Dodgeball

Dodgeball Information Sheet – Withrow CourtIntramural Sports: 529.7238 IM Hotline: 529.2350LOCATION: All games will be played at Withrow Court Main Gym.TEAM: Each team can play with a minimum of five (5) players and a maximum of seven (7) players onthe court. For Co‐Rec teams, teams consist of eight (8) players maximum, five (5) minimum (must have3 females to start). The number of female and male players must be equal at the start.EQUIPMENT: No jewelry, hard hairpieces or billed hats are permitted. Any team playing with illegalequipment will result in the loss of that game.PLAYING RULES:1. Games will be self‐officiated and enforced primarily by the “Honor System.” Players will beexpected to rule whether or not a hit was legal or whether they were legally eliminated.2. Game duration is 5 minutes running clock. For the first 3 minutes of the game, players may onlythrow balls from their own half. In the last 2 minutes, players may go up to the opposing WHITEattack line (3/4 court) to throw balls. Players may advance anywhere on court at their own riskat all times. To win a match, team must win 4 out of 7 games3. To win the game – knock out all players on the opponent’s team or have more players remainingwhen time expires. In case of a tie, sudden death will be played until the next person is knockedout. The overtime will begin with a minimum of three (3) players from each team. If a team hasless than three players left on the court at the end of the regulation, players must be added. Allovertime periods begin with each team having three (3) “balls in hand.” One ball will be placedon the center line.4. 7 balls to start the game. One ball is placed at half court and 3 are on each side on the WHITElines.5. All players must start behind the BLACK basketball baseline when horn sounds.6. Players are knocked out when:a. Hit by a thrown ball on the fly.NOTE: If a player ducks or takes a position with their head below where theirshoulders would normally be when standing, i.e. crouching, kneeling, sitting,diving, rolling or laying, and this clearly is the cause for the player being hit abovethe shoulders, the players is out and the throw is considered legal.b. The ball he/she threw is caught by an opposing playerc. The ball is knocked out of a players hand when it is being used as a blocking device7. Players must leave the court when knocked out.8. A player may re‐enter a game once a ball is caught cleanly by a defensive player. The first playerto re‐enter must be the first player out. If more than one ball is caught in the course of a game,players will re‐enter from the point of their original exit.9. A ball is considered dead when it hits another ball, a wall, the floor or any object outside thewhite (black) boundary lines.10. A ball is NOT considered dead when it hits a person. One ball may hit two players, resulting inboth players out. If a defender is hit by ball, but teammate catches rebound all players including,offensive thrower are safe.www.miamioh.edu/intramural/

11. Hail Mary Rule: If a ball is shot behind half court and passes through hoop on opposing half, allplayers on the shooting team are allowed back in (referred to as “Hail Mary Rule”). This canhappen only ONCE per game. The ball becomes dead (unable to remove player from a game)after it hits any portion of basket, support structure or wall.12. Players that are considered to be in dissent (foul language) will be knocked out for either thatgame (if still in play) or the next game (if already knocked out).13. Players may not kick balls to gain possession or attempt to knock out an opponent.14. When a player is knocked out, he/she MAY touch any balls on the floor on his/her way out andattempt to “knock” them to their teammates. If a player has possession of a ball when knockedout, he/she may give it to a teammate. Players on the sideline are responsible for retrieving balls,but can only advance to the half court line to gain ball for their team’s advantage. Balls capturedpast a team’s own half court must be placed in the center “neutral” zone.15. 5‐second violation: It is illegal for the leading team to control all the balls for more than five (5)seconds (5‐Mississippi count started from the disadvantaged team). A team may avoid a 5‐second violation by throwing or rolling a ball into the opponent’s backcourt. This does notinclude throwing a ball over and through an opponent’s end line. PENALTY: 1. First violationresults in stoppage of play and balls will be divided evenly (give the offending team 3 balls, otherteam gets 4) between the teams. Play will continue with “balls in hand.” 2. Second violationresult in FREE THROW for the opposing team – a penalty in which one player is allowed anunobstructed throw at their opponent(s) without risk of elimination. This is possible because acaught “free throw” does not result in an “out” for the thrower. Third violation results in ejectionof one (1) player from offending team.16. False Start: A false start will be called if players cross their white (black) end line prior to theofficial’s signal to start the game. False start results in stoppage and one ball from offendingteam’s side will be moved to opponent’s side of hash mark.17. When players are advancing back into the game, they are not in play until they have advancedbehind the center court line if entering not from their own half. Players have five (5) seconds toget back into the game after ball is caught.18. Any active player who goes out of bounds to retrieve a ball must re‐enter through the baselineof his/her team’s half.19. Players may not deflate or compress ball before throwing. This causes unnecessary wear on theballs, and propensity to cause tears in the protective skin.CAPTAINS: Each team will designate a player as field captain and he/she is the ONLY person who cancommunicate with the officials. The captain is also responsible for monitoring the behavior ofspectators affiliated with his/her teams. Should the spectators become abusive; the captain will be heldresponsible. Careful reading of the sportsmanship policy at www.MiamiOh/intramural will clarify thecaptain's role in enforcing sportsmanship.ELIGIBILITY AND ROSTER: Each participant may be listed on only one roster for the entire tournament.All participants are responsible for knowing the rules pertaining to eligibility as outlined in the IM SportsRules & Regulations Handbook. Captains can add players to the roster during a league or tournament byinviting that player to participate through IMLeagues.com. Players must be listed on the team’s rosterand compete in two league games to be eligible for league playoffs.www.miamioh.edu/intramural/

AWARDS: The team that wins the tournament will receive Miami University All Campus Championship T‐shirts. Teams will receive shirts for all players on the roster.www.miamioh.edu/intramural/