The Yard Ball site would be a chance to play football in its 'purest form', the man behind it says.
An artist's impression of the proposed Yard Ball development on Little London Road in SheffieldPlans for a £1m "street football" activity centre in Sheffield, taking the game back to its "purest form", have been submitted to the council.
If given the go-ahead, users would take a trip down memory lane to play games like kerby or the crossbar challenge. Planning documents for the 50,000 sq ft Yard Ball centre on a site previously owned by timber specialists Arnold Laver have been submitted to Sheffield City Council.Scott Riley, who came up with the idea for Yard Ball, says he wants to take football back to its "purest form"
Speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield, Mr Riley said: "Watching my kids play grassroots, and the amount of pressure they are under these days even as they get older, there is no place of release."
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