Week 8 Newsletter

6-19-11[1]

2011 Spring Season Tournament Bracket - And so it was written. Start time 11 AM, Sunday June 26th. Be there BITCHES!

Spring 2011 Tourney Bracket

Regular Season Final Standings...

Week 8 Standings

Week 8 Schedule - Final Week of Seasonal Play

Week 8

Week 7 Standings

Week 7 Standings

Week 6 newsletter bitches

6-5-11

Week 7 Schedule

Week 7

Week 5 Standings

Week 5 Standings

Week 6 Schedule

Week 6

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS!!!

Regular season play will begin promptly at 7:30 PM at the tennis courts at Irving Park in Allentown, just across from Dieruff H.S. The lights will turn off automatically at 10 pm, and we will all turn into pumpkins. So have your team there at 7, because this night cannot wait for any latecomers.

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On a side note, the president of Allentown City Council lives directly across the street, so all rules still apply, if not more so. We will strictly enforce all language and alcohol rules as if it were a normal sunday.

Team captains, please remember to bring the all-star ballot forms.

All Star Ballot

Team Captains:
Please pick five (5) men and three (3) women to participate in the Mayfair Dodgeball tournament to be held at Cedar Beach this Sunday May 29th.  The winning team will need to check in at noon at the park, and the first game will begin at 1pm.

Please download this form and return it to me on Friday night at Irving Park, where we will be having our first regular season night "day" under the lights...
All Star Ballot

Week 5 Schedule

Week 5

Week 4 - Newsletter / Standings

Week 4 Newsletter

Week 4 Schedule

Week 4

All Star Voting

This is short notice but lets try to help out a DAD member and get some players into this tourney.

Great Balls of Fire Dodgeball Tournament

Week 3 Newsletter - Courteousy of the "Pink Panther"

Week 3 Newsletter

Week 3 - Back to 10! 2nd Half, Court 2, Match 4... Dedicated to the ugly chick rockin the black ponytail on Salty Nizzuts. Go back to sleep bitch!

Week 3

Week 2 - Newsletter / Standings...

5-8-11

Week 1 Newsletter / Standings - On Behalf of Sir Chester Strongbow...

Week 1 Newsletter / Standings

Week 2 - From 10 games 6 cause some of you are a bunch of whining bitches!

Week 2

Week 1 - Run that back, now that it counts!

Week 1

Easter Opener

Easter Opener

Opening Day Is Almost Upon Us!

It looks like this season will have just as many teams as last, and your D.A.D. is ready!  With 2 courts running at once, we should be able to easily accomodate all players in a single time frame.  Lately, the big buzz has been, "Are we really starting on Easter?"  And the answer is yes. "Will there be an Easter Egg Hunt?" No.  But we will have brand spanking new dodgeballs, and you can throw them at each other! 

But don't fret my pets, the first day, as usual, will be a non-points, instructional type day.  Most of us have played with D.A.D. and his balls, so there will be nothing won or gained that day. But if you haven't played with us yet, set your delivery time for your Easter pizza a little later than usual so you can get attuned with our style, because come week 2, there is no love lost, and heads will roll....all in the name of fun, of course!

I had announced previously that there would be a tourney on Friday May 27 under the lights at an undisclosed location.  And that our season would end July 3rd, with the post-party immediately following.

 Well, on Friday May 27th, on the tennis courts at Irving Park(across from Dieruff High School), beginning at 8pm, we will have a regular season day.  The following Sunday, the 29th, our ten best players, determined by the players, will be playing at a tournament at Mayfair.   That will let us end our regular season on June 26th. After the D.A.D. Cup, stroll on over to the Rose Garden #3 Pavilion (walking distance from the court), for the trophy presentation, and where all players and families can eat, drink, and be merry.  We will then have a independent  tournament at Cedar Beach that following July 3rd, for all those interested.

I would also like to thank all those who have met Jevon and I this past week to register.  For those who haven't, we still have until this Sunday, so don't be afraid to call us.  You can find our contact info under the "contact us" link at the top of this page.

See you Easter Sunday!!

Spring 2011 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Registration for the Spring 2011 D.A.D. season is now officially open.  We go back outdoors, at the fenced in volleyball courts at Cedar Beach in Allentown, Sundays from 11am-1pm.  Opening day will be on April 24th, the final tourney falling on July 3rd.  After the tourney, feel free to walk on over to the other side of Ott St. to the D.A.D. pavilion for our after party.  Talk about a killer July 4th picnic!

But wait! That's 11 weeks you say.  Yes.  We will need to skip May 29th for this pesky event the city calls Mayfair, but do we have a couple special things in store for you that weekend! That Friday will be the D.AD. Friday Night Lights Tournament, beginning at 9PM, under stadium lighting,  at a super-top secret location to be announced.  On the 29th, the players will nominate their 10 best peers to represent the D.A.D. in another tournament being held on our home court by another, albeit lesser, organization.

The Early Bird registration fee for a roster of no more than ten players is $150 in cold hard CASH BEFORE APRIL 10TH. You can call Jevon Ciciliot at (484) 554-4869, or myself Stephen Kratzer at (484) 264-5374 to make arrangements.

Need some new uniforms for the spring season? Not a problem. Registration + 10 T-shirts(your design or ours) is $300 BEFORE APRIL 10TH.

After April 10th, the registration fee increases to $200. A magical paypal button will also appear in this post at midnight on the 10th.

REGISTRATION ENDS APRIL 17TH!

So, I ask you. who amongst you has the balls to dethrone Baylors in the spring?  The phone lines are open and operators are waiting for you call!!





Spring reg form
spring shirt form

ALL HAIL THE NEW CHAMPS - BAYLORS TOP NOTCH

Well folks, as shocking as it may sound, the next placard on the coveted D.A.D. Cup will read Baylors Winter 2011.  We had a couple firsts this season.  The defending champs were the first to be knocked out, unable to eek out a single win, the Rusty Trumbones were not in the finals, and a rookie team, the Ball Busters were.  The Ball Busters had nothing for Baylors in the finals, as it was Bad Brad and his Boys day, more like their month.  They only lost 1 game all tournament, and went undefeated the final 2 weeks.

In my humble opinion, a much more deserving award could go to Baylors than the D.A.D. cup.  The class of the field award.  Not only did they display their athletic prowess on the dodgeball court, their acts of class, sportmanship, teamwork, and overall adherence to the unspoken code of conduct were unrivaled week in and week out.  My hat is off to you gentlemen.  CONGRATULATIONS!!!

DAD CUP WINTER 2011

DAD CUP WINTER 2011

Winter 2011 Regular Season Final Standings

1.   Baylors                                                       33-8        66 Receive 1st Round Bye
2.   Rusty Trumbones                                        32-9        64 Receive 1st Round Bye
3.   Incomprehensible Demoralization                 31-10       62
4.   Plan B                                                        25-16       50 Plan B wins tiebreaker 3-0
5.   Angry Beavers                                           25-16       50
6.   Ball Busters                                                24-17       48
7.   Trigger Happy Penguins                             23-18       46
8.   Great balls on Fire                                     22-19       44
9.   Juggernauts                                               21-20       42 Juggernauts win tiebreaker 2-0
10. Ballz Deep                                                21-20       42
11. Salty Nuts                                                 20-21       40
12. Green Bowl Packers                                 16-25       32
13. 9OH!8                                                     15-26        30
14. VBF (Freeballers)                                    14-27        28*WILL FORFEIT TOURNEY*
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15. Himmer Hicks                                          13-28        26 Assumes 14th seed in the tourney
16. Ball Jugglers                                              10-31        20
17. Underdogs                                                  8-33        16

The tournament will begin next Sunday, March 13th, at 9am PROMPT!  Games 1-6 will be a single game, all others will be a best of 3 series. 

There will be a little background music for the festivities, so if your team has a particular song they want to have played as an entrance song, comment here, or let me know one way or the other.

This season our post-tourney party and trophy presentation will be held at the Emmaus VFW, 316 Main St, Emmaus.  Tickets are $5 per person and are available via Charlie, Jevon, or myself on tourney day. There will be free food and beer available, how long it lasts depends on the amount of tickets sold.

All are welcome to attend.  If your team didn't make the cut, please join us for the tourney and party, we'd love to have you.

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Week 8 Schedule

Due to some confusion in week 1, Balls Deep and Trigger Happy will be playing their week 1 game that was originally a forfeit.  Trigger Happy will keep their first win, but Balls Deep will be given a fair shot to redeem themselves.

Week 8

Week 8 Schedule (Final Regular Season Play)

Ok, here's how it's goin down for the final regular season week.  Everyone shows up all day.  You can try to gauge when your teams first game is based on the schedule, but if you are not there when you are up, too bad, so sad.

Teams will be entered into a round robin generator program as they appear in the standings. There are 10 teams left who have yet to play an extra game, they will play each other first, then we will begin the round robin.

The top 14 teams will be invited back March 13th to play in our season ending double elimination tourney. All teams can come, but only the top 14 will play. 

The schedule will be posted later in the week.  The more texts I get, the longer it will take!  Thanks for your patience!!!

Standings After Week 7

1.      Baylors                                                                 28-7                   56
2(t).  Incomprehensible Demoralization                             27-9                   54
2(t).  Rusty Trumbones                                                    27-8                   54
4.      Plan B                                                                   23-12                 46
5(t).   Angry Beavers                                                      22-13                44
5(t).   Trigger Happy Penguins                                        22-14                44
7.       Ball Busters                                                          21-14                42
8.       Great balls on Fire                                                20-16                40
9.       Juggernauts                                                          18-18                36
10(t). Salty Nuts                                                            17-19                34
10(t). Ballz Deep                                                           17-19                 34
12(t). 9OH!8                                                                 12-23                24
12(t). VBF (Freeballers)                                                12-23                 24
12(t). Green Bowl Packers                                            12-23                 24
15.    Himmer Hicks                                                       10-26                20
16(t). Ball Jugglers                                                           8-27                16
16(t). Underdogs                                                             8-27                16

Week 7 Schedule

DAD Schedule 7

Standings After Week 6

1)     Incomprehensible Demoralization                                   25-6                   50
2(t).  Rusty Trumbones                                                          23-7                   46
2(t).  Baylors                                                                         23-7                   46
4.     Plan B                                                                          20-10                 40
5(t).  Angry Beavers                                                              19-11                 38
5(t).  Trigger Happy Penguins                                                19-12                  38
7.      Ball Busters                                                                  18-12                  36
8.      Juggernauts                                                                   15-16                  30
9(t).   Salty Nuts                                                                     14-17                 28
9(t).   Great balls on Fire                                                         14-16                 28
9(t).   Ballz Deep                                                                     14-17                 28
12(t). 9OH!8                                                                           11-19                 22
12(t). VBF (Freeballers)                                                          11-19                 22
14.    Green Bowl Packers                                                       10-20                20
15.     Himmer Hicks                                                                  9-22                18    
16.     Ball Jugglers                                                                     8-22                16
17.     Underdogs                                                                       7-23                14

Week 6 Schedule - and....... Kickball?

While you're checkin out when your team plays this weekend, take a minute to check out our poll.  Your D.A.D. has received numerous requests to play kickball this summer.  We want to see how much interest there might be out there.  Please comment if there is a particular day or time that would be best for you...

DAD WEEK 6 SCHEDULE

Samoans in the Midst

For most of us, dodgeball only takes place Wednesdays and Sundays.  When we are not practicing for those days, we need something to fill our time.  Some of us may work, spend time with the family, go to school, meditate, drive race cars... you get the idea.  But there is one among our tribe who does things a little different.  Hailing from our Beloved Baylors Top Notch Crew, it's Lance "The Samoan Thunder" Anoa'i.

He will be battling for the WXW C4 Hybrid Championship against his archrival Drolix. This will kick off Saturday, March 5th, 6:30pm, at Mountainville Memorial Hall, 1814 S. 4th St, Allentown. 

Tickets are $10/general admission, $15/ringside.  You can get tickets at:

 Jay’s Steaks & Shakes

704 West Emaus Ave., Allentown, PA

Lance will also  have some available  Sundays and Wednesdays, so break into your kids piggy bank so you can come out. 

SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!

More info can be found at http://wxwc4.com/

Standings After Week 5

1)       Incomprehensible Demoralization                                    21-5                   42
2.       Rusty Trumbones                                                          19-6                   38
3(t).    Baylors                                                                         18-7                   36
3(t).   Trigger Happy Penguins                                                   18-8                   36
5.       Ball Busters                                                                   17-8                   34
6(t).    Plan B                                                                           16-9                   32
6(t).    Angry Beavers                                                                16-9                   32
8.       Juggernauts                                                                   14-12                  28
9.       Salty Nuts                                                                      12-14                 24
10(t). Great balls on Fire                                                           11-14                  22
10(t). Ballz Deep                                                                      11-15                  22
12.     9OH!8                                                                             9-16                  18
13(t). Freeballers                                                                       8-17                  16
13(t). Green Bowl Packers                                                         8-17                  16
15.     Ball Jugglers                                                                    7-18                  14
16.    Himmer Hicks                                                                   6-19                  12
17.    Underdogs                                                                        5-20                   10

Week 5 Schedule

Week 5 Schedule

HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY

REPUBLISHED FROM THENDL.COM

This summer was an exciting and proud moment for U.S. Soccer. An inspiring display by the entire team and Landon Donovan’s game-winning goal against Algeria captured the attention of super fans and casual viewers alike. But there was a noticeable blemish marring the enjoyment of the game. No, not the vuvuzelas; actually, I like the atmosphere they set. I’m talking about the at times blatant lack of fair play and honesty by players. As a soccer athlete, even I had to groan when a player took an exaggerated dive to gain an unfair advantage. (See the ejection of Kaka in the Brazil vs. Ivory Coast match).

I think this brings up an interesting subject in dodgeball – honesty. With six balls thrown in various directions it can be challenging to determine who’s in and who’s out. Not even the great Al Kaplon can spot every line violation, and our recent Dodgeball World Championship left some people wondering “How many refs does it take to sort out a six-person team sacrifice?” In response, the National Dodgeball League has always endorsed honesty.

Sport is a contest held under agreed rules to determine the greater competitor. From an early age we are taught to play the whistle, let the referee make the call, and to do whatever it takes to win. Placing this responsibility on the referee gives athletes a freedom from conscience. As the saying goes, “It’s only breaking the law if you get caught.” Those believing they need to cheat to win will use this moment of dishonesty to gain an advantage. This conflicts with what sport is about.

The nature of dodgeball places this responsibility on everyone – the referee, thrower, catcher, and dodger. As participants we feel the wind when a throw whizzes by, hear the sphere graze our shorts, and see the rebound off our teammates toe. Nine times out of ten we know exactly what did and did not happen. It is in that moment, as the ball brushes our finger, where honor is proven by raising our hand and stepping off the court, or disrespected by feigning nonchalance and continuing to play. Like a modern day Lord of the Flies dodgeball can elicit innate survival instincts, and on the raw, untamable court of flying rubber our true character reveals itself.

Brett Batky
New York Epic, #43

Standings After Week 4

1)        Incomprehensible Demoralization        17-4          34
2(t).     Baylors                                             15-5          30
2(t).     Rusty Trumbones                              15-5          30
2(t)      Ball Busters                                      15-5          30
5(t).     Trigger Happy Penguins                     13-8          26
5(t).     Plan B                                              13-7          26
7.        Angry Beavers                                   12-8          24
8.        Great balls on Fire                              11-9         22
9.        Juggernauts                                       10-11        20
10.      9OH!8                                                 9-11        18
11(t).   Salty Nuts                                           8-12        16
11(t).   Ballz Deep                                           8-13        16
13.      Freeballers                                           7-13        14
14.      Ball Jugglers                                        6-14        12
15(t).   Himmer Hicks                                      5-15        10
15(t).   Green Bowl Packers                             5-15        10
17.      Underdogs                                            4-16         8

Week 4 schedule

DAD Week 4 Schedule

IF YOU DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THE DOCUMENT, THE TEXT SHOWS UP, I PROMSIE

Standings After Week 3

1)      Incomprehensible Demoralization                 13-3                  26
2(t).   Baylors                                                      11-4                  22
2(t).   Rusty Trumbones                                        11-4                  22
4(t).   Trigger Happy Penguins                               10-5                  20
4(t)     Ball Busters                                               10-5                  20
6(t).    Angry Beavers                                              9-6                  18
6(t).    Plan B                                                          9-6                 18
8.       Great balls on Fire                                         8-7                 16
9(t).    Juggernauts                                                  7-9                 14
9(t).    Ballz Deep                                                    7-9                 14
11(t).  Freeballers                                                    6-9                 12
11(t).  Salty Nuts                                                     6-9                 12
11(t).  9OH!8                                                           6-9                 12
11(t).  Ball Jugglers                                                 6-9                  12
15(t). Himmer Hicks                                                4-11                  8
15(t). Green Bowl Packers                                       4-11                  8
17.    Underdogs                                                      3-12                  6