I first learned to play this game over 25 years ago (yes, I'm old). This is a different version than I am used to, but seems pretty fun. We would start the game with just "ga ga ga" and after the third "ga" you start. If you leave the wall before the third GA, you're gone. Everywhere I've gone it's been knee and below, not waist. The pits I've played in have much higher walls, so once you're out, you're out till the next game. The "neutralize" rule that this guy talks about is the same as I remember. When only two are left, the game immediately stops and you "re-gag" the ball. Then the players have 20 hits to get one another out.

How you actually play it: Crouching down is fine. If you catch the ball, you're out instead of the person that hit it. You can't get back in once you're out. Just say 1, 2, 3(ga ga ga sounds stupid) Using the wall to dodge and hit the ball against is recommended.

My rules: knees down, only one hit before it touches wall or someone else regardless of how many people are left, people who are out cannot participate for the rest of the game, face shots don't do anything, if you hit the ball out you are out, but if it bounces off of you and it goes out, you are safe, if it touches wall before going out you are safe, no catching the ball or you are out, and if there is a cheater then you suck it up and hope everyone targets him or her. side note: I've found that girls tend to cheat far more often than guys, but guys tend to be more reckless and get out quickly. I believe that is everything. if someone volunteers to ref then that usually fixes the whole cheat thing.

Our rules are that you get hit waist up your not out but the other person who hit u is out and waist down your out and if you hit the ball out the pit your out or if some one grabs the ball when it did not bounce off the ground your out and as long as you where in the pit that round you can hit the ball and if you get someone out your back in

there's this one kid who literally If he hits someone he could kill then with the ball

Here's our rules: If you're hit from your knees down you're out, thigh up you're not out and the person who hit you isn't out either. You can only hit the ball once unless it bounces off a wall/person, then you can hit it again The ball has to bounce twice before you can hit it at the start of the game and the server can't hit it until someone else hits it. You can't crouch/sit down in the game. If someone is cheating you yell "hold the ball" and someone picks the ball up and stops the game, you can't hold the ball otherwise. There can be 1 or 2 balls only. There is DEFINITELY no outside of the pit play. Honestly I hate that rule about your game. There may only be 10 players. You cannot sit or lean against the wall. If you get out you get in line and wait until the game is over. The 11th person in line is ref. You obviously can't kick the ball. That's our rules

i'm really questioning if you can hit the ball even if you're outside, i was into aa tournament and that is against the rules, also is down knees no down waist. THIS IS NOT THE VIDEO THAT EXPLAINS WELL HOW TO PLAY.

I play differently

You can't pick it up!

heres a list of rules: (if playing multiple games) its knees down... if your hit in the face whoever hit it is out if you catch a ball or hold it your out no hitting from outside of pit, or your out next game double taps start at 4 triple at 3 and unlimited at 2 25 max players no teaming thanks, and i understand there are many ways to play but these are the most basic rules, used at summercamps and schools. I also understand rules may be slightly different. But no offense but you have some rules that are off, but otherwise good video :)

definitely not how you play gaga ball xD

omg this is a real thing?

Oh. So that how nerds are created. I always wondered.

you offended me....

This is not how u play gaga ball

That is not how play gaga

I played gaga ball. and was hit in the face

It's not ga ga go... It's ga ga ball😂

My rules: knees down, only one hit before it touches wall or someone else regardless of how many people are left, people who are out cannot participate for the rest of the game, face shots don't do anything, if you hit the ball out you are out, but if it bounces off of you and it goes out, you are safe, if it touches wall before going out you are safe, no catching the ball or you are out, and if there is a cheater then you suck it up and hope everyone targets him or her. side note: I've found that girls tend to cheat far more often than guys, but guys tend to be more reckless and get out quickly. I believe that is everything. if someone volunteers to ref then that usually fixes the whole cheat thing.