CLUBWAKA Dodgeball - Welcome

Thank you all for joining CLUBWAKA Norfolk Dodgeball! Who's ready to play on Wednesday? Well, if you aren't, this email should hopefully help you get there. This is all of the info you need to know for this season.

LEAGUE LEADERSHIP

John Whalen is the Community Coordinator for CLUBWAKA Wednesday Night Dodgeball. As the point of contact for the league, John is here to help with all questions and feedback. If you ever need anything at all, please let me know. You can reach me at jwhalen@clubwaka.com, or in person at the fields or Guads. He's on Houlihan's Heroes (purple). Additionally, this league will be supported by Ryan Kiel (rkiel@clubwaka.com) and myself (brent@clubwaka.com) as the backups for John. If you need help or have questions, let any of us know! 

SCHEDULE, STANDINGS, AND ROSTERS

The schedule, standings, and rosters are located on this Google doc. You can also find a link on the league website and pinned to the top of our Facebook group.
Some notes on the schedule:

• We have 5 teams this season and two gyms. This has allowed us to pack the schedule with doubleheaders. MOAR DODGEBALL! 
• Each team is scheduled to play each other twice
• March 6th will have games scheduled. They will be based on the regular season standings following 2/27. 
• The play-in game for the playoffs will also be on 3/6 between the 4th and 5th place teams. The winner will move on to face the 1 seed on 3/13
• The playoffs will be on 3/13. 

GYM POLICIES

All games are played at Norfolk Christian (255 Thole St, Norfolk). A few notes about the facility: 

• No food or colored drinks are allowed inside the gym. Water is all good though. 
• Be respectful of the facility. There may be other after-school activities going on at the same night as our league. Avoid using foul language and be sure to take everything that you brought with you. 
• Games will begin promptly at the start time, so please be sure to be on time and ready to play! 
• Enter through the double doors by the parking lot closest to the football field. Once you enter, the gym will be to the left at the end of the hall. 

DODGEBALL RULES

Dodgeball is a fun, fast-paced game. If you've never played before, here is a link to the CLUBWAKA Norfolk rules. We encourage everyone to review it, and we will do a crash course on Wednesday, but here are some of the highlights. 

• Games are 10 v 10 with a maximum of 6 of either gender allowed on the court at a time. If a team has less than four of either gender present, they must play a person down (ex. only 3 women are present, the team must play with 9 players, 6 men/3 females)
• A player is eliminated when they are struck by a ball thrown by an opponent, a ball you threw is caught, if you go out of bounds (except to retrieve a ball), step over the attack line, or drop a ball while attempting to block 
• Games will consist of two 20-minute halves. You will play as many matches as allowable by time within this period. 
• Each game does have a paid head referee responsible for officiating the game. While the refs we hire do a phenomenal job, they are just one set of eyes. They won't be able to see all 20 players and all 8 balls. It is extremely important to obey always show good sportsmanship and obey the honor system. If a ball hits you and the ref doesn't see it, do the right thing and call yourself out. Don't be the guy or gal to cheat at coed adult recreational dodgeball. :) 

GUADS @ GRANBY

You and your teammates are encouraged to stop by our postgame clubhouse, GUADS @ GRANBY (7515 Granby St, Norfolk) each week to mingle and enjoy some great specials on food and drinks. Guads is hooking CLUBWAKA Dodgeballers with the following deals:

• $6.99 pitchers, $2 domestic bottles, $3 Mexican beers
• $2 chicken or beef quesadillas
• $4.99 chorizo fries, $8 nachos supreme

As always, we encourage everyone to drink responsibly and ensure you have a safe ride home.

STAY CONNECTED

We have a fun and interactive community that isn’t contained to just Wednesday nights. We definitely encourage you to check out all of our social media pages.

• Join our Facebook group. It's a great forum to share pics/videos, discuss the games, find new teammates, get important updates, and get to know others in the league. 
• Like CLUBWAKA Hampton Roads on Facebook for updates, news, and photos all season long
• Follow us Instagram. Be sure to tag @wakahamptonroads in your stories and posts!

      

PAPA JOHN'S: THE OFFICIAL PIZZA OF CLUBWAKA HAMPTON ROADS

CLUBWAKA members can save on their Papa John's orders all year with promo code WAKA18 (2 large one-topping pizzas for $18) or WAKA5 ($5 off any order of $25 or more). We'll also have some fun BOGO Day giveaways throughout the year, so look out for more information! Mmmmm. Pizza!

SPRING LEAGUES OPEN NOW!

While we're all excited to start winter dodgeball tomorrow, don't forget that spring leagues are open now, including kickball, volleyball, bowling, softball, and flag football. Most of these activities are on sale for early birds, so join now and save some beer money! You can find all the available activities at clubwaka.com/hampton-roads.