I fell asleep watching lacross (I don't know much about it, but I was curious) and dreamt I was watching a strange game called Solar Ball. Basically, it was a cross between lacross, field hockey, soccer, and kick ball. Benches for each team were located on opposite sides of the field, rather than on the sidelines, and the goals were located in the center of the field, about a foot apart, with each goalie facing his bench.
The game would start with a the ball (similar to the ones used in kick ball) located between the goals. When the whistle was blown, members from both teams (4 or 5 players of each team, which consisted of about a dozen players) raced to the center to get the ball. Once they had the ball, they fought to get it into their opponents' goal.
Let's see if I can remember the rules correctly. You could touch the ball with any part of your body and even hold it, but if the ball touched the ground, the last player to touch it was sent back to his bench and replaced by a teammate, leaving his team short a player during that time period. The only exception is if the ball entered the goal circle before it touched the ground (For example, if it bounced off the post or the goalie deflected it). Also, you could touch your opponent to get the ball, but if the referees determined you were being too rough (punching, kicking, kneeing, elbowing, body slamming, etc.), you were automatically roatated out, but your team couldn't replace you for a set time (like a minute). For severe penalties, you could be out for an entire Round (when one team rotated all its members once) or even an entire game. (At one point, a player got thrown our for tossing his opponent into the crowd.) This left a few tactics open, as long as the referees didn't think their were too brutal. You could throw the ball at the opponent, and if it hit him and then the ground, the opponent would be forced out. However, if the refs determined your throw could injure the him, your got slapped with a penalty. After three rounds, whoever scored the most goals won.
It was a rather strange game, and in retrospect, I noticed a few problems. First, it seemed too easy to just hold the ball and run around until you're tackled. Then again, tossing it to a teammate to prevent losing it on a tackle would help. Second, if both teams were really good at keeping the ball off the ground, then a round could last for hours.
Still, it was an interesting game.