Dodgeball

Dodgeball ( German Duck - like ball) is a ball game in which the player, similar to dodge ball, the ball should avoid. In the U.S. and in England Dodgeball is very popular. Again, the players are divided into two teams and on two different playing fields. However, there are usually no external field in which the players change. This variant is called Prison Ball or Crossfire. Dodgeball is strongly reminiscent of the well-known in this country " Dodgeball ".

In the normal version of the game next to an even multiple balls can be used, which are not simply leave a team, but at the beginning are on the center line, where the players start at the end of their field line. By catching the ball you can, depending on the rules, eliminate the launcher and pick their own teammates into the field again. In addition, you can block out using a hand-held ball croquetting. If a ball was once blocked, he is disarmed and can be considered " ricochet " no other player has more eliminate. In the normal variant there is no king (Goalkeeper, straw man, free spirit ).

In Germany the game is, as such, but not very common.

In Austria, the trend sport gets more and more important. The ADBA (Austrian Dodgeball Association) leads since April 2012 major tournament events for students, pupils and ball sports fans in Vienna and the surrounding area successfully. Meanwhile, the ADBA has over 3,000 active participants and several hundred spectators recorded. In addition, a very strong upward trend is detected and the requests of tournaments, cups, training is constantly increasing. The Dodge Ball Championship in Vienna planned for 2014 Beach Dodgeball Cup as part of the Surf World Cup in Podersdorf as well as the largest international Dodgeball event, besides the Schulcup and student tournament series " Dodgeball Mania " world.

Dodgeball Championship

In Europe, the spread has increased significantly since 2004 and 2008, the first European Championship was organized. Then the Dodgeball Championship has been held annually in Ireland, Italy, Sweden and England. 2013 was the fifth Dodgeball Championship held in England, at the 18 teams participating from 12 European nations.

Men 's European Dodgeball Championship 2013 1 England 2 3 Scotland Wales Northern Ireland 4 Italy 5 6 7 Austria France Ireland 8 9 10 Sweden Romania

Women 's European Dodgeball Championship 2013: 1 England 2 Wales 3 Italy 4 Austria 5 Slovenia 6 7 Ireland Northern Ireland Scotland 8

Variations

Dr. Dodge Ball: In this version of Dodgeball there is a king. Players who are hit must lie on the ground until Dr. Dodgeball comes and she revived. Only if the King will hit you, the game ends.

King 's Court is as regular dodgeball, but there is also a king here, depend on the victory or defeat of a team. He is out, the game is over.

Likewise, there are the variants Prison Ball ( Prison Ball), Ball nation, King's Court (Canada) or Crossfire. The last variant is very similar to the German dodgeball. If a player is hit, he goes to jail ( behind the enemy team). From there, he can try to throw themselves back into the game. If it is possible a prisoner, to throw off an opponent, he can down the field again. There is no king.

Video game implementation

The gameplay was processed in the form of a video game, titled Super Dodge Ball on various consoles.