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Also known as dodge ball

Dodgeball is a team sport in which players on two opposing teams try to throw balls and hit opponents while avoiding being hit themselves. The objective of each team is to eliminate all members of the opposing team by hitting them with thrown balls, catching a ball thrown by an opponent, or inducing an opponent to commit a violation, such as stepping outside the court.

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Sport.name
Dodgeball
Sport.image
Dodgeball (cropped).jpg
Sport.union
World Dodgeball Association and World Dodgeball Federation
Sport.contact
No
Sport.team
6 per side
Sport.equipment
Dodgeball (utility ball)
Sport.venue
Dodgeball court
Sport.olympic
No
Sport.paralympic
No

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Andrew Ketchum dodging a ball at the World Dodgeball Championships in Los Angeles in 2018.jpg
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  • Equipment
  • Court
  • Matchplay
  • Length of game
  • Starting the game
  • Gameplay
  • Optional rules
  • Tactics
  • Competitions
  • Variations
  • Circle dodgeball
  • Similar games in other countries
  • Criticism
  • See also
  • References
  • Citations
  • General and cited references
  • External links

Dodgeball is a team sport in which players on two opposing teams try to throw balls and hit opponents while avoiding being hit themselves. The objective of each team is to eliminate all members of the opposing team by hitting them with thrown balls, catching a ball thrown by an opponent, or inducing an opponent to commit a violation, such as stepping outside the court.

The sport is mostly played in schools under varying rules, and also formally as an international sport, under rules that vary among international governing bodies, such as the World Dodgeball Federation (WDBF), which runs the Dodgeball World Championship and the World Dodgeball Association (WDA). USA Dodgeball is the governing entity for dodgeball in the United States, with member leagues and clubs across the nation.

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