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Dodgeball
category: Ball Sports
Dodgeball is a game in which players try to hit other players on the opposing team with balls and avoid being hit themselves. It is an unusual sport, but not unknown thanks to the movie in which it was featured - DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, where group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their local gym from being taken over.
Dodgeball is often played in physical education classes or in the school playground in the US, though it is becoming more popular and is being played on a competitive level and spreading around the world. There are many variations of the game, and no standard rules. The game is played on a field such as a basketball court, with a center line. Generally the main objective of each team is to eliminate all the members of the opposite team by hitting them with thrown balls. Between 5 and 10 balls may be in play, and any number of players. After a player is eliminated, they may re-enter the field if one of their teammates a ball on the full (provided his team does not already have the maximum number of players).
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