Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Dodgeball - getting back in the game

Playing dodgeball in Cheadle.


Last night I played dodgeball for the first time in over six years as I attended a session with the Cheadle & Gatley Griffins Dodgeball Club.


One of the Cheadle & Gatley Griffins Dodgeball Club balls
One of the Cheadle & Gatley Griffins Dodgeball Club balls

My last matches were with the Harpenden Dodgeball Club back in April 2013 so it was superb to be back in action.


The Cheadle & Gatley Griffins Dodgeball Club run sessions on Tuesday evenings and it was brilliant to see a mix of people, ages and abilities playing the fun game.

Dodgeball is a fantastic game to play. It's easy to get into and you can play for fun or take it more seriously if you like

I'm looking forward to playing more dodgeball over the coming months.

Back in dodgeball action. I also picked up a win in the Last Man Standing match!

Check out Cheadle & Gatley Griffins Dodgeball Club website for more information.


My all-time Dodgeball Win-Loss Record:

  • 2005-2013 - Played 959, Won 437, Lost 478, Tied 44.
  • 2014-2018 - Inactive.
  • 2019-present - Won the Last Person Standing match (10/12/19).


Associations / Rules played under:

  • Dodgeball UK (2005-2007)
  • Get Back Into/UKDBA (2010-2011)
  • England Dodgeball (2011-2013)
  • British Dodgeball (2019-)


Teams played for:

  • New Lutonians (2005-2006)
  • The Dodgeball Assassins (2005-2006)
  • Abingdon Dodgeball Alliance (2005-2007)
  • Luton Dodgeball Club (2010-2011)
  • Harpenden Dodgeball Club (2011-2013)
  • Cheadle & Gatley Griffins Dodgeball Club (2019-)


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6 comments:

Richard Gottfried said...

Another session of dodgeball with the Cheadle & Gatley Griffins Dodgeball Club completed yesterday evening.

Played in some great large team games.

Played ten, won five, lost five. 'Perfectly' balanced.

Got to the last three of Last Player Standing match too.

Next session is next year.

Richard Gottfried said...

My all-time Dodgeball Win-Loss Record stands at:
- 2005-2019: Played 969, Won 442, Lost 483, Tied 44.

By year:
- 2005-2013: Played 959, Won 437, Lost 478, Tied 44.
- 2014-2018: Inactive.
- 2019: Played 10, Won 5, Lost 5.

Richard Gottfried said...

I was back in dodgeball action with the Cheadle & Gatley Griffins Dodgeball Club last night. My first games of 2020. It's my 15th year of playing the game - bar a sabbatical between 2014 & 2018 - and not counting all of the games played at school!

Brilliant fun playing a long game of 'not-Netball not-Basketball backboard bounce back catch' to warm-up!

Some nice practice drills and meteor games too.

My team had an 0-3 record in standard games.

I got to the last 6 of Last Player Standing though and was the last male player in the game.

Roll on next week.



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My all-time Dodgeball Win-Loss Record stands at:
- 2005-2020: Played 972, Won 442, Lost 486, Tied 44.

By year:
- 2005-2013: Played 959, Won 437, Lost 478, Tied 44.
- 2014-2018: Inactive.
- 2019: Played 10, Won 5, Lost 5, Tied 0.
- 2020: Played 3, Won 0, Lost 3, Tied 0.

Richard Gottfried said...

I had another fun evening dodgeballing with the Cheadle & Gatley Griffins Dodgeball Club yesterday.

We did some different throwing practice drills this week.

I was third in the Last Player Standing match and second male player overall.


My 0-6 record for 2020 remains as we didn't play any full outs games.

The Meteor Ball games were good fun though.

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My all-time Dodgeball Win-Loss Record stands at:
- 2005-2020: Played 975, Won 442, Lost 489, Tied 44.

By year:
- 2005-2013: Played 959, Won 437, Lost 478, Tied 44.
- 2014-2018: Inactive.
- 2019: Played 10, Won 5, Lost 5, Tied 0.
- 2020: Played 6, Won 0, Lost 6, Tied 0.

Richard Gottfried said...

I was back in dodgeball action with the Cheadle & Gatley Griffins Dodgeball Club on Tuesday evening.

My 0-6 record for 2020 has changed to 5-8 as we played a number of games with outs this week (5 wins, 2 losses).

I was fourth in the Last Player Standing match and second male player overall.

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My all-time Dodgeball Win-Loss Record stands at:
- 2005-2020: Played 982, Won 447, Lost 491, Tied 44.

By year:
- 2005-2013: Played 959, Won 437, Lost 478, Tied 44.
- 2014-2018: Inactive.
- 2019: Played 10, Won 5, Lost 5, Tied 0.
- 2020: Played 13, Won 5, Lost 8, Tied 0.

Richard Gottfried said...

In my last Tuesday night session with the Cheadle & Gatley Griffins Dodgeball Club I played 5, won 4 and lost 1 in games.

We also played a lot of fast paced METEOR BALL games. That was superb FUN as you're constantly moving, dodging, ducking, dipping, diving and dodging. If you're hit or get caught out you run to the back wall and then re-enter the game.

I'm looking forward to returning to dodgeball action once the coronavirus pandemic is over.

My 2020 record stands at played 18 games, won 9, lost 9.

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My all-time Dodgeball Win-Loss Record stands at:
- 2005-2020: Played 987, Won 451, Lost 492, Tied 44.

By year:
- 2005-2013: Played 959, Won 437, Lost 478, Tied 44.
- 2014-2018: Inactive.
- 2019: Played 10, Won 5, Lost 5, Tied 0.
- 2020: Played 18, Won 9, Lost 9, Tied 0.