Dodgeball, a highly competitive and adrenaline-fueled game, demands not only physical agility but also strategic gameplay. One of the key aspects of achieving success in dodgeball lies in mastering the art of ball control.
So, why is ball control so crucial? Let’s break it down:
Dictating the Pace of the Game: Ball control allows a team to set the tempo. By maintaining possession of the dodgeballs, players can control when to attack and when to defend. This strategic advantage keeps opponents on their toes and prevents them from settling into a comfortable rhythm.
Effective Offensive Attacks: Having more balls means more offensive options. Teams with good ball control can coordinate their throws and precise and strategic throws can catch opponents off guard, leading to successful eliminations.
Defensive Resilience: Good ball control ensures that a team has the resources to defend against enemy throws. When you’re in possession of dodgeballs, you can block incoming shots or use them for quick counters. Remember, you can’t cover or counter without any balls!
How, do we control the balls? We keep them or we win them!
Communicate with your teammates: Coordinate throws, share balls, and create a seamless flow of attacks and defences. Plan who you are going to throw at and who is going to hold the ball to cover your retreat.
Effective Blocking and Defending: Use dodgeballs as shields. Block incoming throws down and behind you to maintain possession and stay in the game.
Optimizing Movement and Positioning: Be agile and position yourself strategically. Move to areas where you can retrieve stray balls or set up coordinated attacks. BUT MAKE SURE YOUR TEAMMATES HAVE YOU COVERED!
Spidering: After an opposition attack as the balls pass you at the back of the court drop low and spread your limbs wide. This is so you can try and catch the balls when they rebound off the back wall in your "spiders web". This will help you retain ball possession. This is also one reason players stick to their lanes at the back of the court. To try and maximise the success of spidering.
Burn ball: A burn ball is throwing a single ball within one meter of the opposition without the intention of hitting them. It can be used to either surrender ball advantage and force one/two opposition players to have to throw, or to aim for wall at back of court to hopefully retain possession.
"PUMP" Fake: In attack three players advance to the line as if to throw but then fake. The intention is to try and get the opposition to throw a counter without attacking. Setting up a four or five ball attack.. In defence one or both wings advance forward in an attempt to make the opposition attacking line think a counter is coming and make them wary – disrupting or slowing their attack.
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