On Long Island, beach paddle games have long been part of summer life, passed down across generations as a fun, social way to stay active. For Robert Arzanipour, those games became something more: the starting point for a new business and a new sport. According to Sollbol’s story, Arzanipour grew up playing paddle ball on Long Island beaches with friends and family, but felt the experience lacked the structure, scoring, and intensity of a true competitive game. That idea eventually became Sollbol.

The company says Arzanipour began experimenting by changing rules, reshaping the format, and refining the concept until it evolved into something distinct. Sollbol traces its roots to familiar beach games like Kadima and Smashball, but positions itself as a more intentional alternative: one with clear rules, defined points, and a more athletic, strategy-driven experience. In other words, it is designed to take a beloved pastime and turn it into a real sport.

That concept is at the heart of the product itself. Sollbol describes itself as a competitive outdoor paddle sport that can be played as singles or doubles and set up almost anywhere. Its official rules emphasize smart shot-making over brute force: there is no mid-court net, no spiking, and scoring begins after the third touch of a rally. Players earn one point for landing the ball in bounds and two points for hitting an opponent’s boundary lines, with games played to 11, 15, or 21 points and won by two.

Arzanipour’s background helps explain why the venture leans so heavily on engineering and usability. Sollbol says the game moved from notebook sketches to engineered drawings and 3D mockups, while public professional profiles describe Arzanipour as a longtime builder and developer in New York City and Long Island. That combination of design thinking and construction-minded problem solving shows up throughout the brand’s messaging, from the materials and court layout to the emphasis on durability, portability, and fast setup.

Portability is a central part of Sollbol’s pitch. On its website, the company says the sport was designed to reduce the friction that often comes with organized play: no court reservations, no permanent installation, and no complicated setup. Everything packs into a single reel, and the company says the full court set can be carried easily and assembled in minutes on sand or grass, whether in a backyard, at a park, or on the beach.

For Long Island, Sollbol feels like a particularly natural homegrown story. The same beach culture that inspired Arzanipour’s early thinking also gives the brand its strongest identity: local roots, active outdoor living, and competition that brings people together. What started as a familiar Long Island ritual has now been reimagined as a structured, portable sport with the potential to travel far beyond the shoreline where the idea first took shape.

Purchase Sollbol online here

 

Featured in LongIsland.com . Read original article here