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Dodgeball Rules - ZogSports NYC
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DODGEBALL
LastRevised:1/14/16
SUMMARY
Formatis6on6.Maximum4men/minimum2womenonthecourtforafullteam
4playersrequiredtostartgame(3Men,1Woman)Nowarmuptimeonthecourt.
Gametimeswillbe7minuteslong
Wewillusefive(5)balls:three(3)largeandtwo(2)small.MenmayTHROWregulationsize(red)ballsONLY.MenmayNOTusesmallballsas
decoys.Thiswillbedeemedathrowandthethrowerwillbecalledout.FemalesmaythrowANYball.Menmayusesmall(white)ballstoblock.
Aplayerisoutwhenhitbyaliveball,throwsaballwhichiscaught,crossesthecenterline,goesoutofboundstoavoidathrow,orthrowsaball
whileoutofbounds.
Playerscanreenterthegame(asdiscussedbelow)afterateammatecatchesaliveballthrownbytheopponent
HeadshotsareillegalANDresultinanautomaticout(ifdefenderisstandingreasonablyupright)
GlovesandHardHelmetsareillegal
Kickingtheballisillegal.Akickedballistreatedasaliveballonlyifcaught.Otherwiseakickedballisadeadball.
If,afterthefirstfiveminutesofagame,therehasyettobeareset,playersareallowedtothrowfromtheline,insteadofthecenterline.The
referee(s)willindicatewhenthislightningroundbegins.Ifthelightningroundendswithmorethan30secondsleftinthematch,therefereewillissue
aQuickRestartandplaywillresumewithnormalrules.
Ifagameshouldendbefore6minutesisup,therefereewillissueaQuickRestart(6on6).TherecanbeasmanyQuickRestartsasthe7
minutetimelimitpermits.Seebelowforscoringdetail.
Thereisnobacklineboundary(unlessotherwisespecifiedbythereferee)untilEITHERteamhasone(1)playerleftinthegame.Whenthereisonly
one(1)playerremainingonateam,allremainingplayersfromBOTHteamsmuststayinfrontoftheboundary.Anyballcaughtbehindthebackline
boundarywillNOTcountandbothplayerswillremainin.Iftheteamwith1playerleftmakesacatch/reentry,playwillcontinuewithnormal
boundaries.
ZogSportsRefereesandappointedvolunteerrefereesareonlyplayersallowedtomakecalls(playerswhoareoffthecourt/playinginagamearenot
allowedtomakecalls).ZogSportsrefereesalwayshavefinalsay.
Inappropriatelanguage/tonetowardsrefereeswillnotbepermittedandcanresultinremovalfromgame/league.
STARTOFPLAY
Inroundrobinplay,thewinnerofthehour'sfirstmatchmaychoosewhethertoplaythe2ndmatchorsit.
Five(5)ballswillbeplacedonthecenterline.
Playersracefrombehindtheirownendlinetothecenterlinetopickupballsaftertherefereeswhistleisblownindicatingthestartofthegame.
DuringthispointONLYareplayersallowedasinglestep/footoverthecenterline.
DONOTwrestle/fightoverballs.Intheeventofdualpossession,thefirstplayerthattouchedtheballwinsit.
Ifaplayercontactstheothersideofthecourtacrossthecenterlinewithanythingotherthanasinglefoots/hewillbecalledout.NO
PUSHING/PULLING
Inthecaseofexcessiveorillegalcontacttherefereewillawardtheballtotheopposingteam.
BALLSMUSTCROSSBEHINDYOUROWNENDLINEBEFOREBEINGTHROWN
FOULSANDVIOLATIONS
KEEPTHEBALLSINPLAY:Holdingalloftheballsorstallingisnotalegalstrategy.Allballsmustbeintheplayingrotationatalltimes.
Further,itisillegalfor:Eitherteamtocontrolthemajorityof(3)ballsformorethan10seconds
Onceateamhaspossessionof3ballsthatteamhas10secondstothrowALLballsacrossthecenterline
Anyplayerontheteamrequiredtothrowthatstillhasaballwhentherefereegetstozero(0)willbecalledout.
Thisruleisintendedtokeepballsmovingwhenateamisholdingmultipleballsinhand.Therulesarenotintendedforballsstrategicallyplaced.If
ballsarenotinpossession,andateamisnearviolation,therefereecangentlyrollballsontotheothersideofthecourttoavoidviolationandkeep
thegamemoving.
Playerscalledoutcannotinterferewiththrownballsontheirwayoffthecourt.Playersareallowedtocontinue"anaturalpath"asdecidedbythe
referee.Ifaplayeristhoughttohavegoneoutofhisorherwaytoblockaballfromhittingateammate,thatteammatewillbecalledout.
FORFEITS/FORFEITNOTIFICATION
Pleasedontforfeit.Yourteammatesandopponentscountonyoutohaveafullteamandcompetitivegame.Eachteammusthaveatleast4(four)
playersincluding1(one)womantostartagame.Gametimeisforfeittime.Duetotheextremelytightschedule,westronglysuggestarrivingatthe
gym2030minutesbeforegametimeforstretching,changing,etc.sincethegamesmuststartontimetocompletethegame.Noonemayplay
withoutsigningthewaiver.Ifitisfoundthatyouareplayingwithsomeonewhohasnotsignedawaiver,yourteamwillreceiveaforfeit
Ifyouknowinadvancethatyourteamisgoingtoforfeitagame,youMUSTcontactusby12pmonthedayofthegameatgabi
(mailto:gabi@zogsports.com)@zogsports.com(mailto:gabi@zogsports.com)andsam@zogsports.com(mailto:sam@zogsports.com).Itis
notconsiderednotificationunlessyoureceiveareply.
Ifyourdecisionisnotmadeuntilafter12pm,youshouldstilltrytoreachZogSports,andwewillmakeeffortstocontacttheotherteam.Ifwecan
reachthemintimetokeepthemfromshowingup,noextrapenalty.Ifyoudonotdothis,yourteamwillbeeliminatedfromtherestoftheschedule.
Aforfeitmadeinadvancewillresultinnegativeone(1)pointsinthestandings.Anunannouncedforfeit(completenoshow)willresultinnegative
four(4)pointsinthestandings.
Thereisnoadditionalpenaltyifyoushowupshorthanded(andneedtoaddotherZogSportsplayerstofieldafullteam)andhavetoforfeitthe
game,sinceyoudidmakeanefforttogetateamtoplay.
OnceZogSportsisnotifiedyouareforfeiting,itisofficial(youcannotchangeyourmind),andtheotherteamwillbenotified.
CLOCK/TIME
Eachgamewillcontinueuntilallopposingplayershavebeeneliminated,or7minutes(runningtime)haselapsed,whichevercomesfirst
Ifagameshouldendbefore6minutesisup,therefereewillissueaQuickRestart.InaQuickRestart,theteamswillgobacktothesamesides
andstartanothergamefromthebeginning.TherecanbeasmanyQuickRestartsaspossibletimewiseineachofficialgame
TheofficialgameclockDOESNOTstopduringaquickrestartinordertoresettheballs
Gameswillnotberestartedwithlessthan30secondsleft.
Iftheinitialgameofthe7minuteperiodshouldreachthe5minutemark,thereferee(s)willblowthewhistletostartthelightninground.Playerswill
beallowedtoattackuptotheotherteam'sline(orfreethrowline,extended).Ifthelightningroundendswithmorethan30secondsleftinthe
match,thereferee(s)willissueaQuickRestartandplaywillresumewithnormalrules/boundaries.
TEAMSIZE/COEDRULES
6playersperteammaxtostartgames(4menmax/2womenmin)
Teamsmayplaywithnolessthan4players(1womanminimum)
Ifateamhasfewerthan4playersaforfeitwillbeawarded
Teamsmayplaywith4playersinanyratioaslongasatleastoneplayerisawoman
Teamsmuststartatgametimeiftheminimumnumberofplayersarepresent
Menmayonlythrowthelargeballsbutcanuseeitherforblocking.Womencanthroweitherball
Rostersarenotlimitedinsize,butnoadditionalplayersmaybeaddedtotherosterafterthe3rdweek.Ifyouareshorthandedduringtheseason
youmaypickupanotherZogSportsplayer(s)notonyourrosterforthegame.SeebelowPickingUpPlayersfordetails.Waiversmustbesigned
byallplayersandhandedinbeforethestartofthefirstgame.PLAYERSWILLNOTBEALLOWEDTOPARTICIPATEINANYGAMEWITHOUT
SIGNINGTHEWAIVER
PICKINGUPPLAYERS
Sinceoccasionally,teamsmaybeshortplayersandZogSportswantseveryonetobeableplayeverygamepossible,wepermitteamstopickup
nonroster,ZogSportsplayersforyourgame.Beforeyougettooexcited,therearepenaltiesandlimitations.
Youshouldbeabletofieldtheminimumrequirementofplayerswithonlyrosterplayers.ZogSportswillallowteamstopickupamaximumof2
players/game.Ifyoupickupplayers,yourrostercanneverexceed6people.
Foreachnonrosterplayeraddedyouwilllose1pointfortheplayermissingand1pointfortheplayersteppingin,i.eifyouadd2playersyoustart
down4points,foreachmatch.
Pickedupplayer(s)muststartthegameoutandwaitforreentry(acatch)tojointhegame
Ifarosterplayerarrivesatthecourtafterthegamehasstarted,thenonrosterplayermustbereplacedbytherosterplayerandthenonrosterplayer
maynotreenterthegame
Aforfeitwillbegiventoanyteamwhopicksupplayersanddoesnotinformthereferee
Protestsinregardstononrosterplayersmustbemadebeforeleavingthecourt
DURINGTHEPLAYOFFS,ONLYPLAYERSONYOURROSTERAREALLOWEDTOPLAY
FORMAT
3teamswillplayroundrobinstylefor1hour
Eachteamwillplaytheothertwoteamstwice(i.e.,eachteamwillplayatotalof4games/night)
Inroundrobinplay,thewinnerofthehour'sfirstmatchmaychoosewhethertoplaythe2ndmatchorsit.
COURTBOUNDARIES
Courtwillbemarkedwithsidelines,lines,andacenterline,allindicatedbytherefereesexplanationofexistinggymmarkings.Thereisnoback
lineboundary.
Thereisnobacklineboundary(unlessotherwisespecifiedbythereferee)untilEITHERteamhasone(1)playerleftinthegame.Whenthereisonly
one(1)playerremainingonateam,ALLremainingplayersfromBOTHteamsmuststayinfrontoftheirrespectiveboundaries.Anyballcaught
behindthebacklineboundarywillNOTcountandbothplayerswillremainin.Iftheteamwith1playerleftmakesacatch/reentry,playwillcontinue
withnormalboundaries.
Playersareallowedtotraveloutofboundstorecoveradeadballorcatchaliveball.Thecourtlinesareoutofbounds
Playersarenottoremainoutofbounds
GLADIATORRULE
Wheneachteamhasoneindividualleftonthecourt,therefereewillquicklyblowhiswhistletosignalGladiatorperiodhasbegun.*Gladiatordoes
notbeginuntiltherefereesignals
Eachplayermaytravelanywherewithinthelegalboundariesofthecourt.Playersareallowedtotraveloutofboundstoretrieve/catchaball
Thematchisoveroncesomeoneishitwithaliveballoraliveballiscaught
Toavoidcollisions,throwsmustbemadefromasafedistance(I.E.nocontactmadeonfollowthroughcontactmadeonfollowthrowwillresultin
ejection/suspension)
SCORING
Attheendofagametherefereewillrecordthescorebasedonhowmanyplayersareleft(i.e.,ifTeamAhad3playersleftandTeamBhas0,the
scoreis30)
Ifaballiscaughttoendagame(whichnormallyresultsinthereentryofateammate),thewinningteamonlyreceivecreditfortheplayersthatwere
onthecourtatthetimeofthecatchthereentrywillnotbecountedinthescoring(i.e.ifTeamAhad4playersonthecourtandcaughtaball
thrownbyTeamBtoendthegame,TeamAgetscreditforhaving4playersonthecourt.)
Ifagameshouldendbefore7minutesisuptherefereewillcounthowmanyplayerswereleftonthecourtforeachsideandissueaQuickRestart.
Theteamswillgothesamesidesandstartasecondgamefromthebeginning.
TherecanbeasmanyQuickRestartsaspossibletimewiseineachofficialgame
Ifmorethanonegameisplayedina7minuteperiod,thewinningteamwillbetheteamwiththehighestcombinedscore(e.g.,ifTeamAwonthe
firstgame30,butaftertheQuickRestart,TeamBhas5playersleftandTeamAhasonly1attheendoftime,TeamBwouldwin54)
Gameswillnotberestartedwithlessthan30secondsleftinamatch
Iftheinitialgameinthe7minuteperiodshouldreachthe5minutemark,therefereewillblowthewhistletostartthelightninground.Playerswillbe
allowedtoattackuptotheotherteamslineuntilthenextreset.
Regularseasongamescanendinatie.
TEAMREFEREES
TheteamnotplayingwillhelptheZogSportsHeadRefereeofficiatethegame.Thevolunteerrefshavetheauthoritytocallplayersoutwithout
consultingwiththeheadreferee(i.e.,informplayersthattheirballwascaught,thattheywerehitbyaball,wentoutofboundstoavoidathrow,etc.).
Beclearinyourcallandraiseyourhandtogettheattentionoftheheadrefereeifnecessary(playerisnotlisteningtoyourcall).Thereffingteamshall
positionthemselves:
1.Oneplayerdirectlyacrossfromtheheadref
2.Twoadditionalplayersonthefarside,oneoneachendline
3.Thebalanceonthesamesideastheheadreferee
TheZogSportsheadrefereehasfinaldecisiononanydisputesandmayoverruletherefereesfromthethirdteamiftherefereehadaclearviewofthe
play
PLAYERELIMINATION
TermDefinitions:
LiveBallathrownbytheoffensiveteamthathasnotyettouchedtheground,walls,ceiling,orplayeralreadyout.
DeadBallathrownballthattouchestheground,ceiling,walls,orplayerwhoisalreadyout.
TheTHROWERisOUTwhen:
AdefendercatchesaliveballOneplayeralsoreturnstothedefendersside
Ifthedefendersteamalreadyhas6playersonthecourt,noonecanenterorreenter.Ateamcanneverhavemorethan6peopleonthecourtat
onetime
Throwingaballattheoppositionwhileoutofboundsregardlessofifsomeonewashitornot
Amalethrowsoneofthesmall(femaleonly)balls.Thisincludesthrowingasmall(femaleonly)ballat/toaplayerasadecoy.
Steppingorreachingoverthecenterline(ifinthelightninground,theline)
Standingoutofboundsformorethan5secondsatthewarningofthereferee
Hitdefenderintheheadwhiledefenderisstandingreasonablyupright.
TheDEFENDERisOUTwhen:
Hitbyaliveball
Clothingisconsideredpartoftheplayersbody
Anattempttocatchaliveballisdropped
Ballblockedordeflectedbyaplayerusinganotherball,hitsthedefenderbeforehittingtheground,wall,ceiling,orplayerthatisalreadyout.
BallricochetsoffateammateandhitsintoanotherdefenderwhilestillliveInthiscaseBOTHdefendersareout
Ballisblockedintooneselfandfallstotheground
Blockingballisdroppedasaresultofcontactfromaliveballtheplayerwhodropstheballisout
Aplayermayblockaliveballandcatchtheliveballaslongastheymakeaclear/intentionalmotiontothrowawaytheballcurrentlyintheir
possession
Intheeyesoftherefereeaplayerdidnotmakeaclear/intentionalmotiontothrowawaytheballcurrentlyintheirpossessioninordertocatchan
incomingballasopposedtosimplyjustdroppingtheball
Playersmaycatchanincomingballwhilehangingontotheballcurrentlyintheirpossession
Leavingtheplayingareatoavoidbeinghit.OnefootmustbeinboundsaspercollegedodgeballrulesPlayersareallowedtogooutofboundsto
recoveradeadballorcatchaliveball.Ifaplayerishitwithaliveballwhileoutofbounds,theyareout.Theplayermustimmediatelyreturntothe
courtafterretrieving/catchingtheballortheycanbecalledoutatthediscretionofthereferee
Steppingorreachingoverthecenterline(ifinthelightninground,theline)
Standingoutofboundsformorethan5secondsatthewarningofthereferee
PlayersREMAININwhen:
Hitbyaballthrownbytheoppositionwhenthethrowerwasoutofbounds/steppedovercenterline
Hitintheheadbyathrownball
Headshotsresultingclearlyfromthedefenderdodgingorduckingresultinthedefenderbeingout(i.e.youcantgettheotherteamoutbyblocking
withyourhead)
HitbyaballthrownbyaplayerwhosteppedoverthecenterlineoItdoesnotmatterwhethertheplayerwashitornotbeforethethrowerstepped
overtheline
Hitbyaballanditisthencaughtbyanotherteammatebeforehittingtheground,wall,orceiling
PLAYERREENTRY
Aplayermayreenterthegameifandonlyifthatplayersteamcatchesaliveballandtheirteamhasfewerthan6playersonthecourt.Aplayerwhois
waitingtoreenterisnowasubstituteandmustfollowsubstitutionrules.
SUBSTITUTION
Playerswhodonotstartmuststandinlineonthesideline
Playerswhowereinthegameandcalledoutwillproceedtotheendofthelineintheorderinwhichtheywereeliminated.
Playerswillreturntothegameintheorderinwhichtheyarestandinginline.Endofthelinebeginsnexttotherefereeatmidcourt.Playersenter
nearendline
Nomorethan2malesmayenterthegameconsecutivelyUNLESSallavailablefemalesarecurrentlyonthecourt
TheremayNEVERbemorethan6totalplayersandNEVERmorethan4Menonthecourtatonetime
Substitutesareoutofplayandmaynotinterferewithplayonthecourt,suchas:oPreventingaballfromgoingtotheothersideofthecourt
EquipmentAbuse
Individualsarenotallowedtowearglovesorhardhelmetswhileplaying
Individualsarenotallowedtosqueeze/crushtheballintheirhand(s)beforetheythrowtheball.Thistechniquehasresultedinnumerousballsbeing
ruined.
AnyoutresultingfromthistechniquewillnotbecountedandtheplayerwillbewarnedbytherefereeOnthesecondoffensethethrowerwillbe
automaticallycalledout
On/OfftheCourtInvolvement
Playerswhohavebeencalledoutmustproceedtothesideline.
Playerswhoareoffthecourt/playinginagamearenotallowedtomakecalls(unlesstheyaretheteamthatistheprovidingvolunteerreferees)or
distracttherefereeinanywayfromtheactiononthecourt.Therewillbenoarguingwiththerefereeoverjudgmentcalls.
*Refereeswillhaveacopyoftherulesatthegym.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingacallthatwasmade(whichisrulebased),pleaseaskthe
refereetorefertotherulesifthereisdisagreement.
Wealsorecommendthateachteambringtheirowncopyoftherulesjustincase.Onlycaptainscandiscussarulewiththerefereeandnojudgment
callswillbediscussed.Playerswillbeejectedforunsportsmanlikeconduct.Anyrulesissuesnotresolvedatthegymcannotbeoverturnedonceteams
haveleftthegym
PLAYOFFS
TheplayoffformatwillNOTbearoundrobinliketheregularseason.2(two)teamswillplayabest3outof5regular7minutegameswith2minute
overtimeifnecessary.Onlythewinnerofeachgamewillmatter,pointswillnotmatterastherewillbenotiebreakerscenarios.Thusineach35minute
machyouwillplayaminimumof3gamesandamaximumof5games.Thewinnerwillbetheteamwhowins3gamesfirst.
INTHEEVENTOFATIEINANYOFTHE5POSSIBLEGAMES:
1.Teamswillplaya2minutesuddendeathgamewithnoquickrestartsa.Ifateameliminateseveryoneontheopposingteam,thematchisover.
b.Ifneitherteameliminatesallopposingplayersafter90seconds,lightningroundruleswilltakeeffectwhentimerunsout,theremainingplayerswill
becountedandthewinnerwillbetheteamwithmoreplayersleftonthecourt.i.Ifstilltied,thegamewillissueaQuickRestartwithonlythe
remainingplayersunder2minutesuddendeathrules.
TIEBREAKERSFORPLAYOFFS/SEEDINGS
1.Totalnumberofpoints
2.Headtoheadcompetition
3.Recordagainstotherteamsinortiedforplayoffs(winningpercentagei.e.,01issameas02,but13isbetterthan01)
4.Numberofwins
5.Recordagainstnextbestcommonopponent
6.Ifteamforfeited,losestiebreakerifothertiebreakerrulesdon'tresolveseeding
SPORTSMANSHIP
ZogSportsisacharityfocused,socialsportsclubforyoungprofessionals.Ourgoalisforyoutohavefun.Wehopethatyoukeepthisinmindwhen
participating.Althoughthegamesmaybecomeintense,youstillcanbecompetitivewhilemaintaininggoodsportsmanship.Withthissaid,anybehavior
deemedunacceptablebytherefereeorZogSportsstaffmayresultinsuspensionand/orejectionfromagameortheleague.
SUSPENSIONS/EJECTIONS
Anyplayer(s)/team(s)thatareinvolvedinafightwillbesuspendedfromallZogSportsLeaguesforlife.Anyteamswillforfeitallremaininggames
Anyplayerabusingtherefereewillautomaticallybeejectedfromthegamewithoutawarning
AplayerejectedforANYreasonwillbesuspendedforthenextgame.Ifthatplayeriscaughtplayinginthatgame,theteamwillforfeit
BEER/TRASH/CLEANUP
Beerisnotallowedin/attheschools.Itisalsoimportanttodoyourparttokeepthegymscleanandusethetrashcansprovided.Throwawayfood,
wrappers,orbottles.Ifwedonotcleanup,werisklosingourpermits.
PETS
Unfortunatelypetsarenotallowedin/attheschools.Pleaseleaveyourpetathomeoroutsidetheschool.Thisisreallyimportant.Werisklosingour
permitsifananimalisbroughtintothebuilding.Anyteamwhodoesso(whetherplayerorspectator)willbeaskedtotakethepetoutsideortoleavethe
gymwiththepet.Lackofcompliancewillresultingamesbeingforfeitedforthatteam.