The main goal of our school programme, which we launched in August 2020, is to get young people to know and play Dodgeball regularly in more and more cities and after the school cups, to organise national tournaments as well. Therefore we are looking for those PE teacher colleagues and institutions who would be partners in this initiative and we hope that together with the schools we can promote and teach this wonderful game.
We hope that we can help many children interested in sports feel the team spirit and learn about a healthy lifestyle and the benefits of regular exercise.
Hungary Dodgeball in the school program
We have created a Facebook group where, in the beginning, we can introduce the basics of the game and help PE teachers to get to know the rules, tactics and proper technique. Besides, we can also discuss any questions regarding the balls and the court there.
It is our pleasure that within such a short period of time, more than 150 PE teachers have applied from the Carpathian Basin. If you would also like to join our school project, please contact us!
We have worked a lot to re-launch and we’d like to thank everyone who took part. It was amazing to see the gym get filled with Dodgeball athletes again. Our latest session was all the more exciting thanks to the newly painted Dodgeball court and a guys vs. girls match. For more footage and information about our Autumn session, visit Budapest Dodgeball’s Facebook page.
Does Dodgeball have a realistic chance of being selected for the programme of the 2028 Olympics? This topic will surely come up during tonight’s talk with Jake Mason, president of USA Dodgeball and the representatives of the sports newly introduced to the Olympics.
This title turned out quite timely. We’ve been long watiting for the chance for Dodgeball to appear on index.hu, our 5-ball competitive dodgeball which we worked so much for, but an unfortunate turn of Fate made it a bittersweet event. But life must go on and so shall we. Thank you index.hu!
Most likely everyone has tried dodgeball as a child, but in its competitively fine-tuned version the rush of adrenaline is even more intense: you can be prey or predator at any moment while having to pay attention to 5 balls zooming all around or taking aim.
We’d like to thank Hungary’s most popular news site for this farewell gift. Wish you all the best, index.hu.
Ha jön az össztűz, nem tehetsz mást, mint imádkozol
Kidobóst mindenki játszott tornaórán, de a sporttá fejlesztett változata fizikailag is kimerítő az állandó pörgés miatt. A dodgeballt már itthon is játsszák, a Budapest Pirates játékosai ütik ki egymást.
As a member of the Austrian women’s and mixed team, Annika Jedliczka has recently won the European Championship. As the ambassador of Dodgeball, she recently also had the opportunity to meet the presdient of the International Olympic Committee. In our – by now traditional – international dodgeball player interview (Krista Leveleky was the first, Tamás Ward was last year’s guest), we talked with her about the beginnings, the most interesting moments, and the opportunities of female competitors in the dodgeball.
Why is Dodgeball the sport of the future? According to Annika,
„people often prefer to watch men’s matches, while women’s matches only come second. This is where Dodgeball is different and cut above the rest. This sport is the best example to follow by mixed team sports.
The guys do, in fact, throw more often. But it takes more than just strength to throw the ball such that it will not be caught. It’s only natural that our throws are not as powerful as the guys’, but it’s not true that we can’t throw well and accurately.”
* Can you give us a bit of a background of your Dodgeball playing career? When did you start playing dodgeball? – I started playing Dodgeball November 2012 at one of the legendary Dodgeball Mania Events in Vienna. My team won the title and half a year later I was asked if I wanna play Euros for Austria in Chester. Ever since then I am part of Dodgeball Austria and had 11 international appearances for Austria.
* What inspired you to start playing dodgeball? – I would love to tell an inspiring story but the truth is a friend from school just asked me if I wanna join their team and I said yes. What made me stay was the community and the friends I made there.
* Do you remember your first time on the court? – No. But I remember the final of the first tournament I played. I was overwhelmed by the atmosphere and super nervous.
* Your most beautiful moment in your career? – Thats a tough one… there are so many. A few that I will always remember are: the moment the whistle was blown and we were European champions for the 4th time in a row and also won womens mens and Mixed division at euros 2019, our boys becoming world champs and one of our team rituals where we all together listen to a specific song the day before a tournament starts.
* Best event you played at? – Euros 2018 in Lignano (in terms of organisation, food, accommodation, players comfort) and Euros 2019 in Newcastle (in terms of results:))
* How do you prepare before tournaments? – We are lucky to have an awesome coaching team that leads us through those phases with everything it needs: personal skill development, strength and mobility training, tactics, practicing playing sitiations and a lot of talking.
* How many times do you play a week? – Normally 2-3 times a week, now that corona had other plans for us only once..
* Any tips you can lend to aspiring dodgeball players? – Apart from playing, tactics and personal skill development I would say: team communication and video analytics!
* Which team or nation is your favorite opponent? – Has to be England. Cause its the closest and the games that stay in my mind the longest. But I really like to meet all the nations on and off court.
* Who is your best dodgeball player? – Stefan Leitinger. Men’s and mixed player as well as womens coach for a reason. He has done a lot to help Dodgeball Austria coming that far.
* Did you see the Austria – Hungary men’s quarterfinals at the Central European Championship? With the outcome getting decided only in its final moments (16-12). – Yes I have seen it. It was a close game and it is wonderful to see other countries stepping up and becoming stronger and stronger. It is good for our beloved sport and everyone playing it.
* Finally, what advice do you have for those who are just being introduced to this wonderful game? Why play dodgeball? – The game itself is just fun. It has so many diferent aspects so that anyone can play it. It is action, adrenalin, teamwork, skill, fun… dont know why u shouldnt.And not to forget: the community. I ve been playing a lot of different sports in different teams, but the dodgeball community for sure is something very special that i dont wanna miss in my life.
It really shows how incredibly popular this sport is in Britain that 29 (!) members of the world champion university dodgeball team got on buses in the scorching heat to travel across the city, in full gear no less, to play with us. It was a fantastic evening! To commemorate it, the Sheffield University Dodgeball team has surprised us with a keepsake. Thank you very much!
The European Dodgeball Federation has modified the dates of the upcoming European Dodgeball events below due to the ensuing situation. All the tournaments will be held a year late according to the current decisions.
If we weren’t in the situation in which we are, we would be having a great training session tonight and would be preparing for our next tournament due in two weeks. But regardless of how things have turned out, we weren’t idling around and took a step forward, leaving cones & tape behind: we now have a painted court on our Budapest Pirates headquarters.
How did it turn out? Quite pretty from a distance. It was a lot of work, the phases of which you can see below. No doubt it will turn out perfect next time. We hope you’ll be able to try it out as soon as possible!
Dodgeball has always been a staple of PE classes, a joyful game for children. But the now widely known sport known as Dodgeball played by adults is much more than spontaneously throwing balls around.
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Mindig is az iskolai testnevelésórák elengedhetetlen „tartozéka” volt a kidobós, a gyerekek önfeledt partizános játéka. A világszerte dodgeball néven ismert, felnőttek által is űzött változat azonban már több mint a labda ötletszerű dobálása – vallja Bohács Ferenc, a Hungary Dodgeball vezetője, a sp…
Effective as of 00:00, March 16th 2020, we have suspended all Hungary Dodgeball cup series, tournaments and trainings until further notice – in accordance with the 40/2020. (III. 11.) directive of the Hungarian Government – in order to prevent and hinder the further escalation of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
