By\u00a0Maegan Green<\/p>\n
Dodgeball games are played on campus every Sunday evening during the spring semester. Games are played at Gambrill Gymnasium and anyone who would like to participate can play.<\/p>\n
\u201cDodgeball began my freshman year at Hood in as an activity that our House Council started to get residents involved,\u201d said Kevin Johnson (\u201912). \u201cWhen I became president of Memorial in 2009 we made it a weekly event and we’ve done it every year since then,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The games are not really structured.\u00a0 Team rosters change constantly.\u00a0 There is no post season or tournament schedule.\u00a0 Wins and losses are never officially recorded.\u00a0 \u201cOn average, we have about 20 or more people come out on Sundays, from first-year students to seniors,\u201d said Johnson.<\/p>\n
Dodgeball gets extremely competitive.\u00a0 \u201cSome players who have participated for years actually prefer to be on opposite teams of others so they can try to beat them,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cEarlier in the year we had a group of freshmen students challenge the upperclassmen. The freshmen won the first game, but the upperclassmen destroyed them every game after that. People show up to win, but it\u2019s always in good fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI started playing spring of 2010,\u201d said Chris Carmichael (\u201913).\u00a0 \u201cI played flag football with Memorial Hall and Kevin during the fall semester and Kevin told me they would have dodgeball in the spring so I joined,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI started playing my freshman year,\u201d said Jimmy Baker (\u201914).\u00a0 \u201cDodgeball is a lot fun, so getting a chance to play has been great,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The rules are pretty simple.\u00a0 The games are played in rounds.\u00a0 Usually it is the best of five or seven.\u00a0 If you get hit, you are knocked out.\u00a0 If someone on your team catches a ball, you can come back in.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is slightly different from Mortar Ball,\u201d said Carmichael.\u00a0 \u201cThe boundaries are different and once per round, you can make a three-point basketball shot using a dodge ball.\u00a0 If you make the shot, all of your teammates who were knocked out get to play again,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
It is a fun sport that gives a lot of people something fun to do before they have to get ready for the next week of classes.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve been playing four years,\u201d said J.C. Hickey (\u201912).\u00a0 \u201cThe most fun thing about dodge ball is hitting people in the face.\u00a0 The last game, I hit three people in the face.\u00a0 That was fun,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Dodgeball on Sunday evenings in the spring has become a tradition.\u00a0 \u201cEverybody should play,\u201d said Baker.\u00a0 \u201cIt is good fun and a great way to get a break from homework on Sundays.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best part about it is getting different types of people on campus to come together for a common cause,\u201d said Johnson. It gives students something to do on weekends and for some, dodge ball is an outlet to relieve stress.\u201d<\/p>\n
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