i just learned that they won't let kids play dodgeball in school anymore. i don't understand that. did anyone ever have a negative experience from playing dodgeball??

My gf's mom tells me dodgeball is alive and well in downstate IL. They're even playing with the red rubber balls that are also used in kickball and 4-square.

oh man, those are the ones that hurt. i think we are raising kids to be big babies around here :(

Look at you! That's great! Was this a one-time tournament or will it be on-going?

I played dodge ball in school and I was actually quite good. My trick was to stay back until my team was down to just a couple of players [we usually started with close to 20 on each team] ... and then BRING IT ON, so to speak :^D

i had many many negative dodgeball experiences as a kid. i never had a positive experience. what's fun about getting smacked by a big red rubber ball? i was terrified. it was torture. i'm glad they've abolished it.

This was a one-time tournament held at the Sport Center in Schaumberg, Illinois. It was called the Spring Tune-up 2005. It's held every year around this time at the same place.

Six players on a team at once. Each match is a best of three series. Each game is five minutes. The team with the most players left after five minutes wins.

We won all three or four of our matches 2 games to 1. I don't recall what the final result was of every single game... like how many people were left in each individual game.

The playoffs however, were just a best of one game. That's it. Single elminiation one game. That sucked, because you really need a three game series to determine the best winner. We lost our first playoff game. But we were the best team in our division being undefeated in the matches.

Oh. here's a link the events page for the National Amateur Dodgeball Association: http://www.dodgeballusa.com/events.shtml

Did your team have a name?

Our team name was YounGuns.

The NADA Outdoor National Championships is on July 22, 2005 at Olympic Park, Schaumburg, IL. The YounGuns plan on representin. I welcome anyone to form a team and compete against us.

i thought it was the 23rd? the 22nd is a saturday...

i mean, uh the 22nd is a friday, its the youth tournament. the adult tourney is on the 23rd.

yeah! i saw that it seemed to be the wrong day too! so i emailed dodgeballusa@parkfun.com but i got a bounceback saying that delivery failed to that address.

Ya'll are just too cool for school!

Lisa is going to compete with the kids.

hey spudart...i live in schaumburg, il and my team is planin on going...what age division r u in...if u r in high school, we hope to verse u

i also say that the 8th grade team that won it last year lives here and goes to my school...they plan on bein there too...they are also in high school now

hey mike, I'm in the adult league. I'm 29. And we will be sporting a new team name. I don't know if I'm allowed to say what it will be. Oh the drama! What is your team name, mike? (how unfair, i won't say what my team name is, but I ask you what yours is. ha!)

i dont know yet...when i find out...ill tell ......where do u live...g2g to school...misisng the bus...bye...lol...ill be on at noon

hey soudart...my team name will be average joes...lol...or something else...my friends team who is entering is called bigoldetitties...lol...he goes to my school...acually, there will be like six teams coming to it from my school ncluding the one team who one the tournament last year...i look forward to meeting your team there...txt bk soon

i will probably come to watch on sat. anyways because some of my friends dads and moms will be in it...u should come on fri. to meet me...txt bk soon

where is ur team coming from anyways...txt bk

my team name will be...
WhipporWhills
thats the name i know its gay but thats the name my team wanted LOL

why dont u stay as YounGuns...that is a good name...and if u made it to the semis last year...then teams will be even more terrified by u when they here they are playing u 'cause they will remember u from last year...i think that is relevant and right...what do u think spudart

well, not to be a tease, but our new name will be REALLY COOL. However, your strategy of keeping the same name is a very good one. In fact, I may include that somewhere in my dodgeball tips series!

I wonder how the competition differs from the high school games vs. the adult games. Like maybe the high school games are more wacky. That would be fun.

WhipporWhills. that's funny.

I have organized a group of dodgeball players and every week it gets bigger, and soon we will have tournaments and such...does anyone have any fun variations of dodgeball they would like to share (valuable tips would be nice too!)

Thanks!

I have organized a group of dodgeball players and every week it gets bigger, and soon we will have tournaments and such...does anyone have any fun variations of dodgeball they would like to share (valuable tips would be nice too!)

Thanks!

thank you...i might enter in the adult one just to see how good we are...wat is the first, second, and thrid place prize anyways for adults

I'm on the executive of an organization called THE CANADIAN INTRAMURAL AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION. I'm writing a book on dodegabll games and am up to about 40 games. Let me know if you have any great variations, and for goodeness sake keep playing down there. In Canada this game rocks - probably cause we're indoors for 8 months a year

40 variations on the game of dodgeball? whoa. I'm curious about all these different styles. Any sneek peek teasers? Even a list of like five games would be neat to hear. When does the book come out?

i play in a league in long island dodgeball rules man!

Salutations! We found your information very helpful! As of recently, we were in quite a predicament when we found out that we to play a serious game of dodgeball in front of the entire student body for winter pepfest. Needless to say, we'd never had much experience in this field of athletics. However, your site gave us the confidence we needed to excel to the greatest dodgeball heights. While we did not win and went home with several black eyes, superficial wounds, blows to the ego, 2 bloody noses, and fractured eyelash----we appreciate your insightful dodgeball tips.

We have monthly tournaments! They are great fun and exciting! There is so much energy in the gym while we play.

This tournament is quite developed... including MVP awards, team spirit awards and the grand prize for winners, a championship belt and free t-shirts. The organizers are planning to get a league going too. We have been playing almost a year and a half now. There are some really good strategies the guy's there use.

Check out the website at www.vdldodgeball.com

Your info and strategies are some that I have not seen yet in my tournaments.. they were great ideas and I am going to try them out with my team.

Cheers and keep up the love for DODGEBALL!

yoo they banned dodgeball in our school, but they brought it back this year in a dodgeball tournament... it's insane... recommend it to your school advisors

we play with volleyballs at our school

haha this site made my school project.

No copy and paste though

Not olny does the sport of dodgeball promite teamwork, leadership, and fairplay, it also seperates the weak from the strong, in an age group. instead of adhearing to the now conventional train of thought that sports should encorperate all, dogeball allws to strong fast and smart to excell, where the slow dimwitted children get pummled merscelesly. its evolution people, the srongest win and the weak lose. our team plays a blitzcreig stlye, and aims to end every game in under 55 seconds. we have also found that listening to certen music genras and groups exponetaly increases ones physical performance. For instance if you enter to Protest the hero, or DMX blasting, you will not olny immediatly de-moralize you opponent, but get your team ready to run to the lien, and play their best.

we have already competed and got 2nd in one tournament, and are begining our fall training, for another.


Team PlutotoBase
Nova Scotia, Canada

SKITTLES=DOMINATE

Also since my last comment wasnt a tip, heres one. If your the last member of your team, give most of the balls to the other team set or leave a ball near the line and another kept w/ you. Rush them block all of their throws (which should be easy if your good) Once near it they should all be ball-less and defenseless running toward the back leaving you w/ two simple shots.

I go to highschool in Toronto and dodgeball is allowed here. We're having a tournament next week. Lol, that's why i'm on this site i was searching for tips to win.

Ray, if your looking for tips to win, read the opening section, it was really helpful in the development of our fall training program. Also, I recomend, a nice simple play called (or we call it anyway) the Plutoto hussle.
Ok, one player two balls, runs to mid court, throws a lob well over the head of the opponent. the opponent, reaches up for an easy out, and you nail, him/her with your remaining shot, works literelly every time, if your accuracy is good.

Team PlutotoBase,
Nova Scotia, Canada

in our school playing dodgeball depends on your gym period b/c some of our coaches laugh at kids who get hit badly. at one point we've played games of dodgeball with all tennis balls only...watch your nuts

wow that sounds like one hell of a class, where do you go to school?

CH3

Long Island, New York

i'm now thinking about moving... lol

are the gator skin balls the foam ones? And my junior high plays dodge ball every week!!!!:)

Gator Skin balls are the foam ones. Yes.

I was just persuaded to join a dodgeball team w/my bf as captain. its a blast but i find i cant throw worth crap and my catching is nothing to sing about either.and so,this page is brilliant. thanks for the tips!!!!

I have a dodgeball tournament for scholl tomorrow so u still can

I would like to thank the person who wrote "Dodgeball secret and tips". We are virgins to the game and we need all the help we can get. Our team is playing in Cherry Grove, Fire Island. Wish us luck!