One of the unique traits of the sport is that there are not only female and male, but mixed teams too, therefore, our training sessions are also for all genders. The Dodgeball battles take place on a court split in half, with a neutral zone & without jailings, with 6-6 players.
You need to prepare for a true adrenaline bomb, you can be a predator and prey at the same time, all while having to pay attention to five flying, bouncing special cloth balls, having to aim properly and having to keep tactics in mind!
Some say handball and football goalkeepers are crazy. Well, here, everyone is a little crazy, as all the people on the court can be hit by the balls – which, incidentally, only weigh 250 grams.
As it’s not a contact sport, there are no serious injuries from uncontrolled collisions. Therefore, everyone can play the game in their own pace, regardless of their age.
Our HQ is in Újpest, where you can find the second-ever painted Dodgeball court of the continent, and where we train on Monday and Thursday evenings. Due to the recent COVID measures, we also had to move temporarily and then the compulsory break has started, but as soon as it’s safe, we will go return and continue our sessions.
During the first training I was quite nervous, but I soon realised that I don’t have to worry. The trainings are not dead serious, the community is supportive, and they don’t judge you if you fumble a bit, can’t throw the ball that well or just don’t know the rules enough yet.
If you are ‘good friends’ with balls, but you don’t mind if you’re also going to be a target during the game and you’d like to try out Dodgeball, we can’t wait to see you at the Budapest Pirates Dodgeball Club training!
Whether you’re coming because you like trying out new things, you want some change, or because you miss sports, the ball, the atmosphere of changing rooms or you want to do some exercises with good company, it doesn’t matter! After we re-open, come and join one of our trainings and try out this brand-new team sport!
You can find more information about the Club at our Intro page about the beginnings and how we’ve come this far.
Budapest Pirates Dodgeball Club – Training