Grand Drywall Ball League

Grand Drywall Ball League

大干牆球聯盟
Abbreviation	DBL
Formation	1914
Founded at	San Fernando, Slokais Islands
Type	Drywall Ball League
Headquarters	San Fernando, Slokais Islands
Website	DBL.si

The Grand Drywall Ball League (大干牆球聯盟) is the top flight of Slokasian drywall ball founded in 1978 by the creator of the sport itself Fredrick Jones. 28 teams compete for the Stacy Daniel's Trophy, the national championship of Drywall Ball in Slokais. Two teams are relegated to the G2 League at the conclusion of each season, and replaced with the champion and runner-up of the G2 League.

Rules

The Grand Drywall Ball League, as the first professional Drywall Ball league in the world established the rules of the game of Drywall Ball is played even among amateurs. The game is played between two large walls each about 15-20 feet high, depending on the court. The length between walls is regulated at a precise 115 feet between each wall, with each wall being 35 feet long. There are two teams of 15 players, organized into three lines, Attacking, Grand, and Final. The goal of the game is to get the ball to touch the opponent's wall without leaving your half. To start a play you must serve the ball such as in Volleyball, however, to pick it up you must use your feet to scoop it into your hands. You can however touch the ball when it's on the ground if you are in the Final Line, who must start back to the wall. Play is divided into 25 min halves, although the play is stopped if the ball leaves the field of play if this happens, a throw-in occurs, where the player closest to the dead ball may throw it back into play. Crossing over the halfway line results in a restart where the opposing team gets to serve. Players may also be subbed in or out during transitions or a dead ball.

League Structure

The league's 28 teams are divided into 4 divisions. Each is named after the original teams at the school where Fredrick Jones developed the game of Drywall Ball. Each division has 7 teams and play against each other more often than teams from other divisions. The top 2 teams from each division advance to a second round, while the bottom team from every division play each in a group, with the bottom 2 being relegated from the league. The Second Round is contested by the top two teams, in the Blue, Gold, Silver, and Green Divisions. Each team then plays each other, with the top two teams in the group of 8 playing each other in a best-of-three series playing for the Stacy Daniel's Trophy.

Blue Division

Team	City	Stadium	Capicity	Championships	Years
Southland Althletic's	New Liverpool	Southland Event Center	24,340	(0)	1995-
New Liverpool Ballclub	New Liverpool	New Liverpool Stadium	64,780	1979, 1981, 2001	1978-
Northrock United	New Liverpool	SunTech Stadium	55,340	1993-1995, 2000, 2004, 2011, 2017, 2019	1990-
South Riverlands Steamers	Brighton City	Brighton Commons Arena	19,340	2014, 2022	2004-
San Jose Titians	San Jose	Dasi Motors Arena	25,200	1998	1995-
Silverado Valley Miners	Hartsburg	Riverside Center	17,420	(0)	2014-
San Sabla Catamounts	San Sabla	VU Energy Arena	18,100	(0) G2 League (2020)	2021-

Gold Division

Team	City	Stadium	Capicity	Championships	Years
San Fernando Ballclub	San Fernando	Promenade Stadium	52,430	1980, 1982-1985, 1988, 1990, 2006, 2020	1978-
Salvador City Pythons	San Fernando	Canalside Park	22,710	(0)	1990-
Grand Bank Hawks	Las Pinas	Tri-City Arena	30,120	1986, 2013	1985-
Wojiang Bay Pirates	Point Lee	PLI Industry Center	48,700	1991, 1992, 1999	1988-
Benian City Seahawks	Benian City	Wake Health Arena	19,050	(0)	2013-
Colorado Waterbuffalo	Pinjiang	Baoxian Indoor Stadium	21,300	(0)	2008-
Hua-Qisa Warriors	Hua-Qisa	Island Municipal Park	9,100	(0) G2 League (2022)	2023-

Silver Division

Team	City	Stadium	Capicity	Championships	Years
Victoria City Ironmen	Victoria City	Antonio Mendes Arena	35,200	1979, 1987, 2008	1978-
Ciudad Victoria Bateadores	Victoria City	Estadio Municipal	28,760	2009, 2012, 2016	1990-
Beaufort Lightning	Beaufort	Pezca Arena	20,120	2007	1995-
Pindai Brown Bears	Pindai	Pindai Event Center	23,120	(0)	2002-
San Fernando Valley Stars	Buena Vista	Zhang Auto Arena	18,100	2018,	2013-
Newland Greyhounds	Xulin	OVE Arena	12,320	(0) G2 league (2013)	2009-
Kirkwall Islanders	Kirkwall	Elnora Park	15, 300	(0)	2014-

Green Division

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Championships	Years
Kaijan City Dragons	Kaijan City	Kaijan National Stadium	54,320	1989, 1996, 2021	1978-
Pendang Knights	Kaijan City	Zanial Abdin Arena	24,390	2002	1998-
Dockland Ballclub	Kaijan City	ATEC Arena	16,500	(0)	2017-
Ciudad Esenavda Broncos	Ciudad Esenavda	Palacio de los Broncos	26,000	2003, 2015	1995-
Cupertino Clippers	Cupertino	Bayside Stadium	18,000	(0)	2013-
South Kaijan Lions	Magdgana	Mohammed Zavala Dome	24,590	2005	1994-
Clydewood Valley Wildcats	Clydewood	Clydewood Event Center	9,340	(First Season)	2023-

History

Orgins and Early History

The Grand Drywall Ball League was founded in 1978 by Fredrick Jones. Jones invented the sport in 1971 as a PE teacher at his High School in New Liverpool. The game was created to build teamwork and accountability among his students. One of his students Stacy Daniel began to teach others at San Fernando University in 1973. Eventually forming a small league among students at the university. He then connected with other students who were in Jones's class. This led to 4 teams being created, New Liverpool Ballclub at the University of New Liverpool, the previously mentioned San Fernando University. And the Victoria City Ironmen and Kaijan City Dragons at UNL-Victoria and Mohammed Zavala College respectively. In 1978 the league became professional holding its first season over 6 weeks, with each team playing each other. The winner was decided via the number of points, that being NL Ballclub.

1979-1985: The Collegiate Era

In 1979, the Victoria City Ironmen won their first title although like many seasons of this era also won the Collegiate League. The season was regelated to a warmup for college teams warming as colleges started a successful league with 20 clubs. This led to an era of domination by the only team fielding non-college players, the SF Ballclub. From 1980 to 1985, they only lost once in 1981 to their rivals NL Ballclub. In 1984 SF Ballclub won on a last-minute fullcourt serve against the rivals NL Ballclub to win the league. This game was also the first to be broadcast on TV, with it being shown live on Public Acess TV in New Liverpool. The moment was picked up by sports journalists with the SIBC who reacted to the segment. This brought new attention to the league, and as a result, the 1985 season was the first to occur in the now traditional November to May window, and the expansion franchise the Grand Bank Hawks.