Dallas Dodgeball

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NEXT GAMES MAY 19, 2012

4:00-6:00 PM - Sole Roll Indoor Soccer - 4435 McEwen Rd. - Dallas, TX - 75244 - Cost: $5 Adults, $3 Kids 12 and Under - More Info...

If you like to play dodgeball and live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area then you've come to the right place. We play dodgeball at two locations in the DFW area, at the Dunford Recreation Center in Mesquite, Texas and at the Sole Roll Indoor Soccer facility in North Dallas near the Galleria. We'd love to see you at our next game. Our dodgeball games are co-ed and all ages are welcome.

At Dallas Dodgeball, we pick teams from people who show up and start playing. If 20 people show up, then it's 10 on 10. If 50 people show up then it's 25 on 25. The average game lasts about 5 to 10 minutes, so if you get out, you'll be back in the action soon for the next game.

We have players from all walks of life, from 2nd graders to senior citizens, boys, girls, teenagers, college students, little league sports teams, soccer moms, homeowners groups, Dallas-area social clubs and fraternities to name a few. The games are perfect for celebrating birthdays! Bring your friends and/or your enemies.

The games are a great workout, but you won't even notice it until the next day. Injuries are few, if any. At worst, being hit by a dodgeball may sting a little, but most don't even sting. Mostly, the guys throw at the guys and the girls throw at the girls if you're worried about that. In fact, dodgeball is safer than most other sports in our estimation. (A softball isn't so soft, for example.)

If you're playing, wear athletic style clothing and bring a sportsmanlike attitude. Arrive a few minutes early to pay at the front desk and to warm up. And if you just want to watch, there are bleachers, restrooms and indoor sitting areas at both facilities.

SPRING 2012 DATES

(New, later times at Mesquite Dunford due to basketball leagues.)

May 19 4:00-6:00PM N. Dallas $5

May 26 5-8PM Mesquite $5

SUMMER 2012 DATES

June 2 4:30-6:30PM N. Dallas $5

June 9 5-8PM Mesquite $5

June 16 4:30-6:30PM N. Dallas $5

June 23 5-8PM Mesquite $5

June 30 4:30-6:30PM N. Dallas $5

July 14 5-8PM Mesquite $5

July 21 4:30-6:30PM N. Dallas $5

July 28 5-8PM Mesquite $5

August 4 5-8PM Mesquite $5

August 18 5-8PM Mesquite $5

August 25 4:30-6:30PM N. Dallas $5

Dunford Community Center
1015 Green Canyon Dr
Mesquite Texas 75150

The Dunford Rec Center is conveniently located in Mesquite, Texas in the vicinity of Town East Mall, with easy access from LBJ Freeway, Interstate 30 and US Highway 80.

Click here for location at Google Maps

Sole Roll Indoor Soccer
4435 McEwen Road
Dallas TX 75244
972-490-0006

The Sole Roll Indoor Soccer facility is conveniently located near LBJ Freeway and the North Dallas Tollway (near the Galleria), on the north side of McEwen between Welch and Midway.

Click here for location at Google Maps

Commissioner of Dodgeball: Tom Wakefield
dallasdodgeballer@gmail.com
469-999-2118

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1. Captains pick teams and players take their sides. A coach starts the game, usually with an "on your mark, get set, go."

2. You can get an opposing player out by either hitting them with a thrown ball (without the ball touching the ground), or catching a ball thrown by an opposing player.

3. After a ball is thrown, the ball becomes "dead" after it hits a person or another object such as the floor, wall (including the back wall), ceiling, basketball goals, etc. For example, if a person throws a ball and it hits a person and the ball bounces off that person and is caught by another person then the ball is dead after it hit the first person. The person that the ball first hit is out, and even though the ball was caught by another person, the person who threw it is not out since the ball was dead when caught. If a ball hits a person and bounces up, then the person that the ball hit must catch the ball in order to get the other person out and to avoid being out.

4. A person may block a thrown ball with a held ball, but if that ball is knocked out of their hands and hits the floor, then that person (who was holding the ball) is out.

5. There is a "no man's land in the middle of the court. Players on both sides may advance to the opponent's basketball free throw line. (A yellow line extends from both sides of the free throw line.)

6. A player can throw a standard size ball from anywhere on the court, up to the opponent's free throw line. We usually have several smaller balls that can only be thrown from the player's side of the court (marked by the basketball half-court line.) A player may not, at any time, advance beyond the opponent's free throw line.

7. Games are usually played as "once out, always out" for the game. However, some games are played where if a person catches a ball and gets an opposing player out, then a person who is already out on the catcher's team can come back into play. First one out is the first one back in. The player returning to play is allowed to reestablish themselves on the court when coming off the bench.

8. Head shots are allowed on male players, but a head shot on a female player results in the person who threw the head shot being called out. Stronger players are urged to "take it easy" on weaker or younger players.

9. Players are under the honor system and are required to leave the field of play if out. Usually, the player is the one who knows better than anyone if they are out or not.

10. The Commissioner of Dodgeball is the final rule on any situation not covered by the above rules.

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