"You look funny," exclaimed my son when I finished
crawling into the blue plastic bubble and managed to stand up. I may look that
way I said to myself, but that's exactly why I am here: to have a fun game! I
waved good-bye to my son turning the big bubble I was wrapped inside to its side
and ran to intercept a soccer ball. Let the fun begin!
It all started on a sunny, yet chilly, mid-winter Saturday
morning on a green field at the North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex. It
was Jan.10, the free Bubble Soccer Introductory Play Day on the McLeod Seacoast
Meadow. A dozen red and blue plastic shiny bubbles were neatly aligned on the
side of the field, next to a tent hosting the referees and the sign-up and
liability waiver sheet table.
A few youngsters were already wrapped up inside the bubbles,
chasing a soccer ball, having fun rolling over and bumping into each other. I
looked at my wife and my son and they both smiled at me, nodding their heads: Go
ahead, try it. I signed the waiver, listened to a few tips on how to hold the
bubble as a backpack and off I went to join my team.
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The new game: Bubble Soccer |
Two young entrepreneurs, Henry and Jessica Mora, husband and wife, founded Myrtle Beach Bubble Soccer after watching a video on YouTube. They saw how the popular British game, which involves participants playing soccer while wrapped in a huge bubble, has been rapidly growing in popularity in the United States. They quickly decided it was the opportunity for a great business: more fun than soccer, safer than football, cheaper than hockey, and bouncier than basketball.
North Myrtle Beach is the first to offer a Bubble Soccer
league in South Carolina. I had a chance to talk to Henry and Jessica Mora
before the kick-off of the event. Their enthusiasm and excitement is truly contagious.
With a huge smile on their faces, they shared that bubble soccer is one of the most
action-packed, entertaining, delightful sports to watch, and a safer version of
soccer. Take one-part soccer, one-part pillow fight, one-part Vaudeville
slapstick comedy, mix well, and what you get looks a little bit like this:
Henry and Jessica take reservations for birthdays,
fundraisers, church/corporate events, and even just friendly backyard games.
You can contact them on their website: www.myrtlebeachbubblesoccer.com or on
Facebook at facebook.com/myrtlebeachbubblesoccer. For a list of active bubble soccer leagues
throughout the nation, check out www.nationalbubblesoccer.com.
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