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 Dodgeball 


 Dodgeball 

Open Dodgeball

 

All Ages Are Welcome

 

Anyone interested in joining in for Dodgeball on Friday nights, please email us. We would like to put together a dodgeball league for the summer.

 

Dodgeball rules

The following is an abbreviated version of the rules printed in the Official NADA Book.

The Team

Teams will be made up of 6-10 players.  Six (6) players will compete on a side, others will be available as substitutes.  Substitutes may enter the game only during or in the case of injury.

The Equipment

The official ball used in tournament and league play will be an "8" rubber-coated ball.

The Game

The object of the game is to eliminate all opposing players.  It may be done by the following:

  1. Hitting an opposing player with a LIVE thrown ball below the shoulders.

  2. Catching a LIVE ball thrown by your opponent before it touches the ground.

Definition: LIVE: A ball that has been thrown and has not touched anything, the floor/ground, another ball, another player, official or other item outside the playing field (wall, ceiling, etc.)

Boundaries

During play, all players must remain within the boundary lines.  Players may leave boundaries through their end-line only to retrieve stray balls.  They must also return through their end-line.

The Opening Rush

Game begins by placing the dodgeballs along the center line - three (3) on the center hash and three (3) on the other.  Players then take a position behind their respective end line.  Following a signal by the official, teams may approach the centerline to retrieve the balls.  This signal officially starts the contest.  Teams may only retrieve three (3) balls to their right of the center hash.  Once a ball is retrieved it must be taken behind the attack-line before it can be legally thrown.

Timing/Winning a Game

The first team to legally eliminate all opposing players will be declared the winner.  A 5-minute time limit has been established for each contest.  If neither team has been eliminated at the end of the 5 minutes, the team with the greater number of players remaining will be declared the winner.  In the case of an equal number of players after regulation, a 1-minute sudden-death overtime period will be played.  Details on overtime can be found in an NASDA Rule Book.