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NickNock Ball
NickNock Ball (NNB) is a sport created in 1840 by sports expert Nick Nock. It is a game played by two teams, one choosing one player to be the nocker and the other using all players at once to a certain number of points. It is played with the offensive team using a ball and the defensive team (the nocker) using the nicker (a special kind of stick used to nock the ball away from the net to earn points).

Requirements
To play NickNock Ball, you will need two teams with at least one person on each team, a ball (like a basketball or a custom made officially produced NickNock ball), a nicker (or bat/stick of some kind), and a basket or net of chosen altitude. If all of these things are available, you can play NickNock Ball. A referee is also recommended if avaible, but not required.

Setting Up
First, the two opposing teams choose who is nocking and who will be the throwers. This can be done in a variety of ways, such as a coin flip, or throwing the ball and seeing who gets it in first. Any way is fine, however the official NNBA rules decide by spinning the nicker and seeing which side it ends up point towards. The throwing team must go on the opposite side of the net, and the nocking team must go on the side near the net. Next, the boundaries must be set. There will be three boundaries for one, two, and three point shots. The two point shot zone should be about twice as big as the one and three point zones. A small area in front of the net should also get a boundary, as the 0 point line (the area where you can't throw from). These boundaries can be marked by lines, or anything else you can find to mark them by. After everyone is set up, the two teams can check the ball.

Checking the Ball
First, the thrower (or team captain if playing with multiple players) and the nocker meet in the center to check. The nocker holds the nicker in his or her right hand and the thrower uses his or her left hand to hold the nicker on the opposite side. Then you both slowly shake the nicker back and forth. Next, the ball, which was being held in the thrower's right hand, is balanced on the end of the nicker that the thrower was holding onto. This lasts for about three seconds before it is taken off. After this, the ball is placed into the nocker's left hand and slowly rolled around. Lastly, the check is completed by the two players smelling the ball to make sure it is fair, starting with the thrower and ending with the nicker. Both players return to their respective spots.