Children’s Safe Harbor
Dodge Ball Tournament
-Rules Of PlayTEAMS
Teams will be made up of 6-12 players.
A Maximum of 6 players will compete
on one side – minimum age of team
member: 16 years
BOUNDARIES
ISC volleyball court lines – Red Area
EQUIPMENT
Regulation dodge balls will be used
Players must wear athletic shoes (no
cleats) – Matching uniforms are
required (matching T-shirts)
BEGINNING GAME
Team listed first on the schedule will
choose side to begin match
Each game thereafter teams will
alternate sides.
Or
ISC Basketball Court – Court monitor
will give guidelines before matches
During play, all players must remain in
bounds, except to retrieve a ball out of
court lines. Players must enter the court
immediately after retrieving a ball
Team members out of the game, who are
retrieving balls for players on the court,
should roll all balls back into the playing
area (do not hold onto balls out of
bounds – please get them back into
play)
SIDELINES/ CENTERLINES
1) Cross over the centerline and
contact opponent’s side of the
court PENALTY – OUT OF GAME
2) Stepping out of bounds to avoid
being hit –
PENALTY – OUT OF GAME
PLAYERS MAY TOUCH LINES,
BUT NOT GO OVER THEM
A match is 15 minutes in duration.
The team with the most wins in 15
minutes of play is declared the winner
of that match and moves into the next
round.
To begin the game an equal number of
balls are placed on the right half of the
centerline –
Players go behind their end lines –
Upon the signal by the official, players
go and get balls on RIGHT SIDE OF
CENTERLINE – only your team’s
balls are to be retrieved – NOT
opponent’s balls
FIRST THROWS OF ALL 3 BALLS
RETRIEVED – must be from behind the
white line (10 feet)
Game ends when all players have been
eliminated on one side. If time runs out,
the team with the most players on the
court is declared the winner
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If both teams have equal
numbers remaining a 2-minute
sudden death overtime will be
played. This will repeat until a
winner is decided
GAME PLAY
LIVE BALL is a thrown ball that strikes,
or is caught by an opposing player
without contacting the ground, another
ball or player
An out is scored by –
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Hitting an opponent BELOW
the shoulders (THROWER IS
OUT IF THEY HIT
OPPONENT ABOVE THE
SHOULDERS –NOTE: A
player who ducks to avoid being
hit and is hit above the shoulders
is OUT – NOT the thrower –
OFFICIAL’S CALL IS FINAL
IN THAT SITUATION
Catching a live thrown ball – the
thrower is out
One player from the catching
team may come back into the
game –“1 out, 1 in”
A player may block a ball with a
ball they are holding
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Dead balls
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Hitting players
Each team is allowed one (1) 30
second timeout per match (No
time-outs – unless called by the
officials during the first round)
Official may call an “Official
Timeout” at their discretion.
Rule enforcement
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Hitting players ball
Player’s ball is hit by opponent’s
ball and then the ball hits same
player – NO OUT/ DEAD BALL
Player’s ball is hit by opponent’s
ball and then the ball hits his/her
teammate – NO OUT/ DEAD
BALL
Players ball is hit by opponent’s
ball and then ball is caught by
teammate – NO OUT/ DEAD
BALL
Balls which hit the nets, walls,
floor, balls hitting other balls in
flight, balls that go out of bounds
and after hitting a player are dead
Players hit while retrieving balls
out of bounds are not out of the
game
Time outs
GAME PLAY SITUATIONS
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Thrown ball hits player – player
is out and then ball hits another
player – NO OUT/ DEAD BALL
Thrown ball hits player – player
is out and then is caught by
teammate – THROWER IS NOT
OUT/ DEAD BALL
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Honor System – Players will be
expected to self -rule whether or
not a hit was legal or whether
they were legally eliminated
(there is no need to wait for the
Official to declare you out – if
you are hit or if your toss is
caught legally – you are out)
A trained Dodge Ball Official
will supervise all contests
The Dodge Ball Officials
decision is final
League Supervisor will make
decisions over any situations that
may arise during league play
After a player is hit, he/ she
must exit the court on the
nearest sideline. No walking
across the court
Children’s Safe Harbor and Rockford
College’s CODE OF CONDUCT:
1. Understand, appreciate and abide
by the rules of the game 2. Respect the integrity and
judgment of the game official 3. Respect your opponent and
congratulate them following each
game/ match 4. You are responsible for your
actions and self-control 5. No foul, abusive language
6. Court Official may eject any
player for UNSPORTSMANLIKE
CONDUCT
• Foul language
• A player who is ruled
to have purposely hit
above the shoulder
• Unnecessary
roughness
• Arguing with officials,
staff, volunteers,
participants and fans
The penalty of ejection will be that the
ejected player will not be allowed to
play in the next game