edit: HANDBALL!

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Did anyone ever play that game when you're a kid with the large rubber balls that's basically like four-square, except you play against a wall wiht only two people, maybe 3 tops?

And you had to bounce it once before it hit the wall and it could only bounce once coming back before you hit it-- if it bounced twice or just went past you entirely you lost a point. And it was really hard-core with little tournaments and play-offs and stuff. And there were rules like "no cross-country" (i.e. no deliberately bouncing it to the opposite corner of the wall so your opponent would have to run the length of the wall to get to it and probably hit it out) and other stuff.

And then teachers or other people come out and yell at you to stop banging against their walls. Anyone else play that? What was it called anyway?

Edit: I jsut spent about 20 minutes on google trying to find a name for this game or even a description, and I've found nothing. The closest seems to be rules on Foursquare and rules about dodgeball with people lined up against the wall (which we played too, but to a lesser extent as it was somewhat violent.)

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[teleute12.livejournal.com]

We called that "handball". There was a "no waterfalls" rule (if it hit the top of the wall and came straight down, it was out), something about "no babies" (no mini-bounces), and a lot of other complicated stuff. I remember everyone would like up to play it before school started, and the rubber balls would make wet marks on the walls.

I dunno if it has any relation to the "team handball" they play at the Olympics - from what I've seen and read, the only thing they share is a name.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I remember the waterfalls thing, and the no babies. And yep, handball fits my memory of it too.