N.L.'s newest adult dodgeball league isn't for the faint of heart
CBC
Every Sunday at Southlands Community Center in St. John's, the teams of Dodgeball Newfoundland and Labrador get together to pelt each other with partially inflated rubber balls.
Dodgeball is known to be a fast-paced and chaotic game. For some, it may even be anxiety-inducing. Willingly signing up to be pummeled with rubber projectiles certainly doesn't sound "fun" on paper, so what would the appeal be in a game like dodgeball?
Jodi Dinn of the Jammie Dodgers says she thrives on the thrill of the game.
"[In] what other sports do you get to just whip balls that grown adults for fun and get away with it?" she said.
"That's always a bonus. And then you get on the court and you have 30 minutes of just 'go.' Your heart rate is going and it's just pure bliss when you're on the court. Fear, but bliss."
As it turns out, dodgeball has a fairly strong pulse in the metro area. The league's communications vice-president, Robert Andrews, says there's a healthy interest in signing up.
"We have 10 teams. Each team is allowed a maximum of 15 players. So you do the math, that's around 150 players," he says.