FALL: DODGEBALL COED

TEAM:

TEAM MAY HAVE A MINIMUM OF 10 PLAYERS AND NO MORE THAN 12 PLAYERS ON ROSTER AT THE START OF EACH MATCH. (MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 FEMALE ON THE COURT)

6 ACTIVE PLAYERS PER TEAM PARTICIPATE IN A SET. THE 6 PLAYERS MUST REMAIN WITHIN THE CONFINED AREAS OF COURT, PLAYER OUT QUEUE OR PENALTY AREA.

ANY PLAYER FROM THE TEAM ROSTER NOT ACTIVE AT THE START OF A SET MUST REMAIN WITHIN THE SUBSTITUTION AREA.

A TEAM MAY HAVE UP TO 3 DESIGNATED BALL RETRIEVERS AT THE START OF EACH SET.

ANY PLAYER NOT ACTIVE AT THE START OF A SET MAY BE DESIGNATED AS A BALL RETRIEVER.

BALL RETRIEVERS MAY ENTER ANY OF THE DESIGNATED AREAS WITHIN PLAYING AREA OTHER THAN THE PLAYING COURT TO RETRIEVE A BALL UP TO THE CENTER LINE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE TEAM'S SIDE DURING A SET.

BALL RETRIEVERS' MAY ONLY LEAVE THE PLAYING AREA DURING A SET TO RETRIEVE A BALL (S)

TEAM LEADERS:

A TEAM MAY HAVE NO MORE THAN 1 DESIGNATED LEADERS (COACHES, ASSISTANT COACHES, OR MANAGERS) WITHIN THE PLAYING AREA DURING A MATCH.

TEAM LEADERS MUSTT REMAIN WITHIN THE CONFINED AREAS OF THE PLAYER OUT QUEUE, SUBSTITUTION OR PENALTY AREA.

TEAM LEADERS MAY NOT ENTER THE COURT OR OFFICIATING AREA WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION FROM THE OFFICIAL EXCEPT DURING TIMEOUTS AND HALVES

UNIFORMS:

ALL PLAYERS ON A TEAM MUST WEAR A UNIFORM/COLOR IDENTICAL IN DESIGN.

BALL RETRIEVERS MUST BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED

NO CLEATS

TIMING:

A MATCH LASTS FOR 5 MINUTES. WHATEVER TEAM HAS THE MOST AMOUNT OF LIVE PLAYERS AT THE END. WILL WIN THAT SESSION. THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 7. BEST 4 OUT OF 7 IS THE WINNER. FOR THE STANDINGS, THE CAPTAIN OF WINNING TEAM WILL RECEIVE 2PTS IN THE APP. LOSING TEAM WILL GET 1 POINT. TEAM CAPTAINS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENTERING THESE SCORES.

AT THE END OF EACH SESSION, TEAMS SWITCH SIDES

START:

BOTH TEAMS MUST BE LINED UP FOR THE OPENING RUSH AT THE SCHEDULED TIME FOR THE START OF EACH HALF.

OPENING RUSH:

PLAY BEGINS WITH ALL PLAYERS POSITIONED WITH 1 FOOT ON THE BACK LINE AND THE OTHER FOOT INSIDE THE BOUNDARY LINE.

THROWING:

BALLS MAY ONLY BE THROWN BY LIVE PLAYERS.

A LIVE BALL BECOMES A DEAD BALL ONCE IT TOUCHES ANOTHER LIVE BALL, A SURFACE OR A DEAD OBJECT.

OUTS:

A LIVE PLAYER SHALL BE DEEMED OUT, WHEN A LIVE BALL THAT HITS THEM ON ANY PART OF THEIR BODY, INCLUDING HAIR OR ANY PART OF THEIR CLOTHING AND UNIFORM, TOUCHES A DEAD OBJECT.

EXITING PLAYERS:

AN EXITING PLAYER IS A PLAYER WHO HAS BEEN DEEMED OUT.

AN EXITING PLAYER MUST RAISE THEIR HAND OVER THEIR HEAD TO INDICATE THAT THEY ARE OUT.

AN EXITING PLAYER MUST LEAVE THE PLAYING AREA AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEAREST BOUNDARY LINE. THEY MUST THEN MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE PLAYER QUEUE.

AN EXITING PLAYER TAKES POSITION AT THE END OF THE QUEUE BEHIND ANY PLAYERS THAT HAVE BEEN RENDERED OUT PREVIOUSLY.

BLOCKING:

A PLAYER CAN USE ONE OR MORE BALLS TO BLOCK A LIVE BALL FROM HITTING THEM.

A LIVE BALL REMAINS A LIVE BALL AFTER IT HAS BEEN BLOCKED.

CATCHING:

A LIVE BALL MAY BE CAUGHT BY AN OPPOSING LIVE PLAYER, RENDERING THE THROWING PLAYER OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CATCH IS COMPLETE.

A CATCH IS DEEMED COMPLETE WHEN THE CATCHING PLAYER IS IN CONTROL OF THE BALL.

WHEN A BALL IS CAUGHT, THE FIRST OUT PLAYER, OR ON THEIR WAY TO THE QUEUE OF THE CATCHING TEAM IS ALLOWED TO REENTER THE COURT. THIS PLAYER BECOMES AN ENTERING PLAYER.

OUT OF BOUNDS:

IF ANY PLAYER TOUCHES A BOUNDARY LINE, THE WILL BE CONSIDERED OUT OF BOUNDS.

ANY PLAYER OUT OF BOUNDS IS DEEMED OUT IMMEDIATELY.

BALL RETRIEVERS:

BALL RETRIEVERS MAY NOT TOUCH OR CROSS BOUNDARY LINES.

MAY ONLY RETRIEVE BALLS OUTSIDE BOUNDARY LINES.

BALL RETRIEVERS MAY PLACEEE BALLS WITHIN COURT BOUNDARIES.

MAY NOT PASS TO OPPOSING TEAM.