Dodge, Duck, Dive, Dip and... Dodge!

Dodgeball is one of the most popular sporting competitions in our primary competitions calendar. It takes us on a small tour of venues across the city to ensure all primary schools have a local event to attend. Thank you to Winifred Holtby Academy and Sirius Academy West for hosting us, along with Hull University and the Waudby Sports Centre.

Dodgeball is a fun, simple game which aligns perfectly with our values and ethos.

Players must have respect for each other, for their opponents and for the officials. With the fast pace of dodgeball, a maximum of 12 players and three balls on a small court, it can be a difficult task to referee, and therefore honesty is extremely important. One of the beauties of the sport is that things can change so quickly in a game. As it is so fast paced there is the opportunity for a team down to their last player to come back and win against a team with all six players still on court. So self-belief is vital right to the final whistle. Great teamwork in dodgeball is achieved through good communication, working as a team in both attack and defence in order to defeat the opponents. Although games are relatively short compared to other sports dodgeball is still a very physically demanding sport. Showing determination throughout the entire match is very important.

Thank you to the TigersTrust Foundation for supporting the delivery of all events.