Quick Guide

Quick Guide for First-Time Dodgers 🤾🏼‍♂️
This sheet will help you jump in and have fun. 

🏃 1. Game Start

• When the game begins, keep one foot on the back line.

• Run forward and grab a ball from the corner of your own side.

• Don’t cross the centerline – if you do, you’re OUT!

🎯 2. How to Get Someone Out

• Hit someone with a ball = they’re OUT.

• Catch a ball = the thrower is OUT, and one of your teammates comes back in.

• Block a ball with your own ball? That’s okay! But the ball stays “live,” so stay alert — if it hits you afterward, you’re still out.

⏱️ 3. Keep the Game Moving

• If your team has more balls, you have 10 seconds to throw.

• After 5 seconds, the ref will start counting.

• No one throws in 10 seconds? You lose all your balls to the other team!

🚫 4. Common Mistakes to Avoid

• False start? After 2 warnings, your team plays with only 5 players.

• Stepping over the center line during play = OUT.

• No cheating, swearing, or dangerous throws — you’ll get carded.

🟥 5. Cards = Penalties

• Yellow Card = 5-minute time-out.

• Red Card = You're out of the game + the next 2 matches.

• If your team gets 4 yellow cards in one game = match over.

👀 6. The Ref is the Boss

• The referee will shout, point, and blow the whistle to make decisions.

• Don't agree? You can protest up to 2 times per match, but only the coach can do that.