Born in Phoenix · Growing nationwide

CATCH THE BALL.
FIND YOUR PEOPLE.

Hooverball rebuilt for a new generation. A full-body sport, a real community, and a place to discover what you’re capable of.

See how it works

All ages, genders & skill levels. No experience needed.

MOVE YOUR BODYMEET YOUR EDGEBUILD REAL BONDSFEEL YOUR POTENTIALMOVE YOUR BODY

Volleyball’s grit. Medicine-ball power. Playground joy.

A simple game that asks for your whole self.

Catch a weighted ball. Pass or throw it over an eight-foot net. Keep it off the ground. That’s the doorway—the game gets richer every time you step through it.

A Hoov Nation player jumping to throw a medicine ball over the net
Every rally is strength, strategy, and trust.
01

Catch

Receive with control. A diving save counts when you keep your body between the ball and the ground.

02

Connect

Use one pass to bring a teammate into the play—or send it straight back when the opening is yours.

03

Launch

Throw over the net. Place it, power it, or out-think the defense. Then reset and go again.

3–5players a side
6–10 lbmedicine ball
4 secto make your move
Explore the full rules

See it in motion

Feel the pace.
Hear the energy.

Before you step onto the court, get a look at real HOOV NATION play in Phoenix—power, saves, teamwork, and plenty of joy.

EVERY BODY
BELONGS HERE.

We mean it.

COME AS
YOU ARE.

You can be a former pro, a lifelong recreational player, or someone ready to move again after years away. All ages, genders, and skill levels are welcome. Coordination helps. Kindness matters more.

Hoov Nation players competing together on a sand court

CHOOSE YOUR ENERGY

INTENSEAthletic. Physical. Fully competitive.
CHILLRecreational. Forgiving. Still a good sweat.
As more people join, we create more ways to play.
“Out of your shell. Into your confidence zone. Into your felt potential.

— Quentin Hick, cofounder & president

Hoov Nation athletes contesting a ball at the net

The score matters.
The person matters more.

Competition has a way of showing us what’s under the surface. We make room for the effort, intensity, frustration, joy, and honesty that come with it.

We play hard and take care of each other. If tension gets personal, we pause. We talk. We repair. Then, when everyone is ready, we play on.

PLAY STRONG.STAY HUMAN.LEAVE CLOSER.

Find your court

Started in Phoenix.
Built to travel.

Local leaders are already carrying HOOV into new communities. Join the chapter nearest you—or let us help you start the next one.

PHX

Phoenix

Arizona · Home base

ID

Idaho

Local chapter

WA

Washington

Local chapter

MT

Montana

Local chapter

FL

St. Petersburg

Florida chapter

CT

Connecticut

Local chapter

Don’t see your city?

Historic photograph related to President Hoover and Hooverball

A White House workout became a national invitation.

Invented in 1929 for President Herbert Hoover, the game nearly disappeared. Almost a century later, a Phoenix men’s group picked up the medicine ball—and found something worth sharing.

Read the full story

THE BALL IS IN YOUR HANDS.

Ready to feel
what’s possible?

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