Indy League FAQ

This is an Individual (or Indy) League. Players will sign up individually and not in teams. Every night teams will be drawn at random (sort of,  see below for how teams will be made) and games will be played. Every player will accrue a win-loss record throughout all of the weeks of the league.

We will run from Wednesday October 11th until Wednesday December 13th (10 week). The games will take place from 7:00-8:00pm, but the hall will be available for warm-ups from 6:45pm while the Junior Session is finishing up.

At the beginning, the organisers will estimate everyone's skills based on past performances and teams will be made up to try to balance the results. After two weeks of the league, the teams will be randomly made using the current standings. The top four players will be put into different teams, then the next four and so on. Judgement will be used to make sure that one team isn't particularly stacked and that people will play with as many different people as possible.

Team composition is always a tricky task and we don't always get it right. If you feel like there are any issues around this (i.e. you're playing with the same people too often) please contact michael.davidson@dodgeballnz.com to express your concerns.

That depends on the games we’re playing. There will be a strict limit of 24 people in this league. First in first served. That means we will aim to have 4 teams of 6 players every night. However, there are several factors that might alter this. We may have people missing days (see below for how this will be reflected in the standings) and we may play other games.

The main game we will be playing is just straight up dodgeball.  If we have more than 12 players we will split into four teams with two games going simultaneously on the smaller courts. If we have 12 or less players we will play on the big court. Teams will be even or within one player of each other.

If we have four teams, we will have three shorter rounds where each team will play each other for an equal amount of time. If we have two teams they will play one longer game.

To make things fun and add variety, however, we will play other games each week as well. These games will include (but are not limited to):

• One v Ones (against people in your own pot)

• Two v Twos (see this Dodgeball Dudes video, which has the rules)

• The Chair Game

• Japanese Dodgeball (see video)

• Last Man Standing

• Cloth Dodgeball (see WDBF rules)

• Accuracy Challenge (kind of like a High Jump competition, but you have to hit a target from increasing distances)

We will aim to have normal games each night and at least one of the other options each week.

Each player will be credited with any wins or losses they are a part of in normal play. For example if in Week 1 my team plays 20 games, winning 9 and losing 11, all of our records would be 9 and 11. If in Week 2 my team plays 23 games, winning 14 and losing 9, my new record would be 14+9=23 wins and 11+9 losses for 23-11.

The addition of other games will add new ways of scoring. One v Ones and Two V Twos will be scored as best of 5. The winner(s) will get 2 wins and the loser will get no loss.

For the chair game the whole team will get the same record. This will also be the case for Japanese Dodgeball, though there may only be one point.

For Last Man Standing the winner will receive 4 wins and the second place person will get 2 wins. In the event of two (or more) people getting out at the same time, leading to a win, all of those people will get 1 win each.

For the Accuracy Challenge we will start by throwing at an object approximately 3m away (from the activation line to the center line). If you hit the target you continue, if you miss you are out. We will move to distances of 6m, 9m, 12m and then if necessary, we will slowly increase the distance until one person is left. The winner will get 3 points. Anyone who hits at 12m and didn't win will get 1 point. 

Furthermore, if a team plays a person down, then they will start the game 1-0.

The winner will be determined by whichever player has the highest winning percentage (up to the thousandth - 0.001). If there is a tie the first tiebreaker is the player with the most wins. The next tie breaker will be points from Last Man Standing, and then points from one v ones. If it is still tied a one v one will be played. The first player to win 5 will win the championship.

Each week standings will be updated and shared via email and through the Dodgeball Auckland Facebook accounts.

To be eligible to win, you cannot miss more than 3 sessions.

Yes! That is the plan. It will depend on how many people join the league and whether or not I can find a sponsor for this, but I hope to give the top three finishers some sort of prize. If you have suggestions or know of people who would sponsor this, please let me know.

Last season we had online vouchers for Kadapult, and we are looking to continue our partnership with them.

The cost for each individual is $80 and must be paid in advance. The maximum number of players is 24 and your spot is secured once you submit payment.

Please deposit the money into the following account:

06-0103-0297185-00

Reference: IDB + Last Name

Take a screenshot of your payment and email it to michael.davidson@dodgeballnz.com