PDNYC - Party Dodgeball NYC

Where is the league located? The league is located at St Josephs - Yorkville located on 87th between 1st and York.

What are the exact dates? The league will be played on Thursday nights
and will begin on September 25 until November 26. The playoffs will be held tournament style on November 13.

What are the times? Teams will play 2 best of 3 matches (all 6 games
will be played regardless of results) from 6:45 to 9:45 P.M. We will do
our best to make sure teams will play their 2 matches as close together
as possible.

What are the costs? The cost is $85 per person which includes a
PartyDodgeballNYC official t-shirt, registration to win prizes at
season's end, access to bar specials and prizes at the post game bar
(to be determined withing the coming weeks), and the opportunity to
have the most fun in Manhattan!

Are their prizes? We will be giving away multiple prizes and awards:
the winning team will get a $100 bar tab, a $100 cash prize as well as
half off the following season. 2nd place will receive a $50 bar tab,
$50 dollar cash prize as well as $250 off the next season. There will
also be a $50 bar tab awarded to the team with the best representation
and spirit at the bar.

I am an individual or group that can not form a full team, Can I sill play? Absolutely, contact Mike at Partydodgeballnyc@yahoo.com and we will match you with other people to form a team.

Rules

Here are our OFFICIAL RULES as published in the NATIONAL DODGEBALL LEAGUE RULEBOOK. http://www.nationaldodgeball.com/rules.html

The Court

• The official dimensions for a regulation court area as follows:

• The court is divided into two 30' X 30' areas, with a 4' X 30' neutral zone located at center court separating the two sides, an attack line located parallel and 10' from the center line, for a total court length of 60' from endline to endline, and a total width of 30' from sideline to sideline.

• Approximately 2'-3' is allotted for an out of bound area, allowing officials to move freely along the sidelines.

• The Queue for each team is a 3' X 12' area, and should be located 2'-3' from the sideline, leaving enough room for bench players to move free along the sideline.

• Every effort will be made to obtain the correct dimensions. However court size may be adjusted to best suit the available space.

Equipment

• 6 regulation size balls will be used: 6 Blockers™ (8.5")

Players

• Teams consist of six players with up to 8 substitutes. All players must be in uniform.

• Coed teams consist of either gender, however at least two players of each gender must participate at the start of each game.

• Open teams may consist of either gender. Any ratio of men and women may participate, including all male and all female teams.

Substitutions

Substitutions must be made prior to the start of the game. No substitutions can be made during a game, except in cases of injury.

Retrievers

Retrievers are individuals designated to retrieve balls that go out of play. Teams are responsible for providing retrievers. The number of retrievers required will determined by the tournament director.

Or you may use players that are out as retrievers.

• Retrievers may not enter the court at any time.

• Retrievers may not wear jerseys of the same style as their team uniform.

• Retrievers are only allowed to field balls from their side of the court.

Matches

A regulation match consists of a pre-determined odd number of games of a single game type. The number of games and/or the time allotted may be altered to best suit time and attendance. (In our case, that means 2 best of 3 matches per team.)

Game Type:

Elimination Game.

A game played until all opponents on one side have been eliminated. The first team to eliminate all its opponents is declared the winner.

For any further questions, contact Mike at Partydodgeballnyc@yahoo.com