Forceback
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Force Back, Force 'em back,[1][2] Force Them Back, Forcing Back, Forcey Backs or Forcings Back is a game played by students, particularly in Australia and New Zealand, at lunch or recess. It is played with football (typically oblique spheroid shaped or sometimes round). Some skills that are improved in this are kicking, aim, distance control, running and catching. The rules are usually modified by students themselves, depending on what environment they are playing on.
While there are no standard rules, the game is increasingly codified and endorsed as a recreational school-age game by various sports bodies, including rugby junior development, particularly the NSW School Sport and AFL New Zealand but also both rugby and Australian Football.[3][4][5][6][7]
The origin of the pastime is not known, however it believed to have originated with informal kick-to-kick, rewarding players with longer kicks which are more common in varieties of football common in Australia and New Zealand including Australian rules football and rugby.
Generally accepted rules:
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