A bulletin I received:
“PartyDodgeballNYC Fall Registration is NOW OPEN
Hey everyone, great season and just wanted to let you all know registration is now open for the fall and considering we already have 5 NEW TEAMS already signed up (not to mention the 14 we have already been informed will be back), this season is going [...]
One of my favourite dodgeball team names of all time: Dance Party Vietnam.
The following is stolen from a bulletin I received from them on MySpace. I felt all dodgeball lovers should read this, and I am sure they do too:
“Dance Party Vietnam- Traveling Dodgeball fun squad
Date
30 Jun 2007 16:54
Subject
police cant hault underground dodgeball
Body:
it will always [...]
This is a great article in a local paper about the popularity of dodgeball in suburban America.
Some Friday nights, as many as 100 teens show up at a recreation center for drop-in dodgeball for just $5. Some tout it as an alternative to drinking, Nicky Nicky Nine Doors, and other various riff-raff those darn kids [...]
What a fun idea: a pool party, a la NYC block party style.
JELLYNYC (“an inter-media collaborative specializing in creating one of a kind experiences for our audiences and partners”) throws these “pool parties”, complete with bands and, of all things, dodgeball.
It looked like a blast.
I grabbed this photo, and read about this event, at New [...]
My dodgeball league, Toronto Sport and Social Club, is holding another beach dodgeball tournament. But this time, it’s going to be held outdoors. Hopefully it won’t rain.The Motrin “My Pain My Game” Outdoor Canadian Beach Dodgeball Championships gives your team the chance to win up to $5,000 on Saturday July 21 at The Docks, a [...]
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Okay, this isn’t related to dodgeball at all. But it is. Because I found it on a dodgeball team’s MySpace page. This is the funniest video I have ever watched.
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If you read my blog, you may have already read about this upcoming Great American Dodgeball Bash tournament coming up on June 30, brought to you by the boys over at AZ Dodgeball.
I just read a story about it at AZCentral.com, a local news Web site, which includes some quotes from the founder, Sam Pewitt.
On July 3, 2007, the Lawrence County Youth Network will hold the 2007 Limestone Classic, a dodgeball tournament featuring three divisions of competition — open, high school, and 8th grade and below.
Tourney info is available by calling 275-5939 or 275-5991.
More information about this event can be found here.
There will be a dodgeball tournament going on this weekend at Juneteenth in Flint, Michigan.
This article notes that “Juneteenth was the subject of large celebrations for decades after the end of slavery before declining in popularity in the early 20th century.”
This year’s celebration will mark 17 years in Flint.