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Post by prncsfungi on Jun 25, 2008 10:20:31 GMT 8
So this may be a tad on the random side...At one of my elementary schools recently, I was invited by the students to play dodgeball with them at recess. The genki ALT that I am said sure why not. My American brain translated dodgeball as...2 teams...1 team on each side of a line...throw the balls at each other...if you get hit you're out..if you catch a ball then the thrower is out..maybe a few other slight variations. The game those kids were playing though...blew me away. There were kids in a middle of the gym, kids on the sideline, tag teams, flying balls going everywhere....I have no idea what I witnessed. The only thing I know for certain is that Japanese Dodgeball is not the same as its American equivilant. Has anyone else had the experience of playing Japanese dodgeball? And if so...could shed some insight on how its played...?
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Post by Otaku on Jun 25, 2008 12:05:45 GMT 8
The difference is this:
As you know, the object is to hit all the members of the other team. Doing so, ends the game. However, in Japanese dodgeball, if you are hit, instead of being 'dead' for the rest of the game, you go to the area surrounding your opponent's area. If a ball goes outside of your opponent's area, you have a chance to be 'reincarnated' by picking the ball up and hitting one of your opponents while throwing the ball from outside your opponent's area. If you do this, you go you are back in the game and go back into your team's playing area.
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Post by junkdna on Jun 30, 2008 8:18:15 GMT 8
Japanese dodgeball can be fun, but I don't like it as much. I teach my kids the US version and they love it cuz they can play MORE times. Careful though, you have to ref it at the same time otherwise the rules will never catch on. I play it pretty rough on them, calling outs on line stepovers, balls knocked out of their hands, catches, etc. They get pretty good, pretty fast and start reffing themselves. Makes for a more interesting game.
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