TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

Badminton, developed in the mid-19th century among the British . . . volleyball, based upon the former game, where teams “volley” a ball . . . dodgeball, fashioned upon a two-hundred-year-old “stoning” (ouch!) game in Africa . . . bocce ball, long a favorite pastime of Italian migrants . . . these four games are now played anywhere and everywhere, from professional tournaments to backyard barbeques. Tournament of Champions pits your participants against each other in a bracketed round robin of your choice, competing in these slightly-modified and simplified games. With multiple courts in play, simultaneously, competitors will feel the heat as they compete against each other for the championship title, and the gold medals. Whether it be the first airborne serve, or the resting place of the tossed pallino, strategies are formed and smack is spouted. Grab your team jersey and kick up your team spirit, as you head back to the playground for an afternoon of blood, sweat, and tears . . . OK, not really . . . just a lot of good, competitive FUN!