Dodgeball Challenge Leadership UA Youth is hosting a Dodgeball
Challenge on Saturday May, 2nd . The benefits of this event will profit the Boys & Girls Club of Columbus and The United Methodists Free Store. The Dodgeball Challenge will begin at 12 P.M. and end at 6 P.M . Participants will play in the UAHS Varsity Gym . There will be signs directing where to go and concessions outside the gym. The winning team will receive a prize. The deadline for all teams to sign up is April 24th . Mail forms or drop them off in your schools office. If you don’t want to participate, you can make a donation or come and cheer on your team! Have questions? You can contact
[email protected] or visit our website at http://leadershipua.org .
Payment Fee: $5 per participant (710 players per team) Check(s) ONLY, make payable to Leadership UA, PO Box 21190, UA, OH 43221 Total Fee Enclosed: $________________________________________________________ Code of Conduct 1.
Understand, appreciate and abide by the rules of the game.
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Respect the integrity and judgment of referees.
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Respect your opponent.
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Be responsible for your actions and maintain selfcontrol.
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Do not use profanity or otherwise offensive language. *Failure to oblige with the Code of Conduct or Official Rules may result in ejection from event and premises without refund.*
Dodgeball Challenge Registration Team Name_________________________________ Team Grade:
6th8th
9th12th
Name(s)
Address(es)
City(s)
State(s)
Zip Code(s) Email(s)
Signature of guardian(s) (if under 18)
Official Rules THE TEAM Teams will be made up of sixten players. Six players will compete on each side; additional team members will be available as substitutes. Substitutes may enter the game only during timeouts, in the case of an injury or if a player from the same team catches a ball. THE GAME The object of the game is to eliminate all opposing players by getting them "OUT" ( Definition: LIVE: A ball that has been thrown and has not touched anything, including the floor/ground, official or other item outside of the playing field wall, ceiling, etc ). This may be done by: 1. Hitting an opposing player with a LIVE thrown ball anywhere on the body (excludes head). 2. Catching a LIVE ball thrown by your opponent before it touches the ground (if the ball hits a player first and they or another player on their team catch the ball before it hits the ground then the opponent who threw it is out). BOUNDARIES During play, all players must remain within the boundary lines. Players may leave the boundaries only to retrieve stray balls. THE OPENING RUSH The game will begin by placing the dodgeballs along the center line. Players then take a position behind their end line. Following a signal by the official or referee, teams may approach the centerline to retrieve the balls. This signal officially starts the contest. Teams may not cross the center line. Once a ball is retrieved it must be taken back to the endline before it can be legally thrown. TIMING AND WINNING A GAME The first team to legally eliminate all opposing players will be declared the winner. A threeminute time limit has been established for each contest. If neither team has been eliminated at the end of the three minutes, the team with the greater number of players remaining will be declared the winner. If both teams share the same number of players after three minutes they will enter sudden death. SUBSTITUTIONS When a player is “OUT” they will stand along the designated outline in order from first out to last out. If a player from their own team commits an act that allows them to reenter onto the court (catching a ball) then only the first out player may enter the court. Players may not rearrange the order of their “OUT” line. RULE ENFORCEMENT All rules can be overruled by referees (referees are UA Youth Leadership Staff and announcers).
