At the 2018 Dodgeball World Cup, people were dodging, dipping, diving, ducking and, well, dodging some more all over the two-court theater at Madison Square Garden. And while that part of the matches may have look scrambled, the rest did not.
Each attack Saturday was thought out, strategically planned around players’ strengths and weaknesses. Balls didn’t just fly amuck. They were thrown with purpose.
“It’s not the same game that most people remember from school,” Team Canada player Katie Morrison said. “It’s exciting to tell people that and to see their reactions that it’s actually a competitive sport.