Our story / Miami, Florida
Before there was
Gridball,
there was a box.
A taped court on the seventh floor.
A game that stayed with us.
The seventh floor
A simple game.
A different energy.
The seed of Gridball took root at New World School of the Arts in Downtown Miami. With no traditional gym, P.E. was held in a seventh-floor dance studio.
There was a taped boxball court on the floor. At lunch, students from across the school lined up to play. Singers, dancers, visual artists, and theater students shared the same small court.
The game called for judgment, timing, and court sense. The rallies, the saves, and the people watching made a simple game feel like something more.
This story is told from the founder’s recollection. One of those games survives on video.
The idea that stayed
Same DNA.
A bigger system.
What could that game become if it were designed for competition?
Gridball carries forward the four quadrants, the bounce, and the pressure of staying in the game. It adds teams, structured rotation, and a scoring system.
In 2024, after the Paris Olympics brought the idea back into focus, the first Gridball rulebook was drafted. The National Gridball League™ was formalized in 2025.
Explore the sportThe next part
happens on court.
The rules provide a starting point. Players will help shape what comes next.
The first playtest is still in planning. It will help us learn how the court, rallies, rotation, and scoring work together with real players. The date and venue have not been confirmed.
Help shape the first playtestWriting about Gridball? The fact sheet, logos, approved images and founder bio are in the press kit.
Press & media kit