Competition: Dodgeball
Scheduled For: Wednesday 19th March 2025Competition Description: A competitive sports event - schools should select students that are prepared to compete with other schools and progress through the county pathway.
Year 5 & 6 Mixed 10 in a Squad 3 must be Girls
Gender Girls
Boys
Team Criteria
Each team has 6 players on the court at the start of a game 2 must be girls.
Format 3 games. Games last 2 minutes.
3 balls in the Dead Zone at the start of a game.
Rules Start of play
3 balls are placed along the centre line the ball on a team’s left is their
designated ball the centre ball is the only contested ball a ball is not live until
it is passed back beyond the return line
eliminating opposing players
Live balls a ball is live until it hits a floor, wall or any other surrounding
surface multiple play is possible with a live ball.
Hits
any player struck with a live ball by an opposing player will be called out face
shots do not count unless a player’s face stops the ball from hitting their body
catches
any catch on a live ball will be valid. The player who threw the caught ball will
be called out and the catching team will gain one player from the outbox
blocking
players are able to use a ball in their possession to block an incoming ball. If
the ball they are holding is knocked from their possession, they will be called
out
lines
primary dodgeball is played using a badminton court as a base for the
dodgeball court players are encouraged to stay inside the court markings and
not necessarily called out for stepping over the side/back lines players may
leave the court to collect balls by putting their hand up players must return to
court from behind the back line
stalling
players should not intentionally stall the game. Once a team has possession
of 2 or 3 balls, they should look to make an attempt with at least one of those
balls. When a referee calls ‘play ball’, a team has 5 seconds to throw. If they
do not then players holding balls will be called out teams can keep one ball
after ‘play ball’ has been called, and must throw the rest.
Multiple play
the following are examples of multiple play: a player will be called out if they
are hit by a ball that has deflected off a teammate whilst it is still live a catch
is valid if it has deflected off a teammate whilst it is still live – in this
circumstance the hit player plus the thrower will be called out – if the hit
player is the first one out, then they will immediately return to the court
Note: You are being placed on the Reserve List because this competition has been fully booked. You will be notified if this changes and you are moved to the main participant list.
