News | January 13, 2015

Eagle-SpottingNews

Students have a ball with latest craze sweeping the nation

1 - minute read

“Be one with the ball.” You could imagine a soccer coach saying that to nervous players about to shoot penalty kicks to break a tied match. But literally, that’s the idea behind bubble soccer, the latest recreational sport catching on at college campuses across the nation.

FGCU students had a ball with it Oct. 23 on the basketball court of Alico Arena. Covered from their heads to their knees in giant plastic bubbles, teams of students ran, rolled, collided and bounced around as they tried to kick a standard soccer ball into a small net.

Check out Vines from the event at @FGCUCampusRec on Twitter.

Subscribe to 360
Tweet
Share
Share