THE UDL RULES

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Here are 10 easy rules that capture the basics of our Ultimate Dodgeball League.

  1. Our Dodgeball court is about the quarter of size of a large gymnasium with a centerline and 8 players are on each side of the court.
  2. Dodgeball is primarily self-refereed, and played with the honor rules. During league play, there are 2 referees stationed at the end of the centerline, that help facilitate the game. Referees start the game, confirm hits and catches, and count ball possession time.
  3. There are 6 balls, split into 2 even groups on the centerline. During the opening rush (when the game starts), players may retrieve balls or throw/roll them back to their teammates
  4. You are out if: 1) you step on or over the centerline; 2) a thrown live ball hits your body(below shoulders while standing); and 3) you throw a live ball and it is caught by an opponent.
  5. A thrown live ball can only hit out 1 player. Thrown balls that hit the ground, the wall, other balls, a teammate, or other objects before hitting the opponent are considered dead balls, and are ineligible to hit players out.
  6. You may block a thrown ball with a held ball. However, if you drop the blocking ball during the act of blocking, or if you fail to make a clean block (as in the thrown ball still ends up hitting or grazing your body afterwards), you are out.
  7. If you are out, sit on the bench on your side in the order you got out (think of it as being in an “resurrection” line). If your teammate catches a ball, the player at the start of your team’s “resurrection” line comes back into play (the teammate must be in the line at the time of the catch to be eligible to be brought back in).
  8. You can only hold a ball for 10 seconds, afterwards, it will be considered dead. Dead balls need to be rolled over immediately to the other team.
  9. Each match vs another team is broken down into two 10 minute halves. Within those 10 minute halves games are played ar 3 minute intervals or when ever all players from oppossing team are eliminated, at which point, which ever happens first, a new game is started with a 3 minute time limited. Wins and losses are recorded and after the match is complete, the team with the most wins will record the match victory. If players remain after the 3 minute interval expires, the referrees will stop the game and the team with the most players will get the win. If halftime or end of game horn goes off and players remain on the court from both teams, the team with more players will record the win. If both teams have the same amount of players on the court at such times the game will be recorded as a tie.
  10. Have fun, shake hands, make friends and be spirited!