Official Rules

Overview: Poolball is a 1-on-1 basketball-related competition which takes place in a swimming pool. Requirements are: two participants, a Fisher Price basketball net placed in the shallow end of a swimming pool, and an appropriately sized basketball. 

Procedure: One participants starts the match as the shooter, standing 13 feet away from the basket. The opponent can stand anywhere he/she wishes within the parameters of the shallow end. The shooter tries make 7 shots while the rebounder is trying to get 5 putbacks (Putbacks can only occur after a shooter's missed shot. A putback only counts if the participants feet are entirely off the ground and the ball never touches the surface of the water). The first one to achieve their respective goal (shooter: 7 shots; rebounder: 5 putbacks) wins the game. At the end of each game, both competitors switch positions and begin the second game (shooter goes rebounder and rebounder goes shooter). The series goes until 7 games, or until one person wins 4 games. 

Rules: 

- Each competitor has 2 time-outs per series, with a limit of only one time-out per game.

- Each competitor has permission to goaltend one shot attempt per series (while being the rebounder). Any goaltend done after the one permitted results in a point for the shooter.

- Splashing water at the shooter is strictly prohibited.

- If one or both of the rebounder's feet are touching the floor of the pool during a putback, then the basket does not count.

- If the ball touches the surface of the water after a missed shot, then the play is dead. 

- The shooter must shoot 13 feet from the basket.

- The Champion of Poolball gets to retain the PoolBall Official Championship Belt. 

- How to win the championship: In order to win the championship, the opponent must defeat the champion in a 7-game series, thus gaining the right to compete for the belt. If successful, the challenger must defeat the champion in a second 7-game series, this time with the belt on the line.

- Barring any weather troubles or prior commitments, the champion must accept any challenge by an opponent within two days.

- Champion chooses if he/she wishes to shoot first or rebound first. If the champion is not competing then the higher ranked player makes the decision. 

Scoring System: Although being champion is an accomplishment within itself, the ultimate goal of Poolball is to obtain the highest number of championships before the season is over. Either a successful title defense or defeating the previous champion can count towards the championship count. For example, if Player A wins the championship off of Player B and then successfully defends his championship against Player B in another series, then that would be a total of 2 championships for Player A. 

2007 Title Count:

Tyler Lemco {25}

Alex Perrault {17}

2007 Poolball Championship Winner:

Tyler Lemco