Bounce Ball

What Is It?

Bounce Ball is a team relay competition using large inflatable exercise balls — the kind you sit on and bounce. Each team member mounts the ball and races a course while staying on the ball at all times. Drop off the ball and you restart from that point.

It looks easy. It is absolutely not easy. Bounce Ball produces some of the best crowd moments at every FDC event — equal parts athletic and hilarious, with serious competition underneath the fun.

Rules

RULE 01

Players must remain seated on the ball at all times while moving through the course.

RULE 02

If a player falls off the ball, they must remount at the exact spot they fell before continuing.

RULE 03

Relay format — each team member completes their leg of the course before tagging the next.

RULE 04

No holding another player's ball or blocking their path.

RULE 05

First team to have all members complete the course wins the heat.

RULE 06

Multiple heats are run. The team with the most heat wins takes the event trophy.

Scoring

Placement	Result	Points
🥇 1st Place	Most heat wins	100
🥈 2nd Place	Runner Up	75
🥉 3rd Place	Third Place	50
4th Place+	Competed	25

Strategy & Tips

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Balance over speed. The fastest players who fall off repeatedly lose to steady players who stay mounted. Consistency beats speed in this event.

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Use your arms for balance. Extend both arms outward like a tightrope walker when you feel yourself tipping.

📣

Cheer your relay partner across the line. Your encouragement helps them stay focused. The crowd energy in Bounce Ball is massive.

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