One Fantastic Idea for a New Sport – Thank You El Salvador

I am not sure how this game would be scored, or if there could possibly be a winner, but at the very least, this looks like it would be exciting.

In case that link didn’t make it obvious, this volcano festival is celebrated by young men throwing flaming gasoline soaked rags at one another from close distances. Here is some video of this shit show:

If this is to be made into a sport, it will first need a name.  The game doesn’t have a ball, so we can’t call it (blank) ball.  It does have flaming rags, threat of serious injury and potential drunk hispanic men…so how about “Third Degree Burn Rag Game.” Yeah, that works for me. Scoring rules are as follows:

- Two 15 minute halves (Running clock)

- 5 players per side on an area the size of a basketball court

- Just as in dodgeball, opposing players may not cross the center or half court line

- One point is scored If you hit your opponent with a flaming rag and they are left burning for 5 seconds or more.

- Three points are scored if your burning opponent is forced to leave the game due to serious injury

- If all of the players on one team is seriously injured and forced to leave the game, they automatically lose the game

This is definitely a better TV sport than either Arena Football or Slam Ball. I expect Spike TV to pick it up for the fall.

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