Rules & Regulations

Intramural Dodgeball Rules

1. Teams consist of 5-6 people.

2. Start at the back line, balls start in the middle. Can not run forward until the whistle is blown to start play. 

3. Any player stepping over the middle line is automatically ejected.

4. Players can only leave the court of play to retrieve a ball. Delayed entrance to the court can result in an ejection at the official’s discretion.

5. Players are out if they
   • are pegged by a dodgeball on the fly without it being caught
   • an opponent catches a throw on the fly or off a deflection, not including off the ground
   • they leave the court of play for any reason outside of retrieving a ball
   • stepping over the middle attack line
   • attempt to block a ball with another ball and they drop the defending ball

6. All calls by the officials are final.

7. Technical fouls are issued for poor sportsmanship at the discretion of the official.

8. Players can re-enter the game off a catch by a teammate in the order of elimination. The first person eliminated is the first person in the game off a catch. 

9. The game is over when all members of a team are eliminated.