Tricks - Beach Flingo

Beach Flingo is a prop that most people will never have heard of, but it goes down fantastically at any Circus Skills workshops I take it too, and I sell it in the Juggling Store, and I led a workshop on this topic at the British Juggling Convention 2005, so I thought it was about time to let everyone know about this exciting new game/prop!

So What is Beach Flingo? The unique fun sport with the unique bounce effect (works like a trampoline)! Easy to learn, perfect for travelling, pocket-sized (and for anywhere, not just the beach!) This is a very addictive game. It comes packaged in a tube with instructions, 2 trampoline cloths and a ball. TO PURCHASE, PLEASE VISIT MISC JUGGLING EQUIPMENT PAGE - PRICE is £10.00

So to sum up, it is a game where you pass a small ball between yourself and a partner using a bib that is made of a trampoline type fabric. This is very addictive and once you have mastered the simple pass, you may want to try the following tricks:

One Person Tricks

Bounce	Volley the ball up in the air and bounce off bib. Repeat!
Pirouette	Volley the ball up in the air quite high, pirouette, then bounce again.
Off the Wall	Volley the ball off the wall. Practice high and low throws so you can get used to how difficult your partners throws may become!

Pairs

Firstly, just practice passing to each other, and experimenting with high and low volleys, then try the following:

Keep it going!	How many passes can you manage?
Pass off the wall	Volley off the wall to your partner
Bounce pass	If you are on a wooden floor, then you may be able to bounce the ball between you off the floor
Pirouettes	Volley the ball to your partner, then quickly pirouette before he/she returns the volley.
Juggling	Try standing side by side and passing one ball. Now try passing two balls! How difficult is that! With enough time spent on this, you might even manage to juggle 3 balls...

Starts

Simple	Throw ball to partner to start.
Throw over back	Throw over your back (while still keeping your thumbs in the holes)! so that the ball ends up in front of you.
Throw to self	Throw up in the air and pass to partner
Overhead Flick-up	Place the ball between your feet, then in one swift motion, flick both feet up behind your body, and if you release the ball at just the right moment, then it should fly over your shoulder/head, and be ready for you to pass to your partner!

Recoveries

You are always likely to drop the ball or not quite reach a pass from your partner, so here’s some ideas!:

Overhead	You may receive a pass that is going over your head, so you need to turn round, and volley it back over your head using the bib!
Sideways	If the throw is going out to one side, then hold the bib out to that side and volley the shot back towards your partner
Keepy-Uppies	If the ball is coming in too low, you could kick it up, then volley it back to your partner. If it is coming towards your head, you could bounce off your head, down towards the bib.
Bounce	If the ball bounces near you, you could press your foot down quickly on the ball to make it bounce high, and then volley a shot to your partner.
Dive	If you have a soft surface beneath you, then you could dive to the ground to make that extra volley happen!

Lost your Ball?

You may end up losing the small ball if you play this game a lot! The game works just as well with beanbags and juggling balls.

Multi-Person Flingo

The beauty of Beach Flingo is that as long as you have enough bibs (2 bibs and a ball with every pack), any number of people can take part!

Group Effort	How many passes can you achieve?!
Volleyflingo	Play the game of volleyball but using Beach Flingo! I am sure that this game could take off in a big way!
Pass in a Circle	Everyone stands in a circle and the ball is passed round the circle in one direction, then the other. More balls can be added. You can then pass randomly to other people in the circle, and then someone could stand in the middle and pass to each person in turn (the person on the outside always volleys it back to the person in the middle). Loads of possibilities.
Straight line pass	Stand in a straight line with others. Pass the ball back over your head so that the next person receives it. They can pass it over their head. Once you have passed, then you run to the back of the line and wait for your next volley to happen! NOTE: You may find it easier to pass the ball straight up in the air, and have the next person run under it and do the same!

Some Fun Things to Do!

Celebrate!	Once you have hit that winning shot, then pull the bib over your had and run around like a maniac (similar to what Jurgen Klinsmann – footballer does when he celebrates a goal and pulls his shirt over his head).
Catch ball in pocket	At some point, bounce the ball high, and hold your pocket open as wide as you can to catch it!
Pause	Try to get the ball to stop on the bib! More difficult than you might think!

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