Gate Ball

Gate Ball

Gateball is played on a rectangular court 20–25 metres long and 15–20 metres wide. Each court has three gates and a goal pole. The game is played by two teams (red and white) of up to five players. Each player has a numbered ball corresponding to their playing order. The odd-numbered balls are red and the even-numbered balls are white. Teams score one point for each ball hit through a gate and two points for hitting the goal pole, in accordance with the rules. A game of gateball lasts for thirty minutes and the winner is the team with the most points at the end of the game.

I played GateBall with my friends Kari, Devon, Drew, Zack, Austin, Hannah and Becky.

This is similar to golf but it has different club than golf. It is heavier and it looks more like a hammer. The ball was bigger than golf ball. The goal of the game is to pass the ball through the rectangular object instead of putting inside the hole. We broke two club while we were playing because we hit the ground, not the ball. However, we had fun with this new activity.