Dodgeball Rules

 
PLAY AREA:

  • The game is played at the LAC (Harvey Mudd) with the play area consisting of the side walls and an extension of the volleyball court sideline.
  • Two games will be played at a time.
  • A player may not step on or over the center line. They may reach over to retrieve a ball but may not touch any part of the other side of the court.
  • Players may exit the back end of the court only to retrieve a ball but will be out if they are dodging a ball.
     

TEAMS:

  • A team consists of 6 players on the court.
  • A team must start each game with 4 players or it will be declared a forfeit.
  • Extra Players: No more than 6 players per team may be on the court at a time. If a team has additional players, they may wait on the sideline to enter when their team catches an opponent's throw, but may only enter if less than 6 players are on the court at that time.


TIME/RESULTS:

  • A match will consist of the best out of 5 games.
  • Teams will switch sides of the court after each game
  • The object of the game is to eliminate all opposing players by getting them out
  • There is a 8 minutes limit on each game
  • No game will be started after 25 minutes
  • Sudden death will occur after 8 minutes in each game or with 3 minutes left in the match.
  • Ties a re allowed.

 

PLAY:

  • To start the game each team has 3 dodgeballs placed at the free throw line of each side. Each player must be touching the back wall to start the game. The game starts on the whistle.
  • If a player is hit by a "fly ball", before it hits the floor and after being thrown by a player on the opposing team that player is out. Out-of-Bounds: throwing a ball from out-of-bounds does not count; the player that is out-of-bounds is out. As mentioned above, players may exit the back end of the court only to retrieve a ball but will be out if they are dodging a ball.
  • If a player catches a "fly ball", the thrower is out. ALSO: The catching team returns an eliminated player to their team. Players come back into the game in the order they were eliminated. Out-of-Bounds: Catching a ball out-of-bounds does not count; the player that is out-of-bounds is out.
  • A player who is hit in the head (if they did not duck) is not out. The thrower is out. If the player hit in the head did duck, the player is out and the throw is legal.
  • A ball deflected by a held ball, whether caught or not, does not result in player elimination, the ball is dead. However, if the held ball is dropped, the player is out.
  • A ball rebounding off another player may be caught before touching the floor by any in bounds player on the "hit" player's team. It may not hit a wall/backboard etc. Result: the thrower is out, and the original hit player remains in the game.
  • A ball rebounding off a wall, backboard etc. does not eliminate a player.
  • When all the players of one team have been eliminated, the other team wins that game.
  • Balls may not be kicked.
  • Delay of game: if all balls remain on one side for more then 15 seconds, a ball shall be rolled over to the other side at that time.

 

AREA OF ELIMINATED PLAYERS:

  • Eliminated players on each court will form lines on their side of the court in the center of the gym. Keep in order of being eliminated with the first person eliminated standing by center line at least 5 feet off the sideline. Re-enter on a "caught" ball in same order eliminated.
  • Eliminated players may roll an out of bounds ball back to their team; they may not throw a ball at the other team or hold onto a ball.

OUT OF BOUNDS:

  • The space between the two sides of the courts (center of gym) is out of bounds. Any balls going into the other court should be returned.
  • Non eliminated players must remain inbounds.

TIE BREAKER RULE:

  • If the 8 minutes ends before a team is eliminated, the whistle will blow and game play will be stopped. Dodgeballs will be placed 3 to a side in the same fashion as the start of a game. Only the players that ended the game will remain in,

 

  • the game is won by the team who first eliminates a player, by hitting them, or catching an opposing throw.

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  • the game is won by the team who first eliminates the remaining players on the other team by hitting them or catching an opposing throw.