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The National Collegiate Dodgeball League, commonly referred to as the “NCDA”, is the only collegiate-level competitive athletic league for the game of dodgeball. The League was founded in 2005, initially under the name "Midwest Dodgeball Conference" for the first two years, by five founding member teams: Michigan State Dodgeball Club, DePaul Dodgeball Society, Kent State Dodgeball Club, The Ohio State Dodgeball Syndicate, and Delta Community College Dodgeball.[1] The league president as of the 2023-2024 season is Dylan Greer, a former OSU Dodgeball player and 2019 Director of Nationals (head of the planning of the NCDA National Championship).[2] NCDA is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
History
[edit]Pre-formation
[edit]The first match of the Intercolligate dodgeball was The Ohio State Dodgeball Syndicate at Kent State Dodgeball Club on March 10th, 2003. OSU Defeated Kent State 16-14. During this game, the two clubs had to work out how to combine each club's own ruleset they'd been playing with. After this match, a more unified, but not official, ruleset was adopted by the 4 dodgeball clubs which would go on to be the founding NCDA members (Delta Community College Dodgeball was not created until after this event).
The next match was Delta Community College Dodgeball at Michigan State Dodgeball Club, which was the inaugural Michigan Dodgeball Cup, the oldest regular event in college dodgeball history. This tournament has been hosted by Michigan State University at IM West annually since then.
Formation and First Nationals
[edit]On April 9th and 10th of 2005, the first ever Collegiate Dodgeball Nationals was held. It was hosted by Michigan State University at IM West. At that point, it was referred to as the Spartan Dodgeball Invitational. This even marked the founding of the NCDA, initially under the name "Midwest Dodgeball Conference", which it held for the first 2 years of existence. Five colleges had teams represented at this event: Michigan State Dodgeball Club, DePaul Dodgeball Society, Kent State Dodgeball Club, The Ohio State Dodgeball Syndicate, and Delta Community College Dodgeball. [3]
In the inaugural championship match, The Ohio State Dodgeball Syndicate beat Kent State Dodgeball Club 4-2 to take the title of National Champions.[3]
Early History
[edit]The next season (2005-2006 season), the NCDA kept its original, regional name, the Midwest Dodgeball Conference. This was the first instance of adoption of a common, official ruleset for all matches. This season saw the first inaugural tournaments which are now large, well-known tournaments. These include the Chicago Dodgeball Open, in March 2006, and the Ohio State Invite, in February 2006. By Nationals 2006, NCDA saw four new teams join. Grand Valley State Dodgeball Club, est. 2005, Joined NCDA Dec 2005. Oakland University Dodgeball Club est. 2006, disbanded 2008, joined NCDA 2006. University of Kentucky Dodgeball Club, est. 2004, joined NCDA Feb 2006. Kansas State Dodgeball Club, est. 2005, joined NCDA Mar 2006.
Grand Valley State University, or GVSU, made their first appearance in college dodgeball this season. Their initial formation was partially a joke, as MSU players were campaigning many other universities in the region to form teams, even if just for the sake of fun. GVSU would go on to surprise the league, making it to the finals at the 2006 Nationals in April (then called the Midwest Dodgeball Conference Postseason Tournament). GVSU lost to OSU 2-1 in the championship match. GVSU would go on to later become a perennial competitor in the league.
2007-2009
[edit]2006-2007
[edit]In the 2006-2007 season, the league was renamed from the Midwest Dodgeball Conference to the National Collegiate Dodgeball Association, NCDA. That year, Bowling Green State University and Marshall University got teams, bringing the total to 11.
2007-2008
[edit]In the 2008 season, four more colleges joined the league. Saginaw Valley State University, Western Kentucky University, Central Michigan University, and University of Wisconsin Platteville.
2008-2009
[edit]In the 2009 season, three more universities joined. University of Louisville, Henry Ford Community College, and Miami University (Ohio).
Present Day
[edit]As of the 2023-2024 season, there are 38 member teams in the NCDA. A full list can be found on NCDA's "Member Teams" page, [4] or below in the "current teams" section.
The Court
[edit]Matches are played on basketball courts. 30 feet from each baseline, there is a throw line. You cannot step past the throw line that is farther from your baseline; if you step on it or past it, you are out.[6] This leaves a 34 foot neutral zone in the middle of the court where players of both teams may occupy. The rules allow wiggle room on court dimensions, as not every venue has identical courts.[7]
A roster must have a minimum of 8 players and a maximum of 18 players. Teams only may have up to 12 players in any point. Graduate and professional students are eligible to play for their university. A player can only play for 6 years on a single team. If they would like to continue to play in the NCDA, they must play at a different college. Usually, this only comes into effect when people pursue a graduate or professional degree from the same university they pursued an undergraduate degree from. Institutions may not merge to form teams.
A Match
[edit]Matches have two 25 minute halves with a 5-minute halftime. There is a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 12 players playing for each team during any given point. A point is what many people traditionally refer to as one "game". A point is from the start of a point, or if the match hasnt started yet, the start of a match, until a team has all of its players eliminated/out. Games are played with 10 standard rubber playground balls, which are not fully inflated to allow better grip. The game starts with an opening rush where players start behind their baselines. Balls are distributed in a 4-2-4 pattern, 4 balls on the close baseline, 2 at half court, and 4 on the far baseline.
Catches and Eliminations
[edit]You can be eliminated in a few different ways:
- Being hit by the ball, then the ball falls to the ground.
- A ball you have thrown is caught by the first person it hits, while the ball is live (simplified, this means it has not hit the ground, walls, ceiling, or another player).
- You commit a boundary violation. This includes:
- Stepping onto or over the Attack/Throw Line. You may jump over the line and throw a ball before you land. You will be out when your foot touches the ground past the line, but the ball you released before touching the ground will still be live.
- Stepping out of the outer bounds of the court. You may touch the out of bounds, but if you are in contact with the ground out of bounds, you must maintain at least 1 point of contact with the border of the court/in bounds.
Direct Catches as described above bring the person who was eliminated earliest on your team back into the game
You are NOT out if you throw a headshot, as many people who played dodgeball in school may be used to.
If a ball is thrown at you, hits you, and while the ball is still live, one of your teammates catches it, it is a "Team Catch". These do not bring a teammate back into the game, nor do they eliminate the thrower. However, it means the initially hit player is not out.
If you are holding a ball, and you deflect a live/thrown ball using only the ball, you are not out. If you drop the ball due to contact with the thrown ball, however, you are out. After a ball is blocked in this manner, it is dead and cannot eliminate a teammate, nor can it be caught by a teammate. It MAY be caught by the person who deflected it, just as if it had been bobbled then caught, and it counts as a direct catch.
Scoring, Timekeeping, Winning, Overtime
[edit]Shot Clock
[edit]Teams have a "shot clock". During most of a point, the shot clock is 15 seconds. To reset their team's shot clock, a player must throw a ball within an opposing player's "LAZ" (legitimate attempt zone). This is the zone that, if total effort was given, an attempt to catch the ball could be made. This zone is 3-dimensional, and moves with the player, including vertically. A general rule of thumb is an approximate radius of 6 feet, and as high as a player can reach while jumping vertically.
When a team goes from having 5 players alive to 4 players alive, the next time their shot clock is reset, their shot clock is changed to 10 seconds. The shot clock
Scoring and Overtime
[edit]As the name suggests, one point is awarded to the team with players left after a point is finished (all player on a team are out). If, after a point, there are less that two minutes left in the first half, halftime is called and the leftover time is added to the second half. If a point is underway when the first half time expires, no point is awarded, no matter how many player each team has alive, and halftime commences.
At the end of the 2nd half of a match, if a team has more points than the other, the game ends and the team with more points wins that match.
If there is a tie, a 6-on-6 overtime is played. instead of 10 balls, there are 7 balls. On the overtime opening rush, the balls are distributed in a 3-1-3 pattern.
Current Teams
[edit]
Team[edit] |
City[edit] |
NCDA Join Date[edit] |
Link[edit] |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Akron Zips Dodgeball | Akron, OH | 9 Nov 2014 | |
| Dodgeball Club at Ball State | Munice, IN | 17 Mar 2018 | |
| Bowling Green Club Dodgeball | Bowling Green, OH | Fall 2006 | |
| Central Michigan Club Dodgeball | Mount Pleasant, MI | Feb 2008 | |
| Cleveland State Dodgeball Club | Cleveland, OH | 25 Feb 2017 | |
| Georgia Southern Dodgeball Club | Statesboro, GA | 5 Nov 2016 | |
| Grand Valley State Dodgeball Team | Allendale, MI | Dec 2005 | |
| James Madison University Club Dodgeball | Harrisonburg, VA | Nov 2011 | |
Team[edit] |
City[edit] |
NCDA Join Date[edit] |
When They Went Inactive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Wallace Club Dodgeball | Berea, OH | Mar 21, 2015 | |
| DePaul Dodgeball Society | Chicago, IL | FM - April 2006 | |
| Gonzaga Club Dodgeball | Spokane, WA | 28 Oct 2017 |
FM Denotes Founding Member
The NCDA partners with many organizations of varying types. The following list is accurate as of January 1st, 2024.
USA Dodgeball
[edit]USA Dodgeball is an collaborative organization to promote dodgeball at all levels nationwide. The NCDA was a founding member organization for USA Dodgeball.
Goat Tape
[edit]Goat tape makes workout tapes, which is particularly useful for dodgeballers' fingers. Many players use it to prevent the rubber balls from tearing away at skin when strong/harsh grip positions are used; the most popular grip is called the "pinch grip". Without tape, it can wear away at the skin on knuckles. Goat tape has run numerous giveaways with NCDA, and even has NCDA branded tape options.
VII Apparel Company
[edit]VII is the official apparel partner of the NCDA. Teams are offered discounted pricing for team gear, including T-Shirts, Jerseys, warmups, shorts, and more.
Lucid Travel
[edit]Lucid Travel helps college club teams raise money by booking hotels using existing travel sites.
Save The Children
[edit]The NCDA hosts events to fundraise for the charity Save The Children.
Campus Causes
[edit]Campus Causes is a tool that helps teams fundraise and helps support the NCDA.
Ballistae Dodgeball Gear
[edit]Ballistae Dodgeball Gear provides purpose-built dodgeball equipment including knee pads, throwing sleeves, and more.
References (I AM NOT YET DONE WITH THIS ARTICLE - STILL A DRAFT!)
[edit]- ^ "History – NCDA". Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Staff – NCDA". Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ a b "History – NCDA". Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "Member Teams – NCDA". Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "NCDA Rulebook" (PDF).
- ^ "NCDA Rulebook" (PDF). Rule 2.2.2.2 & 3.4.4.2.
- ^ "NCDA Rulebook" (PDF). Casebook 5/2.2.2.
- ^ "NCDA Rulebook" (PDF). Rules 2.3.x.
- ^ "Partners – NCDA". Retrieved 2023-12-31.