Goal-Hi is a new play-game resembling basketball. It has been referred to as a “lead-
up game to basketball’. While retaining many of the good features of that popular
game, Goal-Hi is not restricted to formal play and loses none of its appeal and benefits
to the players when played informally.

Goal-Hi does not require experienced players but obviously, as in most other games,
the individual’s skill increases in proportion to the degree he practices or plays the
game. Goal-Hi will attract, interest and benefit children of elementary school age as
well as players of more advanced ages. It is just as much a girl’s game as a boy’s game.
As an intra-mural sport in Universities and High Schools, Goal-Hi offers exceptional
possibilities. When played as a strictly formal game, teams are limited to 5 players
each. Informally Goal-Hi is played with larger groups (entire gym classes, etc.) without
sacrifice of interest or exercise value. A special modified game is described in the
Goal-Hi Rules Book for physically handicapped children.

Goal-Hi is an outdoor game as much as it is
an indoor game and consequently it can be
played in the school yard and playground as
readily as on the gym floor or in the play
room. The same equipment can be used for
indoor and outdoor play. Goal-Hi is a year-
"round game. For home use, Goal-Hi is an
excellent game for backyard installation. Chil-
dren are thus encouraged to keep off busy
streets and to regularly engage in exercise that
will pay dividends.

Goal-Hi is played on a circular court. It may
have a radius of 30 feet or the size of the
court may be reduced to a 15-foot radius. Local
conditions will determine the size of the play-
ing court or field without materially changing
the game.

 

What is G@ALHI; how is it played; who can play it; what rules apply?

A complete set of Goal-Hi rules by Dr. Allen is supplied gratis with each piece of
Goal-Hi equipment ordered. Rules are simple and easily modified for informal play.
When playing the formal game Goal-Hi has the usual complement of officials, i.e.,
Referee, Timer, Scorekeeper, etc., but for informal play the classroom instructor or
the playground director can easily officiate.

Because the single piece of equipment required to play Goal-Hi is located in the center
of the circular playing court, thus making the basket the focal point of activity for all
players, there is little or no chance for the ball to go out of bounds after a try for a
basket. In regular basketball with one backboard and goal located very near each of
the end lines, a large majority of short or missed shots are caused to go out of bounds.

When a ball enters the Goal-Hi basket it strikes the projector or chute and is carried
out of and away from the basket through one of the three exits. It is impossible to
determine in advance where the ball will emerge from the basket and thus speculation
and interest is maintained every time a goal is made. Likewise, the smart team captain
will deploy his men in such a manner that every basket exit is “covered”.

The three swinging gates suspended from the 18-inch rim, while preventing the entrance
of a low ball into the basket by way of any one of the three exits, are so constructed
that a ball leaving the basket is not retarded.

Unlike regular basketball that requires the players to shuttle back
and forth from one end of the rectangular court to the other, Goal-Hi
is played in a more concentrated area. Consequently, all of the funda-
mental activities are exercised without consuming too much of the
players’ (especially young players’) energies.

A minimum of inexpensive equipment is required to play Goal-Hi.
One air-inflated ball of 2914” circumference and one Goal-Hi Stand-
ard is all that is required. The official Goal-Hi standard is available
in severa! types. The movable type may be moved indoors or out-
of-doors at will. Goal-Hi standards may be had with a height adjust-
ment feature that permits the basket to be raised or lowered at will
so that the same equipment may be used by different age groups.
For complete descriptions and prices, see data that follows.