Old Forge Dodgeball Tournament

THE OLDE FORGE DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS WE WORK TO FIND A NEW DATE AND FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE SENT SHORTLY.

The double elimination tournament is for students in grades 1-12. The brackets consists of teams in grades 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-12. 12 is the maximum number for each team. Life bands can only be redeemed only once through the duration of the tournament.

DATES/TIMES

Saturday, March 21st (Time TBA)

Please plan on arriving 15 minutes prior to the start of your bracket time.(Times TBD based on number of teams) Game times will be a maximum of 7 minutes and will be strictly enforced.

Tournament Official Rules

Each team can have a maximum of twelve (12) players. NO exceptions. There will be no accommodations made for teams with less than 12 players. Each team is allowed ONLY 12 players on the court at the start of the match.

Team Considerations

Although it is not encouraged, players may play up, not down (i.e. a 4th grader can play in the 5th/6th grade division, not in the 1st/2nd grade divison).

If the player is playing on more than one team (i.e. playing "up" in a division), they must be registered twice - for each team - and will, therefore, incur 2 FULL registration costs.

The Field

Games will be played indoors on the Old Forge High School Gymnasium and the Old Forge Elementary Gymnasium.

Brackets

This tournament will consist of the following brackets:

• Bracket 2U: 1st & 2nd Grade
• Bracket 4U: 3rd & 4th Grade
• Bracket 6U: 5th & 6th Grade
• Bracket 8U: 7th & 8th Grade
• High School: Grades 9th through 12th

The Game

The object of the game is to eliminate all opposing players by getting them "OUT". This may be done in the following ways:

1. Hitting an opposing player with a LIVE throw ball below the shoulders.
2. Catching a LIVE ball thrown by your opponent before it touches the ground.

Once your OUT, you're OUT! Unless the player utilizes his or her life bracelet.

Definition:

• Live: A ball that has been thrown and has not touched, including the floor/ground, another ball, another player, official or other item outside of the playing field (wall, ceiling, etc.).
• Life bracelet: One (1) life bracelet can be purchased per tournament participant prior to the beginning of the match being played for $5.The life bracelet must be worn during the match and can be turned in when the player is called out. These bracelets can be used ONLY ONCE per participant throughout the life of the tournament.

Boundaries

During play, all players must remain within the boundary lines. Players may leave the boundaries through their end-line only to retrieve stray balls. They must also return through their end-lines.

The Opening Rush

The game begins by placing the dodge balls along the center line - four on one side of the center hash and four on the other. Players then take a position behind their end-line. Following a signal by the official, teams may approach the center line to retrieve the balls. The signal officially starts the contest. Teams may only retrieve the four balls on the right of the center hash. Once a ball is retrieved, it must behind the attack line before it can be legally thrown.

Timing and Winning a Game

The first team to legally eliminate all of the opposing players will be declared the winner. A seven (7) minute time limit has been established for each contest. If neither team has been eliminated at the end of 7 minutes, the team with the greater number of players remaining will be declared the winner.

Sudden Death

In the event of a tie at the end of 7 minutes, there will be a 1 minute sudden death match. At this time, each team will select one player to play a sudden death round. Each player selected will get one chance per round to eliminate the other player. One ball will be placed on each side of the hash line. The selected players will retrieve the balls and attempt to eliminate the other player. Each player will only have one throw per round. The first player to be eliminated loses the match for his/her team. The balls will be replaced on each side of the hash at the end of each round. The round will repeat until someone is eliminated.

5-Second Violation

In order to reduce stalling, a violation will be called if a team in the lead controls all 8 balls on their side of the court for more than 5 seconds.

Tournament Winners

This is a double elimination tournament meaning that each team will play a minimum of 2 teams. A winner will be chosen for each of the 6 brackets. The overall tournament winner will be selected upon following:

• A winner from each bracket will be chosen.
• Based upon these winners, the overall tournament winner will be the team with the quickest combined elimination total of each team.

Rule Enforcement

During this tournament, rules will be enforced primarily by the "honor system". Players will be expected to rule whether or not a hit was legal or whether they legally eliminated. All contests will be supervised by 1 or more referees. The referees responsibility will be to rule on any situation in which teams can not agree. THE REFEREE'S DECISION IS FINAL- NO EXCEPTIONS.

Old Forge School Dodgeball Code of Conduct

• Understand, appreciate and abide by the rules of the game.
• Respect the integrity and judgement of the game officials and staff.
• Respect your opponent and congratulate them in a courteous manner following each match whether in victory or defeat.
• Be responsible for your actions and maintain self-control.
• Do not taunt or bait opponents and refrain from using foul or abusive language.
• Understand that not abiding by these rules will have you and/or your team removed from the tournament without a monetary refund.