Dodgeball Rules

I. General Information:

• Only Walsh students, faculty, staff, and alumni are eligible to play.
• Only players on the official team roster may participate in the game.
• After 1 game, the roster is locked and no more players can be added.
• Players are allowed to play on only one team per sports league.
• All players are required to have a signed waiver of liability on file with Intramurals for the current sport.
• Each team is allowed 8 players on the court at one time, with a maximum of 12 people on the roster.
• Teams must have at least 7 players (with 2 girls) to start a game.
• If teams only have one girl they can start the game but must start with two less players
• Each team must start each game with 2 Girls on the floor.
• A match consists of the best of 3 games. Each game will last a maximum of 6 minutes.
• All jewelry must be removed.
• Players must wear clean athletic shoes in the gym. (If weather is bad outside, with rain, snow, or muddy conditions, please bring a second pair of shoes to wear inside)

II. Objective:  Eliminate all opposing players by getting them "out". A player is declared out if:

• You hit an opponent (anywhere on the body, including the head) with a thrown ball, before it hits the ground.
• You catch an opponent's thrown ball before it makes contact with the ground
• If you cross over any boundary lines, including the backline when not retrieving a ball.

III. Ways to Win:

• Eliminate you entire opposing team before time is up.
• Have more team players left on the court when time is up.

IV. Rules:

• Games will be played on the basketball court in the PE Building.
• Officials will place balls at the foul line for each team. Players must start behind their own baseline before the start of play.
• Teams and players are confined to the lines of the court.
• Players may intentionally leave the playing area on their own side of the playing floor to retrieve a ball. If a player goes out of bounds to avoid getting hit, they will be called out.
• The centerline is the offside line. When throwing the ball, a player must not have either foot across the line.
• Players will be called out if a ball they throw is caught. Every time a player catches a ball, only one of their team members may re-enter the game.
• Deflections off the floor, wall, court dividers, rafters, bleachers, hoops, and officials do not count as an out if caught. Deflection off of a teammate does count, and both players are out, if the ball is dropped.
• If a ball hits another ball, which a player has in their possession, it does not make either player out. If the ball is dropped as a result of contact from the thrown ball, then the player who drops the ball is out.
• If a ball hits another ball, which a player has in their possession and that ball is caught by a teammate the person who threw the ball is out. If a ball hits another ball, which a player has in their possession and that ball hits a teammate and they do not catch it, the person who was hit is out.
• Once a player is out, they must immediately leave the floor and sit on their teams bench.
• In the event of a tie at the end of regulation time, there will be sudden death overtime with the whole team. The first team to eliminate an opponent is out.