Dodgeball
Dodgeball means any game in which players try to hit other players with balls and avoid being hit. It is also popular in informal settings, and is often played on a playground, in a gym, or in organized recreational leagues. Dodgeball is an interesting competitive outdoor game, and one can develop team spirit while having fun in playing.
In a dodgeball game, 20 to 50 people can participate at one time, and one to ten dodgeballs can be used in a game, but six dodgeballs are most common. Most dodgeballs are roughly the size of a volleyball and composed of foam with a thin plastic shell. All players are divided into two teams, standing each half of a court, and each team needs to choose one person as its “king” who doesn’t throw balls, and every player on each side needs to protect its “king”. Once a king is hit, a game is over. The game begins by placing the game balls on the attack lines or the centerline, spaced evenly apart. When the referee blows the opening whistle, players standing in the front row may rush to pick up the dodgeballs on their own attack line (or if the balls are on the centerline, the balls to the right of center court). Once the game has commenced, players throw balls at members of the opposing team. The ball can only be throwed at below one’s neck. When a player has been hit by a ball, that player has been eliminated and must move to his team's designated bench area. If a player catches a ball thrown by the opposing team, then the player who threw the ball is eliminated and the team that caught the ball can reinstate one of its eliminated players. After a player is eliminated, he may re-enter the match if another player on his team catches an opponent's thrown ball. Players must re-enter the game in the order in which they were eliminated. If a ball hits a player after it hits the ground, then the ball is “dead”, and the player will not be eliminated. Depending on the rules of a particular game, a ball in the possession of a player can be used to block incoming balls thrown by the opposing team.
The goal of each team is to protect its king, and sometimes players need to use their bodies to block balls throwing at theirs kings. Once a king is hit or all the players on one team are eliminated, the game is over.