Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge

For the first time the gang got together to form a team in the ever so formidable sport of dodgeball. Despite it's reputation, dodgeball is taken very seriously.

The orientation at the beginning of the season bolstered our ego's. From what we saw, team wise we had an above average team, but we were horribly wrong. When the season started, it was evident that the only people who showed up to orientation were the newbies. We gave it our all but in sixteen games that first week we came up under 500, I don't recall ever having a record better then 500 in any of the weeks (although we did come close at some points).

The entire league was very well run, especially given the fact that it was all volunteer. Every team we played showed great sportsmanship, aside from a select few. It really is a pleasure to play against teams who have the same smile on their face at the beginning of the match and the end.

Throughout the eleven week regular season, we had a mediocre record with some weeks better then others. For a game that consisted of throwing foam balls at each other, there's surprisingly a lot of strategy. Some of the more experienced teams we played showed us how much of a difference a year or two of dodgeball makes.

Luckily for us every team got to play in the playoffs, but unfortunately for us, we got creamed in the playoffs. Putting a swift and punishing end to our playoff hopes.

Highlight of the season would be any game that we won. It's a great feeling to completely dominate a team, but the best games were the close ones. The nail biting games where any throw could've been the last, those are the games that I remember best.

Lowlight would be our morale breaking back to back series losses in the playoffs.

What the hell moment of the season would be Costa's one on one showdown with an opposing girl, where he chose to adopt a very 'stalker' like predator prey approach.

It's doubtful the team will return for another season. Dodgeball is a great sport that pretty much anyone can pick up, but like most competitive sports, dodgeball is a tough sport to compete in. So what comes after dodgeball? Not sure myself but I'm pitching for a football team.