Soft Dodgeball

HOW TO PLAY

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1. 1Split the field in half and make two teams. Every player stays on their own side, throws are aimed below the shoulders, and the balls begin along the center line.
2. 2A player goes to the sideline when an opponent’s thrown ball touches their body below the shoulders before the ball touches the ground. A ball that first hits the ground, another player, or the head does not put anyone out.
3. 3If a player catches an opponent’s thrown ball before it touches the ground or another player, the thrower goes to the sideline instead. The catching team also returns its longest-waiting sidelined player to the field.
4. 4A team may also return its longest-waiting sidelined player after completing three uninterrupted passes between active teammates. A dropped pass changes possession of that ball but does not put anyone out.
5. 5A team wins by putting every opponent on the sideline at once. If nobody does that within five minutes, the team with more active players wins; a tie sends one player from each side back in for sudden death.