First of all, there’s no physical contact. Second, you score goals by tossing a Frisbee into a net. How was this sport not invented in California? Well, it wasn’t. Frockey — the unholy union between ice hockey and Ultimate Frisbee — was dreamed up by Roseland, N.J. insurance salesman Bob Vidal.
“I was thinking about Ultimate Frisbee and saw something on TV about hockey,” he said. “I just said, ‘We have to try this on ice.’”
Vidal has been showcasing the sport in exhibition matches across the state, including some games Saturday at Mennen Arena in Morristown.
The point of the sport is simple: Move a flying disc into unmanned goal nets by throwing it or skating with it. The rules include no skating within 20 feet of the goal and no crossing the rink’s blue lines with the disc in hand.
Best part: There’s actually an area of the playing surface called the “no-fly zone.”
Of course I’ve already been playing this game for years. It’s called air hockey.
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Roseland man invents sport called ‘frockey’ combining Ultimate Frisbee, ice hockey [Star-Ledger]
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