Medic Dodgeball

How to Play

• Divde the group into two teams.
• Each team starts on opposite ends of the court with a line separating them in the middle.
• Teams have one minute to huddle and decide who their team’s medic will be. Have each team secretly tell you who they have chosen.
• Tell the players to wait for your signal to begin and then pass out the balls.
• When both teams are on their lines and ready, give the signal to begin.
• The teams then start throwing. There are four ways to get “wounded”.
  • If a player is hit below the waist.
  • If s/he tries to catch the ball and drops it.
  • If s/he throws the ball and someone on the other team catches it before it bounces.
  • If a player goes outside the boundaries unless they are chasing after a ball that has gone out on their side.
• When a player is wounded,’ s/he must kneel down.
• A player who is wounded can still catch and throw the ball but cannot move from the place where s/he is kneeling.
• If a medic comes by and taps a “wounded” player on the shoulder s/he is healed and can move again.
• If the medic gets out no one can heal her/him and the medic cannot tag her/himself.
• The game is over when all players on a team are down/wounded. This game can go on for a very long time. Consider having three five minute rounds instead of a 15 minute game.