Get on the Grid

How to play

Learn the game.
Then get on the Grid.

Two teams. One ball. Learn how a rally works, what changes after an elimination, and how control of the Grid becomes points.

Concept rendering of a Miami player diving low to reach the red ball after its bounce, with Rochester players ready in the other quadrants
Future league concept · Artist’s visualization

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Two teams. Four active players.

Each team fields two players, with one player in each of the four quadrants. Prime, Major, Minor, and Entry are spaces on the court—not permanent player positions.

14
players per team
7 male-identifying
7 female-identifying
2 + 12
two active · twelve off-grid
on each team

A sanctioned match has four game Officiators, one covering each side of the court. There is no gender requirement for who is on the Grid.

Four quadrants. One player in each.

See the court at scale

Understand the route

Follow the Z.

Entry to Minor to Major to Prime. Explore the direction of travel before learning individual elimination scenarios.

Start at Entry.

New players enter the Grid here. This is the beginning of the route.

This demonstrates the route, not a single elimination. Which players move depends on the elimination scenario.

Read the current rotation rules

See what changes

One elimination.
A different Grid.

Choose the eliminated quadrant. Then step through the exit, rotation, and the Next In player’s arrival.

A3Team A · Next In, waiting in the Next In Box

One example starting arrangement. A and B identify the teams throughout the rotation.

Step 1 of 4 · Before elimination

Prime is selected.

A1 is in Prime. Watch how the other three players advance when A1 is eliminated.

Team A = red · Team B = blue. Player labels remain visible so color is not the only cue.

The steps are separated for learning. In play, the rotation and replacement happen as part of the same transition.

Know the space

The court.
Space to play.

The current court is 24 × 24 feet, divided into four 12 × 12-foot quadrants. Separate the playing area from the clear space and match setup around it.

Gridball court and venue layoutA 24 by 24 foot playing court with four 12 by 12 foot quadrants. Minimum five foot runoff surrounds the court, giving a 34 by 34 foot clear footprint. Benches and the match operations table sit outside that footprint below Minor and Entry. The two 4 by 4 foot Next In Boxes sit side by side just outside it on the Major–Entry side, level with Entry, Team B nearer Major and Team A nearer the baseline; the Next In player walks from the box straight into Entry. 34 ft / 10.36 m minimum clear footprint5 FT MINIMUM RUNOFFKEEP RUNOFF CLEARTeam A benchMatch operationsTeam B benchTeam BTeam ANEXT IN BOXES · 4 × 4 FTSEATING AND TEAM AREAS EXTEND BEYOND THE CLEAR FOOTPRINT PRIMEMAJORMINORENTRY12 × 12 ft12 × 12 ft12 × 12 ft12 × 12 ft NGL 24 ft / 7.32 m24 ft / 7.32 m

Court and runoff shown to scale. Player symbols indicate occupancy; they are not body measurements.

24 × 24feet of playing space

7.32 × 7.32 meters. Four equal 12-foot quadrants.

34 × 34feet including minimum runoff

Five clear feet on every side. Benches, officials, the two Next In Boxes, cameras, and seating need additional space.

20feet minimum ceiling clearance

6.10 meters above an indoor court.

Open the measured diagram

Picture it next to a person.

A 24-foot court edge is the same length as four 6-foot adult heights, laid end to end.

Height comparison only. Players vary in height.

6 ft24 ft court edgeFour adult heights, end to end
View the supplied court design reference

This reference shows the proposed surrounding venue arrangement. Use the measured diagram above for the playing area and minimum runoff.

Supplied Gridball court design reference with quadrant labels, officials, benches and spectator areas

The next chapter needs players.

Step onto the Grid.

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