Spikeball is the perfect college student sports activity

I had very little experience with Spikeball coming into college. I had played just once and to say I had played was a bit of a stretch. My friends at church basically sought out to find the most obscure and far from the actual game way of playing. But with that being said, I really enjoyed it.

Skip forward a year and I’m now in college and it happens that my friend is really into it. Like she played in tournaments in the past and helped run the whole Spikeball scene where she was from. So not long after school started, she started a club on campus for Spikeball along with a friend from home. Naturally I joined the club when it started. Flash forward again and I’m helping run the club during our senior year. So, my argument here is only slightly biased on the basis of my connection.

So why do I claim that Spikeball is the perfect activity? Well first off it is not hard to learn. Sure, there are some more nuanced rules but really once you get the most basic parts of hitting the ball onto the net and three hits per team, you’ve got yourself a game. It takes four people for a full game, but you can totally decrease or increase that number, and sometimes more people will just increase the chaos of the game.

Spikeball also is fairly cheap in the grand scheme of things. A standard set is $70 and comes with the net and 2 balls. If you’re really serious the pro net is highly recommended. This will increase the price to $110 dollars. But if you split that amongst four people then it costs less than $30 each. It also comes with a ball pump and stickers, and who doesn’t love stickers?

Setup takes less than five minutes; all you need is a decent sized area to play. Preferably this would be on a flat field but really it can be played most anywhere. It’s raining? Don’t fret! Play inside with a bounce on the ground and with the walls being live. Spikeball is an incredibly versatile game.

It has become abundantly clear that there is a clear connection between college students and the game. Nets are all over campus. Pretty much everyday on campus if it is above freezing you are bound to see a group of people playing somewhere.

The game is also perfect for all skill levels. The rules can easily be bent to help people become more accustomed to the game. And on the opposite end, the game lends itself perfectly to being highly competitive and allowing for people to get real invested into their scores and record amongst their friends.