InterGalactic GravBall Federation

The **InterGalactic GravBall Federation (IGGBF)** is a professional gravball league. The Federation is comprised of 20 teams and is the premier gravball league.

The league runs for roughly 6 weeks, composed of 28 regular season games plus a postseason.

The Duro Grayskins have the most IGGBF Champsionships with 2. They are also defending champions, as they defeated the Chazwa Longshoremen in the Season 3 Finals 4-3.

## History

### Season 1

*Main Article: Season 1*

The IGGBF was originally founded with 10 teams, known as the Original 10. The teams were randomly selected as a collective effort. Season 1 of the IGGBF did not feature a division of any sort, and all 10 teams played each other in a random draw for a total of 12 games. Season 1 saw the Alsakan Royals win the Commissioner's Cup for the best regular season record. The Royals made the playoffs along with the Coruscant 5000s, the Duro Grayskins, and the Nubian Starlights. The Grayskins and the Royals both swept their first round opponents and met in the Finals, with the Grayskins winning the series 2-1. The Brentaal Scranges and Corulag Chiilaks were relegated out of the federation with the two worst records.

### Season 2 Expansion

*Main Article: Season 2*

For the second season of the Federation the league was expanded to 20 teams. Additionally the league was divided into two conferences of 10 teams each, the Axis Conference and the Spin Conference. The Original 10 teams that were not relegated were joined by an additional 12 randomly drawn teams.

Season 2 also saw radical redesigns of the games and its rules. Individual players with attributes were introduced, as well as salaries for those players. Coaches with attributes and salaries were also introduced. A salary cap was instituted for every team, as well as new rules for trades and contracts. Season 2 is typically regarded as the first 'real' season of the IGGBF.

Season 2 saw a few repeats, with the Alsakan Royals completed a dominant year with back-to-back Commissioner's Cups, and the Duro Grayskins returning to the Finals. Ultimately the Grayskins were defeated in six games by the newcomer Chazwa Longshoremen.

### Season 3 - Tweaks

*Main Article: Season 3*

Season 3 saw minor, yet impactful, changes to the game. Assistant coaches were added for Offense and Defense, their stats lending to the team's performance. A reserve pool was instituted to allow for players not on the active roster (injured or developing). Blocks were made more impactful. Player attributes were changed to cap per attribute, rather than a sum total cap, as well as a random retirement age for every player being instituted. The salary cap was also raised to 180,000,000 (180 million).

## Players

*Main Article: Species*

A number of species play within the IGGBF. There are 4 positions: Striker, Midfield, Defender, and Keeper. On the court at any one time a team must play 2 Strikers, 1 Midfield, 2 Defenders, and 1 Keeper. Bench players can play any position and there are no mandates on how many players can back up one position, but a team is required to have 9 players at minimum on their Active Roster, and no more than 12 players. In addition, the allocated minutes may not exceed 120 for Strikers and Defenders, and 60 minutes for Defenders and Keepers.

With the most glamor, the **Striker** position is by far the most popular position in the league, and not only receives the most accolades but also sees the most new players trying to get into the league.

## Teams

### Former Teams

Arkanis Capitals - Relegated after Season 2

Brentaal Scranges - Relegated after Season 1

Centares Astigone - Relegated after Season 3

Corulag Chiilaks - Relegated after Season 1

Rodia Capo - Relegated after Season 3

Tirahnn Brokers - Relegated after Season 2

## Regular Season

The regular season consists of 28 games. Teams are allocated an even number of home and away games (14 home, 14 away). Teams play every team within their own conference twice, and every team of the other conference once. Games are conducted every day, barring breaks needed for game changes, vacation, or other emergencies.

The All Star Break occurs between Games 18 and 19. All Star Players are voted on by the managers of the game.

The Trade Deadline occurs between Games 21 and 22. No trades may be conducted once Game 22 has commenced.

At the end of the season the managers vote on the Federation MVP. The player with the most goals is awarded the Scoring Champion title, the player with the most assists is given the Assists Leader title, and the player with the most blocks is awarded the Blocks Leader title. The team with the highest regular season record is awarded the Commissioner's Cup.

### Commissioner's Cup

 S2
 S3

## Postseason

The IGGBF Playoffs begin immediately following the conclusion of the regular season. Seeds are arranged in order of regular season record, with a tie breaker of total wins, then goal differential if needed. The first three seeds are considered 'playoff teams', since they are automatically awarded births in the Conference Semifinals. The fourth and fifth seeds play against each other in a single elimination game to determine who will advance to the Conference Semifinals, and are referred to as 'wildcard teams'.

Each conference plays two rounds, in addition to the wildcard playoff: The Conference Semifinals, where the 1 seed plays the winner of the wildcard playoff (4 and 5 seeds) and the 2 and seed 3 play, and the Conference Finals which pits the winners of the semifinals games against each other. All Conference postseason games are Best of 5 series, meaning the first team to win 3 games advances. The IGGBF Finals is played with the winner of each Conference Finals, and is a Best of 7 series, meaning the first team to win 5 games claims the IGGBF Championship. The federation adopted this format beginning with Season 2, with Season 1 simply having the top 4 teams play a seeded best of 3 series for the championship.