Benchball information

Benchball is a team sport played with the primary objective of scoring by passing the ball to a teammate standing on a bench. It is played informally in schools and semi-competitively in universities in the United Kingdom. The game lacks an agreed standard, and as such many varieties of the game are played but invariably include two teams playing on a court with benches placed at opposite ends where scoring involves passing a ball to a teammate on a bench.

Benchball, as a competitive activity, is a relatively recent development within United Kingdom universities.^[1][2][3] It is commonly used by physical education teachers as a method of introducing concepts of ball handling and spatial awareness.^[4] It has also been utilised in schools by PE teachers as a substitute activity during wet weather.