[maximus_asinus]

I don't know why we haven't tried emulating one of the various sport games out there. The ball (or puck) attaches to the player, and then they have the options whether to pass or shoot. Opposing players could tackle (or check) a player for a chance to free the ball (puck), etc. You could go as far as to add a build a player mode so you could make your player specialize in certain aspects (accuracy, endurance, balance, etc). Would probably be very hard to script but it would probably be the best way to emulate real life sports.