Dodgeball

• Dodgeball


  • An active team sport played by two teams on a rectangular court (usually on a Volleyball court)
  • Diverse with players from all cultural and athletic backgrounds that play the sport in all its formats; Foam, Cloth, Rubber, Beach, Trampoline, and Digital
  • Ideal mix of team strategy and individual performance
  • Youngest and most engaging sports globally
• Cloth


  Harder, fabric coated balls with an inflated inner bladder. Faster pace exaggeration in competitive play. Team's share a neutral zone, with a rush on the left hand-side and contested center ball.
• Foam


  Soft, rubber coated foam balls, with a more tactical exaggeration in competitive play. Each team's half is completely separated, with the rush on the right hand-side.
• The Reigning International Styles


  • Cloth
  • Foam
• Dodgeball was considered a "deadly game" by the African tribesmen


  1800's
• The first official rules of the game were drawn up in the United States of America


  1905
• Dodgeball was recognized as a serious sport and the game was played for the first time internationally at the Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia, USA


  1996
• The first World Cup of Dodgeball was played in France, with Australia bagging the First World Champions


  1998
• World Dodgeball Federation (WDBF) was recognized as the international governing body for the sport of dodgeball


  2011
• The longest game of dodgeball was played at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany, New York by the teams Hometown Dodgeball and Albany Dodgeball, lasting for 31 hours, 11 minutes, and 13 seconds


  2011, April 5-6
• University of California, Irvine claimed the title as the largest number of participants in a dodgeball with 6,084 participants


  2011, September 25
• Clubsixfifty, Sports Center in Libis, Quezon City introduced the sport dodgeball as part of the regular cross-training program of the National Badminton Team


  2004, December
• Clubsixfifty included dodgeball in the send-off party for the Filipino athletes participating in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA) in the Philippines


  2005, November 12
• Clubsixfifty introduced dodgeball to Airsoft community by staging the first 101st Airborne Dodgeball Tournament


  2006, March 14
• The plan for promoting dodgeball to all sectors of the Philippine Society was developed


  2006, June
• The Philippine Dodgeball Association (PDBA), The National Sports Association (NSA) of dodgeball in the country was officially established


  2006, August
• The first Dodgeball Sports Clinic and Tournament in De La Salle University (DLSU) was held


  2007, January 27
• Court


  • In the Philippines, a typical dodgeball game is played on a Volleyball court
  • There is no fixed Dodgeball court design but it must have a center line
  • The court is divided into two (2) 9m x 9m areas, with a neutral zone located at center court separating the two sides, an attacking line located parallel and 3m from the center line, for a total court length of 18m from the end line to end line, and a total width of 9m from sideline to sideline
• Ball


  • The standard worldwide measurement and materials is a 7 - 8.25 inch foam ball
  • Most dodgeballs are roughly the size of a volleyball and composed of foam with a thin plastic shell
  • Some are made of rubber and some more specialized ones have a padded canvas surface
• Players


  • Teams consists of six (6) strikers and six (6) retrievers with up to four (4) substitutes
  • COED (Open Category) teams may consist of either gender. However, at least 2 players of each gender must participate at the start of the game
• Substitutes


  • Prior to the start of the game, all substitutions list must be made
  • No substitutions can be made during a game, except in cases of injury
• Retrievers


  Players designated to get back the balls that goes out of play
• Matches


  • Elimination Game
  • Timed Game
  • Scored Game
  • Regulation Game
• Elimination Game


  • The game is played until all members of one team have been eliminated
  • The first to known out all of its opponents is the winner
• Timed Game

  • The game is played for a pre-determined amount of time or until all members of one team are eliminated, whichever comes first
  • If there are players remaining when time expires, the team with the most players still on the court wins the game
• Scored Game


  • A scored game can be played either an elimination game or a timed game
  • Teams earn points for the number of the players still "in" at the end of each game
• Regulation Game


  • It consists of a pre-determined odd number of games of a single game type
  • The number of games and/or the time allotted can be altered to best suit time and attendance
• Beginning Play


  • Play begins with all players (Strikers) positioned behind their team's endline
  • At least one foot should be stepping on the end line
• Outs


  • Outs are declared when the players are struck below the shoulders by a live dodgeball thrown by an opposing player
  • A ball hits the player and another teammate (they are both out)
• Attire & Safety


  • For a security, a medical advice that will determine capability of the activity is required
  • Warm up exercises before playing is also a requirement
  • Players must wear proper playing attire and rubber shoes
  • Players without footwear are not permitted to play