In an article titled "He doesn't Sleep... He Waits.  The interview" I slandered the game of Scoop Ball calling it the dumbest game ever.  Here Eli Brown disputes this claim.  Team Today brings the news in a totally fair and balanced way... refreshingly so...

Eli Brown – in defense of Scoop Ball.

“Scoop-Ball. A game, among many, invented by Eli Brown where rule changes

are frequent and administered after the play by the game's inventor and

current champion. Scoop-Ball.”

These words of webmaster and coach Vordenberg here on TT.Org sprung me to action.  While it is true I invented the game and have developed the rules over time, often during a match, I thought it would be good to set the record straight.

I spent Friday night building a regulation Scoop court in my garage, wrote up two pages of rules, recruited some ski coaches who are in town, wrote up the brackets, and proceeded to host the 2006 Scoop Open Tournament of Champions.

While I ended up second-to-last (pulled a hammy during warmup), the tournament was a smashing success.  This reminded me of an important thing my friend, colleague, and neighbor Pete likes to say; write it down. Things are better when you write them down.

After round robin play for the qualifier, and the single elimination  play for the heats, the final came down to Matt Whitcomb, and Pat Casey, with Pat Casey taking the honors for the night.

Ski coaches have game too.

Yeah - that was an around the back, between the legs scoop play!

Official Scoop court.

A Ref Ruling Rules. No arguments allowed.

(Article by Eli Brown, University of Utah.  Photos by Associated Press.  Scoop Ball is a trade mark of the ISL - international scoop league, all rights reserved.)