Teams:

Teams are made up of 6-10 players and may be co-ed. Students should be in grades K-8. Team name and uniform are encouraged. Team names are subject to Foundation approval. Teams will compete in age-appropriate divisions. Please note: At least 70% of your team members must be PV residents.

*New* ADULT TEAMS: Adult teams should follow the team guidelines. Adults are considered to be individuals aged 18 or older. Adult teams will not be considered for best dressed or best team name.

Prizes will be awarded for:

• Best Dressed,
• Best Team Name,
• First Place Teams per Division,
• Top 3 Fundraising Teams

To support a team with an online donation, click here.

Rules:

• The game begins with three balls to the left and right of the centerline. Six (6) players stand on their backcourt line. Balls to the left belong to your team and can be retrieved when the whistle blows, signaling the start of the contest.
• Players that cross the centerline are eliminated from the game.
• You cannot hold the ball for longer than 5 seconds. This violation results in the loss of possession of all team balls. You cannot stop a ball with a ball (by holding it); this will count as a direct hit and will eliminate the player.
• A player is eliminated if they are hit with a ball below the neck (ducking eliminates this rule).
• The ball is dead once it touches the floor.
• Suppose a teammate catches an opposing player’s throw. In that case, the opposing player is eliminated, and one teammate who was eliminated can return to the game. The first player eliminated returns first.
• Intentional delay of the game will result in loss of possession of all team balls
• All referee decisions are final, and the referee will determine any rule not covered above.
• No plays or games will be replayed due to a referee’s call being interpreted as a bad call.

The first team to eliminate the opposing team wins. If neither team has been eliminated after regulation time (5 minutes), the team with more remaining players wins. If an equal number of players remain after regulation time, a sudden death period will decide the winner. Six shooters each have one ball to throw at one defender (30 seconds maximum time limit). The number of hits is recorded, the roles are reversed. The team with the most hits will be declared the winner.

Sponsorship:

Thank you for your interest in supporting our biggest fundraiser of the year – our Dodgeball Tournament! Students look forward to participating and creating their unique team names and uniforms each year. At the event, teams compete to see who is the best of the best on the court.

PVSDF is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to encourage excellence by enhancing and enriching the educational opportunities offered to the Perkiomen Valley School District students. Our mission is to provide funding for programs and projects that would not otherwise be available through tax dollars or other traditional sources.

Fundraising:

Each team will have the opportunity to do additional fundraising. Although fundraising won’t affect your standing in the Dodgeball Tournament, we will award the top three fundraising teams!

After registering a team, the person who registered the team will get an email with the link to their team’s fundraising page. Share this link far and wide with folks who want to support your team.

If someone would prefer to donate cash or check, please make your check or money order payable to Perkiomen Valley School District Foundation. Please include the dodgeball player or team you would like to support and “Dodgeball” in the memo line or a note accompanying the check.

Donations can be mailed to the following address:

Perkiomen Valley School District Foundation

c/o Dodgeball

3 Iron Bridge Drive

Collegeville, PA 19426

Thank you very much for supporting educational opportunities!

Past Winners:

2024:

• Best Team Dress: Formal Flingers
• Best Name: Kindergarten Chaos
• Top Fundraisers (top 3):
  • No Hit Sherlock
  • Flaming Shots
  • The Bling Bling Diamond Dripsters
• Mini Division: Kindergarten Chaos
• Minor Division: Deez Ballers
• Middle Division: Studs with Skills
• Major Division: Whose Your Daddy?
• Adult Division: Good Fellas
• Photos

2023:

• Best Team Dress: Duckin Donuts
• Best Name: Mother Duckers
• Top Fundraisers (top 3):
  • Daj Debalz
  • Little Dodgers
  • The Griddy Gang
• Mini Division: Daj Mabals
• Minor Division: The Loose Cannons
• Medium Division: Balls to the Jaws
• Major Division: Mother Duckers

2022:

• Best Team Dress: BALL-erinas
• Best Name: Can’t Dodge This
• *NEW* Most Raised: The Cheeseballz
• Minor Division: Throwbocops
• Medium Division: Untouchaballs
• Major Division: Viking Ballers
• Photos

2020:

• Best Team Dress: CEOs of Dodgeball
• Best Name: Game is Throws
• Mini Division: Team Venom
• Minor Division: Disco Derby Dodgers
• Medium Division: Ball of Duty
• Major Division: Philly Philly
• Photos

Can you find my son/daughter a team?

Unfortunately, no. We ask that you enter the Dodgeball Tournament as a team. If you are looking for a team, we suggest posting on our Facebook Event Page, your school’s parent’s page, or your school’s Home and School page.

I need to add a child to my team; how do I do that?

Please email us at Foundation@pvsd.org with the following information: team name, child’s name (first and last), the adult responsible for child’s email, school, grade, and shirt size. Please note that if a switch is made after February 7, 2024, we might not be able to provide a t-shirt for the new teammate.

I need to subtract a child from the team; how do I do that?

Please email us at Foundation@pvsd.org with the team name and the child needing removal.

One of our teammates can’t attend anymore. Can I make a switch to the team?

Yes! Please email us at Foundation@pvsd.org with the team name, the child who needs to be removed, and the following for the child who should be added to the team: the child’s name (first and last), the adult responsible for the child’s email, school, grade, and shirt size. Please note that if a switch is made after February 7, 2024, we might not be able to provide a t-shirt for the new teammate.

How many divisions are there? What grade levels will play together?

We don’t know how many divisions or which grade levels will play together until registration closes. Divisions and brackets are based on the most natural divide of the teams and their grade level, which is based on the highest grade on the team.

What size balls do you use?

We use 6″ foam dodgeballs for the event.