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The home of Spedball rules and competition.

One sport. One set of rules. Supporting players, organisers and the development of Spedball.

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We do not claim recognition by Sport England or any other official sporting authority.

Runner wearing the yellow Spedball vest, blue backplate and red back-mounted ball

01 / DISCOVER

The sport

Learn how Spedball works and explore its formats.What is Spedball? ↗

02 / UNDERSTAND

The rules

Ball-only contact. Clear principles for players and organisers. Playing rules ↗

03 / TAKE PART

Competitions

Follow competition development and enquire about organising activity. Competition information ↗

Who we are

Building the sport. Connecting its future.

World Spedball encourages participation and helps build a clear foundation for players, organisers and future national associations.

Incorporation is distinct from formal recognition as a sporting governing body. We do not claim recognition by the IOC or national sports councils.

The game

What is Spedball?

Run. Chase. Capture.

The carrier wears a ball mounted on their back. The chaser aims to remove the ball before the carrier reaches the end zone.

Contact with the ball only. No grabbing, pushing or tackling the player.

Our first session format focuses on 1v1 land capture. Basketball uses shoot-and-score while the back-mounted ball remains attached.

Formats have their own playing environments and safety requirements. Helmets are required for kayaking, jet ski, horse riding, camelback, quad bike and Winter Sports.

Playing rules

Spedball rules: the essentials.

Our first public session format is 1v1 land capture. These are its core playing principles.

Wear the kit. The carrier wears the Spedball® ball mounted on their back.

Run for the end zone. The carrier aims to reach the end zone with the ball still attached.

Capture the ball. The chaser aims to remove the carrier’s ball before the carrier reaches the end zone.

Contact the ball only. No grabbing, pushing or tackling the player.

Follow the format. Basketball uses shoot-and-score while the ball remains attached, rather than an end zone. Other formats have their own playing environments and safety requirements.

Use required safety equipment. Helmets are required for kayaking, jet ski, horse riding, camelback, quad bike and Winter Sports.

This is a short rules summary. Organisers must explain the session’s format-specific rules and safety arrangements before play.

We do not claim recognition by Sport England or any other official sporting authority.

Six families · 13 formats so far

One idea. More ways to play.

The six families are umbrella categories for the sport’s formats. The reaching-for-ball challenge is shown in the Digital family.

01 / FAMILY

Land

Running and court-based play, including land capture, track running, football, rugby and basketball.

02 / FAMILY

Water

Kayaking and jet ski formats have been tested with agreed rules, with safety arrangements suited to each environment.

03 / FAMILY

Camelback

Mounted capture: riders aim to capture the ball from the rider ahead before the end zone.

04 / FAMILY

Urban

Movement-led formats, including parkour, tested with agreed rules and adapted to controlled spaces and the ball-only contact principle.

05 / FAMILY

Board

Roller skating and snowboarding within Winter Sports, tested with agreed rules.

06 / FAMILY

Digital

Screen-based reaching-for-ball challenge on the Spedball treadmill · tested, rules agreed. Treadmill and video game in development.

13 formats tested with agreed rules

Land capture · Football · Rugby · Kayaking · Jet ski · Horseback · Parkour · Roller skating · Snowboarding · Track running · Basketball · Quad bike · Camelback.

All 13 formats have been tested with agreed rules. Public availability is being introduced in stages, starting with 1v1 land capture. This list does not mean every format is currently available to book.

Our direction

A foundation for growth.

Playing standards

Develop clear rules and practical guidance that keep ball-only contact at the heart of the sport.

Participation

Support opportunities for players and organisers to experience the sport and help shape its development.

National development

Spedball England already holds a licence. We welcome enquiries from people interested in supporting further national associations and local activity.

Competitions

UK Tour — coming soon

Proposed regional tours covering major UK cities.

Tour	Cities
North West	Manchester · Liverpool
Yorkshire	Leeds · Bradford · Sheffield
North East	Newcastle · Sunderland
Midlands	Birmingham · Coventry · Nottingham · Leicester
East of England	Peterborough · Cambridge · Norwich
London	London
South East	Brighton & Hove · Southampton · Portsmouth
South West	Bristol · Plymouth
Wales	Cardiff · Swansea · Newport
Scotland	Glasgow · Edinburgh · Aberdeen · Dundee
Northern Ireland	Belfast · Derry/Londonderry

All stops are provisional. Locations, dates and times to be confirmed soon.

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Competition information will be published here as events are confirmed. For enquiries about organising Spedball activity, contact World Spedball. Competition enquiries ↗

Get involved

Help build what comes next.

Interested in developing the sport, organising activity or discussing a future national association? Get in touch. World Spedball enquiries ↗