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Real Fennis.

A new sport invented in 2008 by Liam Mobsby and Julian Smith.

Fennis is a 2 player sport though doubles matches are possible as well. The sport is played on the beach but has potential to be played on other surfaces. The ball used is that of a standard volleyball.

A line is drawn in the sand to represent each players court. A point is played when player A kicks off by kicking the ball up into the region of player B's court. The ball may bounce once within the area of the court but must be returned by either foot or by a header (using the ball-contact rules of soccer/ football) towards player A's side of the court again. This continues until one player cannot return the ball or a player hits the ball and it lands outside of the opposition players court.

The 'net' used in Fennis is literally a line drawn in the sand. The difficulty in simply returning the ball to the opposition is deemed already hard enough that an actual net was not required. If the sport was moved onto other, bouncier surfaces such as grass or indoor courts, a net may be required.

A local society in Wandsworth, London was recently set up dedicated to the sport. A league is soon to be formed for the 09/10 season, starting in August.