Dickens 7:00-8:30pm (Map)

Quit Playing Games with My Balls
Plants Vs Dodgers
Can’t Touch This
ADD

LashIT
Team Rocket
Call of Dodgeball
Toast Protocol

Dickens 8:30-10:00pm (Map)

One-Up
Free Win
The Durty Oars
Duck!

We Be Ballin’ Yo Fo Shiz
Talk to the ‘han’
Possible Rejection
Pork!

Fleming 7:00-8:30pm (Map)

Bacon Explosion Zombie Huntas
U MAD BRO?!
Shear Force
Young Guns 2.0

Carl Winslow
Franchise
Balls Deep
Revolution

Fleming 8:30-10:00pm (Map)

Anytime
Pillsbury Throwboys
Wonder Bang
Gnomercy!

Oaktown Dawn
COME AT ME BRO
Dodge This!
Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Ya

Oppenheimer 7:00-8:30pm (Map)

Mothership
Scared Hitless
Average Joe’s
Revenge of the Nerds

TPW
Suicide Squad
Orange Mocha Frappuccino!!
badass bombers!!

Oppenheimer 8:30-10:00pm (Map)

Oaktown Dusk
Boys Have Balls
Slippery Balls
Fluffy Pink Sheep 1

The Dodgefathers
Gingerbread People
FLICK my balls
Psych!sy Times

Dickens 7:00-8:30pm (Map)

Fluffy Pink Sheep 1
One-Up
U MAD BRO?!
Dodge This!

Toast Protocol
The Dodgefathers
Suicide Squad
Wonder Bang

Dickens 8:30-10:00pm (Map)

Pork!
Mothership
Plants Vs Dodgers
Balls Deep

Duck!
Oaktown Dusk
COME AT ME BRO
Shear Force

Fleming 7:00-8:30pm (Map)

Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Ya
Bacon Explosion Zombie Huntas
Free Win
Slippery Balls

Psych!sy Times
LashIT
Pillsbury Throwboys
Orange Mocha Frappuccino!!

Fleming 8:30-10:00pm (Map)

badass bombers!!
Anytime
Team Rocket
FLICK my balls

ADD
Carl Winslow
Talk to the ‘han’
Average Joe’s

Oppenheimer 7:00-8:30pm (Map)

Gnomercy!
TPW
Gingerbread People
Call of Dodgeball

Revolution
Quit Playing Games with My Balls
Scared Hitless
Possible Rejection

Oppenheimer 8:30-10:00pm (Map)

Young Guns 2.0
Oaktown Dawn
Boys Have Balls
The Durty Oars

Revenge of the Nerds
We Be Ballin’ Yo Fo Shiz
Franchise
Can’t Touch This

*There will be no dodgeball February 6th due to a district closure.

Dickens 7:00-8:30pm (Map)

Orange Mocha Frappuccino!!
FLICK my balls
Call of Dodgeball
Wonder Bang

Mothership
Quit Playing Games with My Balls
Carl Winslow
We Be Ballin’ Yo Fo Shiz

Dickens 8:30-10:00pm (Map)

Psych!sy Times
badass bombers!!
Gnomercy!
Toast Protocol

Boys Have Balls
COME AT ME BRO
U MAD BRO?!
Free Win

Fleming 7:00-8:30pm (Map)

The Durty Oars
Shear Force
Dodge This!
Slippery Balls

Pork!
Revolution
ADD
Revenge of the Nerds

Fleming 8:30-10:00pm (Map)

Plants Vs Dodgers
Scared Hitless
Talk to the ‘han’
Franchise

LashIT
Anytime
TPW
The Dodgefathers

Oppenheimer 7:00-8:30pm (Map)

Pillsbury Throwboys
Team Rocket
Gingerbread People
Suicide Squad

Young Guns 2.0
Duck!
Fluffy Pink Sheep 1
Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Ya

Oppenheimer 8:30-10:00pm (Map)

Balls Deep
Possible Rejection
Average Joe’s
Can’t Touch This

Oaktown Dawn
Oaktown Dusk
One-Up
Bacon Explosion Zombie Huntas

S11 Monday Division

Before the gladiators took to their respective battlegrounds, VDL wanted to present awards to very deserving teams who exhibited the fun-loving spirit of the league.  VDL is a league made possible by the people for the people.  So, it was only natural that the people decided who would win Best Dressed and Best Team Cheer.  After the nominees were brought up to the front, the crowd’s cheers and applause determined the winners.

Best Dressed

Nominees: Dodgeball I Choose You, Hide Yo Kids, Moustache Wranglers

The winners are….Moustache Wranglers!  How do you beat a team who had a giant moustache as a macot?

Best Team Cheer

Nominees: Dodgeball I Choose You, Halo Kitty

The winners are….Halo Kitty!  Their cheer involved vogue-ing.  Enough said.

Most Spirited Team:

The winners are….Dodgeball I Choose You with a ten week average of 9.86/10!  They narrowly beat out runner-ups GG:6pooled who had a 10 week average of 9.83.

Our Best Dressed and Best Team Cheer winners were presented with $50 gift certificates from Whitespot and free bowling vouchers from Excalibur Bowling.  The most spirited team received a $100 gift certificate from Whitespot along with the free bowling vouchers.  Congratulations to all the winners!

After a boisterous rendition of the National Anthem from ALL the Monday players, we were finally underway and the action was non-stop for the rest of the afternoon.  If you blinked, you might have missed something absolutely mind blowing (again, no hyperbole).  The most amazing part of the whole afternoon was that in victory or defeat, all players were smiling, laughing and making new friends.  For those of you that couldn’t catch the live action, shame on you! Make sure you book off s12′s Playoff dates! Subscribe to VDL’s Youtube channel to catch a glimpse of some of the finals for this season’s Playoffs! Remember to check out the VDL Gallery as well for Playoff images as they roll in!

Tier 6 Winner: Hide Yo Kids

Tier 5 Winner: All Business

Tier 4 Winner: Dodge My Durians

Tier 3 Winner: Dim Sum

Tier 2 Winner: Knowing is Half the Batlle

Tier 1 Winner: Almost Didn't Happen

VDL’s S11 Monday Division is in the books!  The Monday team hopes you all had a blast as we had so much fun getting to know all of you!  Thank you for joining us this past season.  If your team wants to create new dodgeball memories, register right away to ensure you don’t miss out on all the fun next season! Season 12 starts in the Fall!

In closing, Season 11 can be summed up in one word: ELECTRIFYING!

Curious about what other teams did for Team Photo week? You can see it in our VDL Gallery.

Week 3 is Team Photo Shoot Week for all Division Nights. What does this all mean? This is your teams’ opportunity to come dressed up in your snazzy team outfits along with those awesome props. Show us those killer smiles and super model poses, and of course, strut your stuff for all of VDL!

Each team will be photographed twice; one of which will consist of a fun and silly creative pose!

If you’re looking for inspiration, check out this team photo from Season 9!

The photo schedule for Season 11 Week 3 is as follows:

• Monday Night – Feb 21st, 2011
• Tuesday Night – Feb 22nd, 2011
• Wednesday Night – Feb 23rd, 2011
• Thursday Night – Feb 24th, 2011

Regular league play will commence as usual but be sure to pay attention to your league coordinators and master photographer of the evening. Please don’t forget to remind your teammates as well!

See you all there!

Some brief updates from VDL Central:

1. Waivers are up, all S11 players need to sign it before playing. Click here to access the form, or here to find out more about our injury process.

2. Exhibition week registration is posted! Please ensure you sign up 72 hours before the event. Gyms are subject to change.

3.  Captains, please review these pages and confirm your team name, co-captains and their email addresses, and your starting tier for the first 3 weeks. After the the January 28th deadline, we won’t make any team name changes. Unless you bribe our League Schedulers. Just saying.

4. Week 1 begins on Monday, February 7th. League schedules for Week 1 to Week 3 will be posted during Exhibition week.

5. Lastly, there are some minor tweaks to the rules:

• The 8FT deadball rule will be lowered to 6FT to promote safety and to keep throws low. There is little need to throw above this height. However, please note that the ball becomes dead when it hits the wall above 6FT. Players who jump and get hit with any directly thrown ball above 6FT are fair game.
• VDL plays a fast paced game, despite ball resets being legal. We encourage players, either throwing ball resets or the defender (who’s going for the catch, sometimes in ‘turtling’ position) to speed up the game. We also encourage refs to remind players of this when they see it.

That’s it for now. See you all next week!

1) Dodgeball 101, a general orientation for all new players to learn about the rules of the game and play in a supportive environment, is now available. The various sessions are listed below with a capacity for 60 players per event. All new players must attend at least 1 session before the start of the season. Teammates and Captains can attend with their new players too! Bring PE strip and water, and get ready to have some fun! To manage our numbers, registration is done individually (per player per event), not on behalf of your team. Please register 72 hours before the session. Gyms are subject to change depending on registration. Be sure to check out the VDL Rules videos for easy learning. Register here for Dodgeball 101!

Dodgeball 101 Details:

a. Monday, Jan 31st (FULL)
7:30PM – 9:30PM
Fleming Elementary (1401 East 49th Avenue)

b. Monday, January 31st
7:30-9:30PM
Oppenheimer Elementary (2421 Scarboro Avenue)

c. Tuesday, Feb 1st (FULL)
7:30PM – 9:30PM
Carleton Elementary (3250 Kingsway)

d. Wednesday, Feb 2nd (CANCELED)
8:30PM – 10:00PM
Queen Elizabeth Elementary (4102 W 16th Avenue)

e. Wednesday, Feb 2nd
8:30PM – 10:00PM
Fleming Elementary (1401 East 49th Avenue)

f. Thursday, Feb 3rd
7:30PM - 9:30PM
David Thompson Secondary (1755 E. 55th Ave)

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2) We’ve also set up Vets’ Night Drop In Sessions for returning players to shake off that rust from the offseason and get back into the dodgeball groove. The sessions are listed below with a capacity for 60 players per event. There are 5 sessions available in total. We’ll also be briefly reviewing rule and league changes for this season so please be on time! To manage our numbers, registration is done individually (per player per event), not on behalf of your team. Gyms are subject to change depending on registration. Please register 72 hours before the session. Register here for Vets’ Night Drop In Session.

Vet’s Night Details:

1. Monday, January 31st (FULL)
7:30-9:30PM
Dickens Elementary (1010 East 17th Avenue)

2. Tuesday, February 1st
7:30PM – 9:30PM
McBride Elementary (1300 29th Avenue)

3. Wednesday, February 2nd (FULL)
8:30PM – 10PM
Carleton Elementary (3250 Kingsway)

4. Wednesday, February 2nd
8:30PM – 10:00PM
L’ecole Bilingue (1166 14 Ave W)

5. Thursday, February 3rd (CHANGED from Dickens to Oppenheimer due to school use)
7:30PM – 9:30PM
Dickens Elementary (1010 East 17th Avenue)
Oppenheimer Elementary (2421 Scarboro Avenue)

6. Thursday, Feb 3rd (CHANGED from D101 to Vet’s Night)
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Hastings Elementary (2625 Franklin Street)

Updated on January 23rd, 2011.

Hello VDLers,

Happy new year! S11 is about 2.5 weeks away and we’re all excited to get back in the groove. We’ll be rolling out some more updates in the next few days, but we wanted to take a moment to share some big updates with the community. In the past 5 years, we’ve grown from 16 teams in S1 to 184 teams now, and every once in a while, it’s good to take a step back and rethink how things are going. After reviewing the survey results, having internal debates, reassessing our values, and reflecting on how the past 10 seasons have gone, here are the changes we’re making this season to make VDL even better. Drum roll please…

Tier Structure Changes

• We’re renaming tiers based on a number system (Tier 1/2/3) instead of an alphabetical system that has a bias towards grades.
• To build a sense of community, let players meet more folks and compete with a variety of teams, and allow for easy back-end logistics, the regular season across all nights will have 3 tiers (Tier 1/2/3) of 16 teams (Mon/Tues/Thurs); or 2 tiers of 15 teams and 1 tier 10 teams (Weds).
• To provide a more competitive playoff experience for all skill levels, we are testing a 6 tiers of 8 teams (Mon/Tues/Thurs). Wednesdays will have 4 tiers of 10 teams.  Seeding is based on regular season performance.
• Retiers on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be at the end of Week 3 and Week 7 (10 week regular season); Thursday on Week 4 and Week 8 (12 week regular season because of logistical reasons).
• We’re introducing a points system where a win in Tier 1 = 4 points; Tier 2 = 2 points; and Tier 3 = 1 point. This point system will determine final playoff seeding in the respective tiers (T1-6 on Mon/Tues/Thurs; T1-4 on Weds), making every week in the regular season competitive, and reduce sandbagging.
• After teams are placed in their final playoff tiers, a team’s spirit points are multiplied by 3 (for a score out of 30) and then added as wins so higher spirited teams have a chance for better playoff seeding.

Reward Structure Changes

We’re also making changes to the rewards structure to complement the above tier changes, emphasize our values, and to change the focus of winning something to winning a title as a team.

• We’re retiring the MVP Playoff Trophy. It’s not available to all tiers, nor can it be administrated properly. It worked when we had a 16/32 team 1-tier league but not anymore.
• As VDL is all about spirit, we’re introducing the Best Team Cheer Award for each night. We want teams to get creative and be loud out there! Winners get a one-of-a-kind VDL certificate and a $50 gift card for a team outing. This will be voted by captains in the final week of play.
• We’re keeping the Best Dressed Award to reward those who put an extra effort to play in style. Winners also get a VDL certificate and a $50 gift card, but will shift the voting of it to captains in the final week of play.
• No changes to Hootie the Spirit Owl trophy. Winners will get a nice bright VDL certificate and win a $100 gift card for a great team outing. This will be awarded to the team with the highest spirit points on a given night.
• We’re retiring medals, ribbons and the free deposits for champions. Instead, we’re redistributing the resources to create new (and awesome!) team trophies for all tiers. The trophies will range from prestigious in the higher tiers (competitive) to quirky and humourous in the lower tiers (recreational).
• Free VDL t-shirts for tier champions remain the same.

Change can be hard, and admittedly, we’re making some big changes in S11. Some players will be happy with these changes, and some, not. However, we firmly believe that these changes only make our culture better. The playing experience is still social, yet, competitive. Playoffs will run smoother, and with more tiers in playoffs with reduced skill gaps, all teams will experience more even match-ups. Sandbagging motivations are eliminated. The new rewards structure focuses more on team accomplishments, involves the community via captain voting, and is fair to all skill-levels. All these changes result in a great community based on strong values, with spirit being paramount.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on these changes, please share them below!

We started the day off with an introduction to the Monday exec team and a quick shout out to all the other departments in VDL that help make VDL more than just random strangers throwing balls at each other. The crowd’s booming applause showed just how much our devoted players appreciated the hard work that these volunteers put in to bring them dodgeball each and every week.  Now, it was onto the first awards of the evening: Best Dressed and Most Spirited Team.

This season we had a lot of teams come out with matching uniforms or creative costumes.  Just to name a few, there was Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’, Ballerinas, Moustache Wranglers, Nom Nom Nom, Pysch, Dodge
My Durians, Balls Deep, Balls Deeper and The Dirty Ballers.  However,
by unanimous voting from the Monday exec team and Monday captains, our best dressed team this season were those fun-loving folks from Dinosaur Team!  Every season, they change their team name and re-invent themselves to make a run for best dressed.  This is their third consecutive Best Dressed Award.  That’s great spirit, Dinosaur Team.  Keep up the creativity and congrats on the award!  We can’t wait to see what you come up with next season.

The Most Spirited Team award is probably VDL’s most difficult award to win since it requires ten weeks of consistency and it’s voted on by your peers.  The Monday players, in general, are some of the most spirited players you’ll find in any sport.  However, after a close race with runner-ups Ohhh Yeah! and Sexy Times with Mikey Van Nen, the Most Spirited Team Award was awarded to Ninja Please!  They were given Hootie the Spirit Owl, VDL’s Most Spirited Team trophy.  For some of the players on this team, it was their 5th Hootie!  Now, that is some amazing spirit, people!

The opening ceremonies were concluded with the singing of the national anthem by our very own Mikey Van Nen.  Then, it was onto the dodgeball action!  But, first, here is a shameless plug:  Thanks to the good people from Re-Up BBQ for providing our players with some mid-game scrumptiousness with their pulled pork sandwiches and chili.

Now, back to the action.  It was a day where all players stepped up their game and displayed some of the most amazing dodgeball plays anyone has ever witnessed.  Despite the level of competition and the desire to win, our players still maintained the highest level of sportsmanship.  When the dust settled, who managed to take home the title of VDL’s Best Dodgeball Crew?  Wait a minute….we’re not that show.

Tier C
This is probably the most wide open tier on Monday nights.  There are no favorites and anyone could take home the Tier C championship.  In the battle of teams with the funniest names, Sooo Many Dodging and We Be Ballin’ Yo Fo Shiz, it was the Sooo Many Dodging team that proved they lived up to their name.  They were out dodging a team that was definitely “ballin’” all day….fo shiz.

Congratulations Sooo Many Dodging on your first Tier C championship!

Tier B
Dodge It Like It’s Hot found themselves in familiar territory as they faced off in their consecutive Tier B final.  Last season, they fell short on Thursday Night against the Hit List.  This time, they had the daunting task of trying to take out Team Xtreme.  Dodge It Like It’s Hot were looking to avenge an earlier loss to Team Xtreme, who sent them into the backdoor.  However, DILIH were not “Xtreme” enough to take down the eventual Tier B champs, Team Xtreme.  It was a very close battle that could have gone either way.  Despite the loss, DILIH were all smiles and very gracious in defeat.  Keep up the hard work and third time could be the charm.

Congratulations to Team Xtreme for your well deserved Tier B Championship!

Tier A
Tier A was full of heavyweight teams like Ballistics, Mr. Men and Little Misses, and Purple Monkey Dishwashers.  However, when all was said and done, it was VDL’s Most Spirited Team, Ninja Please! facing off against a veteran core in Animal Crackers.  Animal Crackers knocked Ninja Please! into a do or die backdoor final against Ohhh Yeah!  While Ohhh Yeah! put up a great fight, Ninja Please! were determined to get back to the finals and get another crack at taking out Animal Crackers.  While Ninja Please! managed to take one series from Animal Crackers and force a sudden death, winner take all match, the Ninjas could not overcome the teamwork and chemistry from Animal Crackers.  For some of the members on Animal Crackers, this was their 4th Monday title.

Congratulations to Animal Crackers on your Tier A championship!

MVP
There were several well deserving players for this prestigious award. Chris Tung (Ninja Please!) showed why he is one of VDL’s greatest players by showcasing game saving plays match after match.  Jayno (Ninja Please!) proved why he is regarded as VDL’s most elite catcher with his dynamic catches all over the court.  Cat (Animal Crackers) was easily one of the best players throughout the tournament with her timely catches and elusive dodging.  She was particularly impressive in the finals making a catch off Chris Tung, which crippled the Ninjas and secured the victory.

However, in a very tight MVP vote, our S10 Monday Playoff MVP was Ellie Moon (Animal Crackers).  Ellie sacrificed her body to protect her teammates and was the on court general leading her team through each series.  She was often the last player on the court and had to come up with big catches to keep her team alive.  For Ellie, this is her first MVP award to add to her many accomplishments in VDL. Congrats to all the nominees and a big congrats to Ellie on your MVP award!

Well, that about wraps up Season 10 ladies and gentlemen.  We laughed.  We cried.  We dodged.  Then, we laughed some more.  It was an electrifying season and if you want to electrify dodgeball courts at a gym near you, don’t forget to sign up for Season 11 and join us for more dodgeball awesomeness on Monday nights!

Monday Division Director
Truong Cao

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Season 10 Survey! We had a number of you fill out our survey, and we really do want you to know that we appreciate your time and more importantly, your honest feedback to VDL.

So without further adieu, here is a list of our winners!

Congratulations to:

$50 Gift Card Winners:
Timothy Cheng – Alpha Buddy Up
Ashley Spearing – Powertoolz
Justin Ray – Purple Monkey Dishwashers, Happy People, Angry Bridesmaids, Bayside Tigers
John Wong – Revolution

$15 Starbucks Gift Card Winners:
Miranda Tseng – Phillisbury Throwboys
Aaron Li – Alpha Kenny Buddy Up

VDL Shirt Winners:
Nathan Ng – Disney’s Recess
Colin Thomas Morris – ADL Justice
Kaitlin Sterndale-Bennett – Moustache Wranglers, Ring of Fire! No. . . , and Girls Night Out
Andrea Ivaz – Girls Night Out
Kevin Wong – Masterballs

All winners will be contacted via e-mail this week. If you are one of the chosen winners, and have not heard from us, please email us at info@vdldodgeball.ca!

Thank youuu!

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Dear VDL Players,

It’s always a bit sad when our season comes to an end. We want to thank each and every one of you for making it a tremendous success! VDL continues to grow and we love seeing just how big and friendly our community is. We are definitely the most spirited league in Vancouver!

VDL is serious about being the best dodgeball league in not just Vancouver, but in the world! We can only get better with your feedback so please fill out this short survey to share your thoughts and tell your teammates to participate (it’ll take you 5 minutes). Deadline for entry is Saturday, December 18th. We got prizes for your feedback – just in time for Christmas!

Up for grabs are: one of four $50.00 SportChek, Cactus Club or Whitespot gift cards, one of two $15.00 Starbucks gift cards, and VDL Swag for 5 lucky participants! Your comments and ideas will help VDL get better and better. Thank you once again for participating in Season 10, and we look forward to seeing you in the Spring season.

With much gratitude,
The VDL Family