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Team work

Dodge ball is a group game. It is difficult to succeed in the group game without
team work. Therefore, all the team members should have a common goal. In order
to get success in dodge ball, the players should pass the ball to their friends and
hit the opponents safely and easily. Similarly, the next team also should have the

knowledge to aware their friends on how to get the ball in their hands and deceive
the opponents. In this game, the players should not hit the player of the opponent
team directly; instead, they should pass the ball to their friend pretending that they
are hitting them.

General Rules of Dodge Ball Game

i. The toss determines whom to give the first ball.

ii. The players should not touch or cross the determined lines while passing the
ball, catching and hitting the opponents.

iii. It is valid if the ball directly touches the opponent players without dropping
on the ground while hitting them otherwise the opponent will not be out.

iv. The opponents should not be hit above the waist.

v. If the the ball touches the opponents while hitting then that player will be out
and another player will replace him/her.

vi. The team which can hit the opponent players under their waist with the ball
will be awarded with one point.

vii. The hitting team does not get the point if the opponent player can directly
catch the ball which fell to the ground touching them before it dropping on
the ground again.

viii. The player touched with the ball goes to the right side lobby of the opponent

ground and the other players move one step in anti-clock wise direction.

ix. The game again starts after the players change their places. The team who
gets the ball starts the game again.

x. The team which scores more points during the ten minutes play will win the
match.
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