Dodgeball
Get ready to dodge, dip, duck, dive, and dodge! Balls will be flying everywhere during this non-stop fun!
Ages
All participants must be at least 18 years of age on the day the league begins.
Fall Leagues
Our fall leagues are teams that play together each year. Bragging rights are on the line and teams recruit players, trade teams, and try to get better each season in order to be the last team standing and hoist the golden wrench! Find some friends and create a team of your own, or sign up as a free agent and let us place you wherever there is space.
Spring Leagues
Something new coming in 2025 is that our spring leagues will not be the same teams as the fall leagues. To remind everyone that these leagues are not meant to be ultra-competitive, we are mixing it up in the spring. No participant will be able to request to play with anyone. Everyone who registers will be randomly assigned to a team. This will force people to get out of their comfort zones, meet new people, and help spread talent so as to prevent superteams from forming.
Where
Ann Arbor - We will be finding a new facility in Fall 2024.
Grand Rapids - Garfield Park Gym
Lansing - Hannah Community Center, but looking at other facilities.
Practices
There are no formal practices with this league; however, if a team wants to meet on their own they are more than welcome to. Your registration though, only covers gym rental for the games. Any other time a team meets, they must organize and pay for on their own.
Games
Teams will play two timed matches per week. Matches are 18 minutes of non-stop play. The team that wins the most games during the time limit, wins the match. Matches in the regular season may end in ties.
Playoff matches are not times and are best-of-seven series. Any consultation games played shall be best-of-five and are subject to the time available.
RULES
Please review the rules as they may be significantly different than what you played in elementary school! Also, teams are required to be the referee and line judges for a game each week. Failure to show up for your assigned game will result in a forfeit of your next game played.
Jerseys
Participants will be provided with a team t-shirt.
WAIVER
The waiver must be uploaded during the registration process to successfully register for the league. So download this document, then either electronically fill it out to upload, or print it and fill it out and take a picture of it to upload.
Frequently Asked Questions
I haven't played dodgeball since I was in elementary school, should I play in this league?
Our leagues are built to be more fun, then competitive. We welcome everyone to participate regardless of skill level. We are more interested in building a fun, social atmosphere for the LGBTQIA+ Community then we are in building an olympic dodgeball team!
Will I get hit in the face?
The short answer is YES, you will inevitably get hit in the face at some point. Six balls are flying back and forth and people are moving constantly. As long as it is not intentional, you are still out if you get hit in the head. If the same person is repeatedly hitting people in the head, then they will be dealt with on a case by case scenario. It is unavoidable and if you dip or dive to miss a ball and another one hits you in the head, but otherwise would have hit you in the thigh, then it is not the person who threw the ball's fault.
Does it hurt to get hit in the face?
There are so many factors that go into this question. The first is your pain tolerance. The second is how hard the ball is thrown. Some people in the league can throw hard, others not so much. We do use "no-sting" rubber dodgeballs. They are coated with a soft rubber coat designed to soften the blow.
Lansing - Fall 2024
Check back soon for details!
Ann Arbor - Fall 2024
Dodgeball will return, stay tuned for details!
Grand Rapids - Fall 2024
Dodgeball will return to GR in Fall of 2024. Stay tuned for details as they become available.