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This is no joke, the NCAA has certified Rez Ball, a Native American game that is a variation of basketball.
Here is the definition given as to what is rez ball:
"But what exactly is rez ball?
???‚¬?“Organized chaos,???‚¬?? says Mabry, ???‚¬?“much more physical than organized ball.???‚¬?? Exact definitions differ but most agree that it???‚¬?„?s a run-and-gun, fast-breaking endeavor full of showboating and no-look passes.
Rob McDonald, the spokesperson for the Salish Kootenai tribe and a longtime rez ball fan says, ???‚¬?“Indian ball is its own kind of ball.???‚¬??
He explains that there is a rare connection between players in rez ball. With fewer players, fewer time-outs, no organized plays, he likens it to jazz musicians who compliment each other. He insists there is a pureness and excitement in rez ball that exemplifies native traditional and family ways."
More on Rez Ball
It is very popular in Arizona.
"In Arizona, 3 of the top six largest crowds at a boys basketball game are rezball games (regardless of school size), with the second highest ever being a game between an Apache powerhouse and a Navajo powerhouse. (over 16,000)
Also the top three largest crowds for a girl's game were reservation teams. (10,000-16,000)"
Personally, I just can't see BU forming a rez ball team soon, but who knows.
Here is the definition given as to what is rez ball:
"But what exactly is rez ball?
???‚¬?“Organized chaos,???‚¬?? says Mabry, ???‚¬?“much more physical than organized ball.???‚¬?? Exact definitions differ but most agree that it???‚¬?„?s a run-and-gun, fast-breaking endeavor full of showboating and no-look passes.
Rob McDonald, the spokesperson for the Salish Kootenai tribe and a longtime rez ball fan says, ???‚¬?“Indian ball is its own kind of ball.???‚¬??
He explains that there is a rare connection between players in rez ball. With fewer players, fewer time-outs, no organized plays, he likens it to jazz musicians who compliment each other. He insists there is a pureness and excitement in rez ball that exemplifies native traditional and family ways."
More on Rez Ball
It is very popular in Arizona.
"In Arizona, 3 of the top six largest crowds at a boys basketball game are rezball games (regardless of school size), with the second highest ever being a game between an Apache powerhouse and a Navajo powerhouse. (over 16,000)
Also the top three largest crowds for a girl's game were reservation teams. (10,000-16,000)"
Personally, I just can't see BU forming a rez ball team soon, but who knows.
nothing is more entertaining than hockey. 
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