Dodgeball

Get ready to dodge, dip, duck, dive, and dodge! Balls will be flying everywhere during this non-stop fun!

Where

Ann Arbor - MACK Gym

Grand Rapids - Garfield Park Gym

Lansing - Dwight Rich Middle School

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.

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.

Winter 2024 Dodgeball Rules.pdf

Jerseys

Participants will be provided with a team t-shirt.

WAIVER

You must complete a waiver during the registration process every season you play.

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.

ANN ARBOR - WINTER 2025

Dodgeball returns for its third installment this January. Tuesday nights from 7:15-9:15PM at the MACK Gymnasium.

Play begins Jan. 14th!

Grand Rapids - Jan 2025

Dodgeball returns for its second season in Grand Rapids on Thursdays beginning Jan 16th! Once again at Garfield Park Gym located at 250 Burton St, enter the gym parking lot off of Madison Ave. Games start at 7:30pm and go to roughly 9:30pm.