1. Prof. Tina Seelig, Stanford University
A Crash Course on Creativity
Nov. 2012
CONNECT & COMBINE
Individual Assignment: Use 2 Household
items of any type to come up with a
brand new sport
by Christine Kohl-Zaugg

2. And my 2 household items are…
4x +
=?

3. Introducing… Ceiling Soccer!
Helium-filled ball
Air-goal
Athlete crawling across
ceiling-sports field Soft surface/cushioned floor

4. Ceiling Soccer Rules
• Same rules as soccer – but the game is played by two teams
using suction cups (toilet plungers) to be suspended from
the ceiling
• A helium-filled ball is used instead of a soccer-ball. Similar
rules as soccer. The goal is to put the helium ball into the
adversaries’ goal. Points are counted as in ping-pong.
• If a player looses his/her grip and falls down onto the
cushioned floor, the player needs to walk to his/her team’s
own goal, climb back to the ceiling and then advance back
onto the field from there. There is a huge incentive not to
fall as if you do fall, the team looses a player for several
critical minutes…

5. Ceiling Soccer Features
• Extreme sport - more cardio than water polo !
• Develop pectorals and impressive muscles in
less than 2 weeks
• Short but intensive on-field time (every player
is switched out after 8 minutes on the filed to
rest)
• Get a total workout in less than 15 minutes!
Great for today’s hectic schedule!