Gaming is currently taking control of humans leisure time with various games like soccer, athletics among others already popular. However, there are some other funny or crazy games that have been there and you don’t know them, or being established on daily basis, Headis leading the pack.
With thousands of different game available, there is one game that was modified to an entertaining game. the tennis. The gamers improved on the table tennis and came up with Headis, a tennis game but know the bats are your head.
Just like the table tennis, headis is more friendly but here rules change a little bit to accommodate the huge heavy body an individual may be carrying with him to the game.
The invention and growth of Headis
The game wich was invented by Rennes Wenger involves squatting, hands planted on the table, and using the head to whip, spin and slam the ball back and forth across the net.
The game has developed a following in Mr. Wegner’s native Germany—it is now played in 20 universities—and is growing in popularity in other parts of Europe as well, particularly among soccer players and skateboarders.
About 2,000 Headis balls, which are softer than soccer balls, have been sold so far this year compared with a total of 1,300 last year, according to Mr. Wegner, who sells them. The game is a little bit ping-pong and a little bit soccer (no hands).
And so far the game is being played in more tha20 universities in Germany. The use of head playing such a ball may be doubtful with some people thinking that the game can cause serious injuries to the head but Wenger has an answer to that.
“Playing doesn’t hurt the head. Nor does one get whiplash, because the key is to use the legs, not the neck,” says Mr. Wegner. “And yes, you’re allowed to jump on the table,” he adds.
Mr. Wegner, the creator, and promoter of the game, says he intended to foster a Headis community and play down the competitive aspect, but it seems to bring out the inner fighter in players, who adopt nicknames and different styles of play.
“In the beginning, people were like, what are you doing, you idiots?” recalled Mr. Wegner.
In 2010, Headis was the finalist in an international sports industry startup competition and Mr. Wegner has appeared on German late-night talk shows to demonstrate the game.
No game without rules, Headis has its rules
Each set goes to 11 points.
Any part of the players’ body can come into contact with the table.
But if the ball comes into contact with any body part but the head, the player loses the point.