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How Injuries Can Be Reduced in Bubble Soccer
Posted: Jan 31, 2019
Bubble soccer is an entertaining sport where participants from each team get inside a large inflatable ball and play soccer. You might have seen some videos of this sport on Facebook or You Tube and there are good chances that it gave you a good laugh or two. Indeed, watching players inside large inflatable balls running for the possession of the ball and bumping into each other is a funny sight. However, this sport is not as funny as it seems and it has its fair share of risks too.
Risks, what risks? You must be wondering how could anyone get injured playing bubble soccer where players do not bump into each other directly. This is just one part of it and you need to fully understand this game to know what are the risks related to this sport. Injuries can occur and this makes this sport very risky for most insurance companies. Playing this game safely, using the right equipment and playing method is extremely important to reduce the real risk of injuries. Given below are few important steps that must be taken to ensure that bubbleball stays fun for all players.
- Game supervisors and coordinators should a BBA Safety Handout before the start of the play. They should also verbally communicate all safety warning to all players of both sides. It is the responsibility of event organizers to distribute BBA Handout to all players so that they can go through it. This will help them to know about all rules of the game that are required to be followed by them, and also strict penalties that they stand to face in case they breach the rules at any point of time during the play.
- 1. Players and coordinators should ensure that all participants in the bubbleball should be wearing bubbleball at least 8 inches above the head so that in case they fall down, their head remains cushioned from the impact of falling down.
- 2. Keeping your head 8 inches below will ensure roll-over and prevent head injury. Match referees do not allow players with heads flat with the top, near the top, or above the top to play in the match. Such players are not allowed to enter the field.
- 3. Players should not run at full speed. This means that they should only run at light to moderate speeds while bumping into each other. They should approach other player with a limited distance.
4. Event organizer, coordinators should buy bubble soccer insurance because the risk of injuries is very real. Any injuries caused to any of the players can result in the injured player filing claim to seek compensation for the injury. This can prove to be a financial disaster for your firm. Therefore, you should buy bubbleball soccer insurance cover before organizing any bubbleball match.
5. Referees should be diligent and responsive to attacking players. Players involved in spearing should be warned and penalized by referees because it can lead to more serious injures to other ballers. There should be no room for unsportsman-like conduct on the field.