Yeah who knew…

There’s a bit more than just throwing and dodging!

Dodgeball Rules…in short

Games are 8v8 (max 6 fellas) best 2 of 3 wins the match

We shake hands before the match starts and introduce ourselves (it is a social league)

6 balls are placed on the middle line of court (3 on the left and 3 on the right)

The whistle blows and your team gets the dodgeballs on the right.

You then take back the dodgeballs to the starting line and folks its time to play dodgeball.

For the 1st throw of the match both sides will be counted down by the ref (5 seconds)

After that the team with more dodgeballs has to throw

If there’s the same amount of dodgeballs on each side, the team with more players has to throw, and if that’s even… both sides have to throw.

Ways to get outs:

Throw the ball and it hits the person below their shoulder = winner

Other team throw the ball and you catch it in bounds = winner and you get a teammate back

You can block with a dodgeball!

Just make sure to hold on to the dodgeball tightly (dropping your blocking ball is an out) and not to block into a teammate or your own face (which are also outs and a bit funny)

There are no headshots in the Super Social or Classic division.

If you hit a player that’s standing up in the face the thrower is out.

Any situation where someone gets hit in the face, stop what you’re doing and check on them.

The ball is live until it hits the ground, the wall, the ceiling, and/or two balls collide in the air.

That’s basically all the basics.