How to Improve Your Dodgeball Playing Skills

Dodgeball is a commonly played ball game. Two teams are formed; one team forms a huge circle, and the other team goes inside the circle. The team outside has to throw the ball at the team inside and try to hit all of them or at least most of them out before their limited time runs out. After the first round, the other team goes outside and hits the team that was out before. Whichever team hits more people out is the winner. Here are some instructions on how to be a better player in dodgeball.

Steps

If you see the ball coming towards you, calmly move aside.

If the ball is approaching you with tremendous speed, don't cover your eyes and be scared; you might be hurt by the ball.

If the other team finds out that you are scared of the ball, they are more likely to focus on you because they will think that they can easily hit you out. 

Try different ways of escaping the ball, such as going up, down, left, and right and leaning front and back.

If you are outside:

Throw the ball at the team inside with all your strength.

Aim properly.

If you throw the ball and it misses the one you were aiming, make sure that one of your teammates catches the ball and throws. Otherwise, the ball will roll away, and this will waste time.

Do not stop to think whom you should hit, and don't just hit without thinking where you are hitting. This way, no one will ever pass the ball to you.

Think quickly as soon as you get the ball.

Hit the person closest to you or at least the one who is in front of you.

Hit quickly to confuse the other team.

Tips

• It would be a good idea to create your own style of dodging balls such as jumping, dancing, or running.
• It would be a good idea to have someone as back up who stands a bit behind everyone to catch the ball if it rolls away.
• When you see someone who is looking at you and trying to hit you, don't move before that person actually throws the ball.
• Trick the other team by pretending that you are going to hit someone and instead hit someone else in the opposite direction.
• If you are outside, hit as soon as you get the ball