsable, aluminum indoor soccer goals: Flaghouse or Gopher Sport's equipment magazine.

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Da Lani Kynez boosts chances for first win

By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

DA Lani Kynez strengthened its chances to enter the win column in the second round of the World Organized Rocball Community League after leading Black Magic in yesterday?s game at the Marianas High School Gym.

Da Lani Kynez was ahead by four, 46-42, midway through the fourth set before the match was temporarily stopped, as students needed to return to class.

Holding a 0-2 record in the second round, Da Lani Kynez must sweep its last three games to move into the semifinals.

Da Lani Kynez began its difficult mission with a 16-9 victory in the opening set. But it failed to notch back-to-back sets win after Black Magic regained its bearings and cruised to a 14-5 triumph.

It was Da Lani Kynez? turn to bounce back in the third set drilling a 16-9 victory.

Only half of the fourth set was played yesterday with Da Lani Kynez holding on to a precarious one-point margin, 9-8.

The match resumes today with Black Magic?s Ryan Lisua serving. If
Da Lani Kynez wins the fourth set and still has the lead at the end of regulation, it will claim a "juiced-out" victory and improve to a 1-2 record.

If it loses, but hangs on to the lead, the game will go into overtime with Da Lani Kynez needing only one set win to end the match. If Black Magic wins the fourth set with less game points scored than Da Lani Kynes, it must prevail twice in the extension period to steal the victory.

Black Magic is holding a 1-1 record and also needs the victory to boost its chances for the semifinals.

Only the top four teams after the round-robin second round will move to the semis. So far, only the undefeated Mwaliyas and Watch & Learn, which have identical 3-0 records, are assured of slots in the next round.The Dublon Chiefs have a 1-2 record, while Kich Fairo has a 0-2 slate.

Myron Laniyo was leading Da Lani Kynez with 13 points on one ace, one xunx, three kees and a goal. He nailed the lone goal so far in the match hitting it in the second set.

John Nekaifes was pacing Black Magic with 12 points. He has earned five aces and one xunx.

Sixteen aces, four xunxs, nine kees and one goal have been scored in the Black Magic-Da Lani Kynez tiff so far.

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Da Lani Kynez nips Black Magic for first win in second round

By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

DA Lani Kynez kept its semis bid in the World Organized Rocball Community League alive after escaping past Black Magic, 53-48, yesterday at the Marianas High School Gym.

The victory was Da Lani Kynez ?s first in three games. It now ties Black Magic and the Dublon Chiefs for second place in the team standings in the second round of the annual tournament.

The defending champion Mwaliyas and Watch & Learn are tied for first place with 3-0 slates, while Kich Fairo is at the bottom of the team standings with a 0-2 record.Only the top four teams after the round-robin second round will advance to the semifinals.

Black Magic failed to grab the solo second spot, as it ran out of tricks in the closing part of the fourth set.It took the lead in the fourth 10-9, before Da Lani Kynez tied the match at 14-all. Black Magic had a chance to claim the victory in the fourth set, but muffed it when it failed to convert on its serve.

Da Lani Kynez gained a point on Black Magic?s service and ended the match with another point scored off its service, 16-14. Had Black Magic won, the game would have gone into overtime with Da Lani Kynez needing only a set to finish the game and the former needing two sets to grab the win.

The first three sets of the match and half of the fourth set were played last Tuesday. Da Lani Kynez drew first blood posting a seven-point win in the opening set, 16-9.Despite getting a goal from Myron Laniyo, Da Lani Kynez failed to make it back-to-back set wins after Black Magic cruised to a 16-5 triumph.

Myron Laniyo was Da Lani Kynez heavy hitter with 15 points on four kees, one ace, one xunx and a goal.

John Nekaifes led Black Magic with fives aces and a xunx for 12 points.

Sixteen aces, four xunxs, 11 kees and a goal were scored in the match

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Watch & Learn boosts bid to keep record clean

By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

WATCH & Learn was enjoying the battle of undefeated teams in the second round of the World Organized Rocball Community League as it was leading the Mwaliyas after two and a half sets yesterday at the Marianas High School Gym.

Watch & Learn was ahead by seven, 32-25, midway through the third set, when the game was stopped temporarily, as students needed to return to class.

Both teams reported to the game yesterday with a 3-0 record with Watch & Learn having a good chance to keep its unbeaten record, as the Mwaliyas struggled with their first serves.

The Mwaliyas lost a lot of points due to bad first serves:
According to league coordinator James Feger, in rocball, when a team wins the serve to start the game or earns the serve off a point, the first serve has to be good or the serving team loses a point, the serve, and the scoring advantage.

With the defending champions failing to connect on their first subsequent serves, Watch & Learn notched an easy 15-1 victory in the first set.
The Mwaliyas regained their composure in the second set en route to a 16-9 win.

The third set was a neck-and-neck battle and when the match was halted, Watch & Learn and the Mwaliyas were in a deadlock at 8-all.

The match resumes today with Watch & Learn?s Mark McDonald serving.
Three aces, one xunx, one goal and 12 kees have been scored so far in the game. Gary Phillip drilled the loan goal so far in the match nailing it in the second set.

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Yamada lifts Mwaliyas to comeback win

Shane Yamada helped keep Mwaliyas' record clean in the World Organized Rocball Community League yesterday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.

Mwaliyas scored a 52-48 come-from-behind win over Watch & Learn in a battle of undefeated teams.

After four sets and a day and a half later, Mwaliyas found themselves alone at the top spot with an immaculate 4-0 record. Mwaliyas and Watch & Learn entered the game with similar 3-0 slates.
Yamada was instrumental for the win as he ended the game with a kee.

With the score tied at 13-all, both teams exchanged match point service twice before Mwaliyas got the serve advantage back and Yamada completing his end-game heroics with a kee.

Yamada finished with six kees in the entire match.

Mwaliyas was holding on to a 10-0 lead in the last set but let Watch & Learn comeback in the game with a 13-3 exchange.

Mwaliyas trailed for most part of the match with Watch & Learn controlling the game in the first three sets of play.

Watch & Learn dictated the tempo of the match scoring 15 points while limiting their opponents to one in the opening set.

They even held on to a 24-17 halftime advantage with Mwaliyas having trouble with their penalty points because of bad serves.

Tyce Mister led Watch & Learns losing cause with two aces, a xunk, and a kee.

A total of 15 kees, five aces, two xunks, and a goal were made by the two teams in the entire match.

In Rocball, the first ensuing serve of play has to be good if you are the team that earned service. An error will cause the team to lose a point, service, and scoring advantage.

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Dublon Chiefs lead Kich Fairo

By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

THE Dublon Chiefs recovered from an opening set loss and stole the lead from Kich Fairo after two and half sets of their match in the World Organized Rocball Community League yesterday at the Marianas High School Gym.

The Dublon Chiefs were leading, 40-30, midway in the third set when the game was temporarily stopped as students needed to return to class.
After a 13-17 loss to Kich Fairo in the first set, the Dublon Chiefs regained their bearings notching a 17-7 victory in the second for a 30-24 advantage.

The lead increased to 10, as the Dublon Chiefs were leading 10-6 in the third set, before the match was halted.

Both teams need to win to keep their semifinals chances alive.
The Dublon Chiefs have a 1-2 record and share third place with Black Magic and Da Lani Kynez.

Kich Fairo is winless in two games and if it loses anew, it can kiss its semis bid goodbye.

Only the undefeated Mwaliyas (4-0) and Watch & Learn (3-1) are assured of tickets in Final Four.

The playoff round is expected to be completed this week, as the six participating teams will play only five games in the second round. The top four teams after the second round will advance to the best-of-three games semifinals.

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Mwaliyas sweep second round of rocball tournament

By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

THE defending champion Mwaliyas will enter the semifinals of the World Organized Rocball Community League with an unbeaten record following their 61-34 juiced out win over Black Magic yesterday at the MHS Gym.

The Mwaliyas finished the second round with a 5-0 record, while Black Magic dropped to a 1-4 slate and is in danger of being eliminated.

With the Mwaliyas sweeping the regular season and Watch & Learn holding a 4-1 slate, only two slots are left for the next round.

Black Magic will be fighting for the remaining spots with Da Lani Kynez (1-2) and the Dublon Chiefs (1-2).

The Mwaliyas, who are known for their slow starts, were lethargic as usual in the opening set, but were able to escape with a 15-14 victory with Darrel Roligat nailing his lone goal in the closing part of the first set.

The defending champions picked up the pace in the second set beating Black Magic 15-6.

Shane Yamada had two goals in the third set helping the Mwaliyas cruise to an easy 16-5 victory.

Down by 21 points at the end of the third set, 46-25, Black Magic needed to win in the fourth set to force an overtime. But the Mwaliyas had other plans and it did not include playing extended minutes, as the defending champions ended the match early with a 15-9 win.

Roligat was the game?s heavy hitter with 11 points on one goal, two aces, one xunx and a kee. Yamada chipped in 10 markers on two goals, a xunx and an ace.

Eight aces, three xunxs, six kees and four goals were scored in the game.
Black Magic?s John Nekaifes drilled the other goal in the game making it in the opening set.

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Chiefs beat Kich Fairo in OT


The Dublon Chiefs needed an extra quarter before beating Kich Fairo, 66-59, as action resumed in the World Organized Rocball Community League last Friday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.

The Chiefs only needed a victory in the fourth quarter to wrap up the game, but squandered their chances in the crucial stages of the match's fourth set.

Holding a 46-36 lead after the third period, the Chiefs failed to stop a furious Kich Fairo rally in the fourth quarter that forced the overtime.

In Rocball's quarter/set system, a game can only end in four sets if a team wins the fourth set with more game points than their oppnents. Even if you were leading in three quarters but lost in the final period/set, the game will go into overtime.

In overtime, a set is won at ten points or a goal whichever is scored first. The Dublon Chiefs scored the most game points but lost the fourth set. Kich Fairo won the fourth set with the lowest amount of game points scored. So, The Dublon Chiefs only needed to win one overtime set. Kich Fairo who won the fourth set and stopped the Dublon Chiefs from "Juicing-Out " needed to win two overtime sets to win the game.

Typhoon Saito of Kich Fairo was the game's heavy hitter with an ace, two kees, one goal for nine points.

A total of 11 aces, two xunks, seven kees and one goal was made in the entire match. (Aces xunks, and kees are two points and goals are three points)

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Mwaliyas need 2 o-kons in Game 1


By Jon Perez
Reporter

Defending champion Mwaliyas needed two o-kons before claiming victory over Da Lani Kynez, 53-40 (2-11, 11-1), in Game 1 of their best-of-three semifinal series in the World Organized Rocball Community League yesterday at the MHS Gymnasium.

Leading, 49-29, after three quarters, Mwaliyas let Da Lani Kynez force the first o-kon by losing the fourth set, 4-16. Da Lani Kynez played excellent defense all throughout and scored points on well-placed shots to force the first overtime.

In Rocball, the game is not yet over despite a team enjoying a huge advantage over their opponent. If the team that is trailing in the game wins the fourth set they force o-kon or overtime.

Da Lani Kynez played their usual game in the first overtime resulting to an 11-2 decision and another crack of scoring an upset against their top-ranked foe.

But Mwaliyas won't be beaten that easily and recovered their bearings in the second o-kon.

Playing their usual cohesiveness that gave them an unbeaten record in the eliminations and a big lead after three quarters, Mwaliyas came alive in the final OT to frustrate Da Lani Kynez's upset bid.

Mwaliyas went ahead early and never looked back with the whole team playing alert in defending the ball and finding holes in Da Lani Kynez's defense.

Mwaliyas held Da Lani Kynez to one point in the last o-kon and won the game after a 13-12 decision in the two OTs.

Mwaliyas' Shane Yamada and Stephanie Arnold of Da Lani Kynez were named the heavy hitters after finishing with 10 points.

Yamada had an ace and four kees while Arnold finished with two aces, a xunk, and two kees.

A total of 22 kees, 10 aces, four xunks, and a goal were made in the entire match.

Second seed Watch & Learn starts its own best-of-three series against the fourth-ranked Dublon Chiefs today also at MHS Gym. If the Chiefs-Watch & Learn match won't finish today, they will continue with their game on Thursday.

The semifinal matches will be a race-to-two-games contest with the winner advancing to the best-of-seven championship series. Both games will be played during lunch break.

In Rocball, a sport that is a cross of volleyball and football, the first ensuing serve of play has to be good if you are the team that will serve to start the game. An error will cause the team to lose a point, service, and scoring advantage.

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Dublon Chiefs shut out Watch & Learn in first set to lead in Game 1

By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

THE other semis pairing at the World Organized Rocball Community League started its series yesterday at the Marianas High School Gym with the Dublon Chiefs and Watch & Learn splitting the first two sets and the former leading midway through the third.

The Dublon Chiefs, who are seeded third going into the playoffs, stunned Watch & Learn in the opening set of Game 1 of their semis series, with Ichnis Kapwich leading his team to a 17-0 victory.
Kapwich had four aces in the first set.

Watch & Learn put its acts together in the second set and recovered with a close 15-14 victory.

Watch & Learn picked up where it left off leading by four, 10-6, midway in the third set, which was halted, as students needed to return to class.
The game resumes today with Tarness Kapwich serving and his Dublon Chiefs leading by 12, 37-25.

If the Dublon Chiefs hang on to the lead and win the fourth set, they will take Game 1 of the best-of-three semis series and move a win away from clinching a finals berth.

Inchnis has earned 10 points after two and a half sets, as aside from the four aces, he also had a xunx.

Mark McDonald was leading Watch & Learn with seven points on an ace, a kee and a goal. He drilled the loan goal so far in the game nailing one in the third set.

Eight aces, a xunx, two kees and a goal were scored so far in the match.

The winner of the Dublon Chiefs-Watch & Learn series will face the victor of the Mwaliyas-Da Lani Kynez tiff in a best-of-five games title showdown.

Mwaliyas took Game 1, escaping with a 64-57 double overtime victory last Tuesday.