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VX is a ball sport which originated from the UK. VX evolved in North Yorkshire (Great Britain) Since its launch, VX has spread rapidly through schools in the UK and has also started to be adopted by colleges, universities, community projects, youth organisations, the military, Primary Care Trusts, leisure centres and prisons. It has gained a foothold in 17 countries and has seen the establishment of an international federation and eleven national governing bodies, and has been spoken of in the media and academia as potentially a future Olympic sport. As a sport, VX is one of the few areas where male and female players compete on an equal basis. Not a derivative of any particular sport, VX has elements of several sports, including dodgeball, lacrosse, pelota and hockey, and is played by players of all abilities.

Rules VX has 3 main disciplines V10 is played by two teams of five players on a court measuring approximately 90 feet by 50 feet (basically a sports hall with four badminton courts). Each player uses a "stick with a 28 cm 'scoop' on each end". Players can move anywhere on court. Points are scored by hitting an opponent with the ball between shoulders and feet (scores 1 point) or by catching an opponent’s thrown ball (scores 2 points). Five balls are in play and when a player is hit, he or she must stand still and raise a hand and the referee records the point and allows the player to play on. The referee is assisted by two umpires whose role is to see infringements, all of which incur a three-point penalty. Infringements include: ▪	Failing to acknowledge a strike ▪	Travelling (a player with the ball cannot take more than two steps without either transferring the ball into the other scoop (air/standard dribbling), or bouncing the ball off the floor and back into their scoop (ground/alternate dribbling) ▪	Striking (either the ball or an opponent) with the Rock-It. ▪	Swearing, ▪	Illegal bodily contact ▪	Knocking the ball out of an opponent’s Rock-It ▪	Fishing (picking up a ball while waiting to play on after a hit) A formal tournament match consists of four quarters each of which lasts four minutes. V2 is a singles version of VX. Played by two players on a squash court with three balls, this version is possibly the most intense of the official versions. A game lasts for two halves of four minutes each. V4 is a doubles version of VX. Also played on a squash court it is played 2v2. A game lasts for two halves of four minutes each.

The new versions were created by the International Governing Body of the sport Global VX to develop the sport and provide individuals with an opportunity to set up clubs more easily. Current V2 World Rankings (senior) 1.	Tom Hildreth (England) 2.	Scott MacMichael (Scotland) 3.	Carl Alsop (England) 4.	Aiden Campbell Hodge (England) 5.	Scott Snowdon (England) 6.	Matti Chasan Bergstein (Denmark) 7.	John Baird (Scotland) 8.	Tony Nield (Scotland) 9.	Steve Plummer (Scotland) 10.	Matty Carr (England)

V2 World Rankings (Youth) 1.	Meghan Plummer (Scotland) 2.	Aaron Perry (England) 3.	Dan Raper (England) 4.	Matty Horsfield (England) 5.	Jack Brown (England) 6.	Chris Bodman (Scotland) 7.	James Foster (England) 8.	Stephen Laws (England) 9.	Josh Darragh (Germany) 10.	Jake Baird (Scotland)

UK clubs ▪	York VX Club: Teams - Cougars, Pumas ▪	Easi-Rock-Its: Teams - Hellcats, Hell Fighters ▪	Scunthorpe Hawks ▪	Northallerton Stallions ▪	Falkirk Cannons ▪	Coatbridge Enigma ▪	Ripon ▪	Kirkbymoorside Bulls ▪	Millthorpe Hall of Fame Any member (e.g. player, coach, administrator) can nominate any other member whom they consider to have made an outstanding contribution to the sport. Any nominee with three nominations passes to the next stage for voting by the committee. Up to 2012 two new members will be inducted every two years. From 2012 it is intended to be an annual award. Statistics ▪	2007 World Cup: Scotland. Runners-up: England. Third: Pakistan ▪	2007 Carnegie British Open: Loughborough University ▪	2008 English National VX League, National Champions: Easi-RockIts HellCats ▪	2008 Tees Valley Pairs Tournament: Callum Watt/Chris Durrant ▪	2008 Youth World Cup: England ▪	2009 V3 English Open: Emily Wilson (Tees Valley) ▪	2009 Central and East Yorks ATC VX championship: 2487 (Easingwold) Typhoons ▪	2009 English National VX League, National Champions: Easi-RockIts HellCats ▪	2009 National Junior Pairs: Ben Pulleyn/Callum Forsyth (York) ▪	2009 v3 European Open: Adam Rawcliffe (Easi-RockIts) ▪	2010 v3 English Open: Carl Alsop (Raptors) ▪	2010 English National VX League, National Champions: Raptors. ▪	2010 English National VX League, National Finals Player of the Tournament: Marcus Exelby (HellCats). ▪	2010 V2 World Champion: Carl Alsop. ▪	2011 V2 Youth World Champion: Dan Raper. ▪	2011 Scottish National VX League, National Champions: Falkirk Cannons. ▪	2011 English National VX League, National Champions: Raptors. Runners-up: Easi-RockIts HellCats ▪	2011 English National VX League, National Finals Player of the Tournament: Callum Watt (HellCats). ▪	2011 V2 World Champion: Scott MacMichael (Scotland). ▪	2011 World Cup: Scotland. Runners-up: England, 3rd: Denmark. ▪	2011 World Cup, Player of the Tournament: Matti Chasan Bergstein (Denmark). ▪	2011 UK Club Champions: Falkirk Cannons. ▪	2012 English Open Knockout: Easi-RockIts HellCats ▪	2012 English National VX League, National Champions: Easi-RockIts HellCats. Runners-up: Ripon ▪	2012 V2 Youth World Champion: Meghan Plummer(Scotland). ▪	2012 V2 World Champion: Tom Hildreth (England). ▪	2012 V2 Youth World Champion: Meghan Plummer(Scotland).