Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of a game apparatus and a method of playing the game are provided. In some exemplary embodiments, a method of playing a game is provided, comprising providing a first pole having a first hoop and a second hoop, providing a second pole having a first hoop and a second hoop, selecting a first team having a first player adjacent the first pole and a second player adjacent the second pole, selecting a second team having a first player adjacent the first pole and a second player adjacent the second pole, wherein the first player serves the ball directly to the second player of the first team, and providing a method of scoring wherein points are awarded to the first team if the second player puts the ball in the first hoop, second hoop or both the first hoop and the second hoop of the second pole.