2nd Annual
Dodge Ball Tournament
April 18, 2009
12 noon - 6:00 pm
Dodge Ball Rules
1. 6-10 players on a team, 6 on a court.
2. Substitutions only in between games or in case of injury.
3. The first team to eliminate all players on the opposing team wins.
4. To eliminate a player, one must hit player on the opposite team with a live ball. Live
meaning it has not touched any other surface or ball.
5. Once a ball is retrieved in the opening rush, it must be taken behind the attack-line
before it can be legally thrown.
6. If a live ball is caught the thrower is out, and a player on the catchers team may
re-enter.
7. If a player is using a ball to deflect another ball and his/her ball gets knocked out of
his/her hands, that player is out.
8. If a ball hits a player and his teammate catches it, nobody is out, not even the
thrower.
9. No player can go outside the boundary lines. Loose balls will be retrieved by
officials.
10. No stalling over 5 seconds for a team controlling all six balls.
11. No time outs.
12. Matches will be best out of three.
13. No abusive language or actions.
14. What the official says, goes.