General Information

There is no limit to the number of teams your church, school or group can have.
Entry fee for each team is $35.00 (Entry fee non refundable)
Each team starts the game with 6 players; a minimum of 1 player on the court must be female.
Each team may have 1 alternate (a total of 7 players listed)
Grades 6 - 8 (Jr. High) and 9-12 (High School)
Adult division age 18 and up
Jr. High and High School: Single Elimination (best 2 out of 3) 3rd game will be a Red line, 7
minute challenge. Adult division Single Elimination
The event takes place on Saturday, May 14, 2016
Sign up by April 29, 2016 with entry fee paid. NO LATE PAYMENTS OR LATE ENTRIES!!
Team Captains are responsible for turning in the signed liability release forms for their teams.
Forms may be dropped off at:,
North Gardendale Baptist Church
125 Belcher Hill Rd.
Gardendale, Al 35071
(in the Borden Life Center (white building on the corner) Mon, Wed, Thurs. only 9am 3pm
OR Team Liability forms may be mailed to:
Johnny MacAllister,
1271 McCravy Lane,
Mt. Olive, Al. 35117
Please note: EACH player on a Jr. High or High School team MUST have liability release form signed
by a parent or guardian. No exceptions.
Each adult on an adult team MUST sign a liability release form. No exceptions.
ALL PLAYERS LIABILITY FORMS MUST BE TURNED IN BY APRIL 29, 2016.
NO EXCEPTIONS!!
Brackets will be drawn on May 1,2016.
Team Captains will be notified of their tournament draw by email no later than May 2nd.
To sign up: missiondodgeball.weebly.com

Objective:
Eliminate all opposing players by getting them "out." A player is declared out if:
That player is hit by an opponent with a thrown ball, before it hits the ground and BELOW THE
SHOULDERS
That player's thrown ball is caught by an opponent BEFORE it makes contact with the ground
or walls
That player crosses over any boundary lines

Ways To Win:
Eliminate the entire opposing team before time is up. (10 minute time limit)
Have more active (on court) players than your opponent when time is up.

Rules
Games will be played on a standard sized basketball or volleyball court.
6 balls will be used. The official will place 3 balls at the off-sides/center line for each team.
Players must start behind their own baseline before the start of play.
When the whistle is blown, players may retrieve the balls from the center line, but no ball may
be thrown until it has been brought back behind the free throw line.
Teams and players are confined to the centerline, sidelines and end line of the basketball court
area.
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 out, they will be called out.
The centerline is the offside line. When throwing the ball, a player must not touch the line when
throwing (and including follow through). If the match is tied at the end of 7 minutes, the
opposing Red line (used for volleyball) becomes the offside line for sudden death.
Players will be called out if a thrown ball, not a kicked ball, hits them on the fly.
If a player unintentionally or intentionally throws a ball and the ball hits an opposing player in
the head the player who threw the ball is out. If a player ducks or is on the ground and is hit in
the head, the player hit will be called out. Balls must be thrown below the shoulders.
Players will be called out if a ball they throw is caught on the fly.
Deflections off the floor do not count as an out if caught. Deflections off of a wall and hoop do
not count as an out if caught. Deflections off a teammate do count, and both players are out.
Deflections off of a player that then hit the wall result in the defending player out regardless if
the ball is caught or not. The ball is dead as if it hit the floor once it hits the wall.
Deflecting a ball with a ball in your possession is not allowed.
If a player throws a ball and it deflects off an opposing player; as long as the ball is caught prior
to being called dead (hits the floor, referee, wall, or other) the player who threw the ball is out.
If a player is stalling, or making no attempt to play a ball they may be called out (approximately
10 seconds). The referee may provide a 5 second warning call to a player prior to calling them
out. The referee does not have to provide the 5 second warning in order call players out.
Once a player is out, they must immediately leave the floor, raise their hand to show that they
are out, and go to jail. Players who have been called out cannot retrieve stray balls for their
teammates, or that ball will be given to the other team.

Rules Enforcement:
Each game will be played under the "honor's system". This means that games are to be selfofficiated. If you know you are out, please go to jail!
Any dispute that cannot be resolved will be ruled over by the court monitor.
The court monitor's ruling is final.
Be responsible for your actions and maintain self control.
Do not taunt or bait opponents.
ABSOLUTELY NO foul language
Have Fun!