Two Court Dodge Ball

The Dodge Ball competition was held at Ashcroft High School on Saturday 3^rd December, immediately following the Figure Marching.

Dodge Ball Results
Position	Company	Points	Game difference	Champions' Cup points
1	3rd Bedford (won final 2-1)	12	+23	18
2	2nd Bedford A	11	+21	17
3	2nd Bedford B	11	+6
4	23rd Luton	5	-18	16
5	20th Luton	3	-15	15
6	1st Flitwick	3	-22	14

Divide the playing area into 2 halves and then create within each half near the back another smaller 'bin' area (here shown as shaded).

 

 

 

Equipment

Court is the size of a Badminton court, with the area behind the baselines forming the ‘smaller bins’, these are marked off with cones.

 

2 (handsized) bouncier balls (about half the size of a football) are used

 

The middle of the pitch is also clearly defined, again with cones.

 

Teams will consist of;

• Min of 4, Max of 6
• Companies can enter up to 2 teams

Length of Match:

• Until ALL of one team has been eliminated.   OR
• Until 5 - 10  minutes has passed (exact time TBC)  – who has most players still active.  Usually give a minutes warning to teams
• Else a draw

Depending on amount of entries

• Matches are best of 1  (if many teams – due to time constraints)
• OR Matches are best of 3 (ends)
• This will be decided on the day

Scoring:

• [if 3 ends] 1 Point for each ‘end’ Won,  ½  Point for any Draw 
• [if 1 end] ELSE 3 Points for a win,  1 Point for any Draw

• A type of Goal Difference is established by players left on the winning team, I’m going to call this Player Difference  (PD).
• So if your team won and had 4 players on the pitch, you would score 4 PD points and your opponents -4 PD points.  This will help in the situation of a tie in league standings.

 

• The format will either be 2 leagues, with the top two (in both leagues), qualifying for knockout semi’s, else, if 1 league, then the top two (regardless of points difference) would qualify to play off in a final.

 

Rules  for Younger Players

• Divide into two teams each taking half of the playing area, but NONE in the bin area.
• Each team starts with 1 dodgeball  (so game starts with 2 dodgeballs in play)
• Balls are thrown to hit opposing team members below the WAIST.

 note: after the start, it is okay for teams can have both balls on their side of the court.

• When players are hit they retire to the bin area behind the opponents line. And get there by going around the outside of the court.
• Players may try to block by using hands. Beware of deflections against own team…
• Play is continuous unless the referee calls a time-out
• There is one referee, and 2 assistants, one per court. The Referees decision is final. Boys are encouraged to be honest and make the referees decision easier.
• From this position they can continue to attack the opposite team.
• Winners are the first team to knock all the opposing team into the bin area.
• Players can retrieve the dodgeball from the bin or out of bounds areas or from opponents court AS LONG as their feet to NOT cross the court lines (ie, their feet do NOT leave their court)
• When all the players of one team have been eliminated, the other team wins that game. A new game begins if time is remaining.

 

Special Rules

• If after 5 minutes has elapsed and play is still continuing, 2 more dodgeballs, 1 per side, are introduced to the bin areas – via a whistle blow to stop play and another to restart play.
• A ball rebounding off a wall, backboard etc. does not eliminate a player.

 

OUT OF BOUNDS:

• The space between and to the sides of the courts is out of bounds.

• Non eliminated players must remain inbounds.