Register to compete in the 2018 Team BC tryout tournament! The results of this tryout will determine the men's and women's teams selected to represent British Columbia at the National Dodgeball Championships in Winnipeg in March 2018. 

Don't want to tryout but want to play some dodgeball? We're accepting non-competitive players to join in, play some dodgeball, and join us for the official DBC Launch Party on Saturday evening. 

Please add registration to your cart, fill out the information requested, and then click on your cart to complete payment. We will e-mail you with more details closer to the date.

Event Details: 

• Location: Royal Oak Middle School Gymnasium, Victoria BC
• Date: Saturday, November 4, 2017
  • Mandatory Check-In at 9:00 AM 
  • Tournament play starts at 9:20 AM
  • Tryout Scraimmage at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 
• Format: Co-ed tournament with randomized teams followed by scrimmaging directed by the selection committee 
• The Dodgeball BC Launch Party will follow at 6:00 PM. Join us at Moon Under Water Brewery & Pub on Saturday evening. All registration options include one drink ticket, one burger, and one raffle prize ticket at the Launch Party.

Registration Options:

• In-person Tryout: You will attend the Saturday, November 4th tryouts in person and participate in both the two-hour game play and one-hour scrimmage. On top of registration, you also receive a membership to both Dodgeball BC and Dodgeball Canada, and a ticket to the Launch Party at Moon Under Water Brewery & Pub on Saturday evening. 
• Video Submission: If you cannot attend the in-person tryout but want to be considered, you are welcome to submit a video. Please read video submission guidelines before submitting. Your ticket will provide you with membership to both Dodgeball BC and Dodgeball Canada. Please note: You cannot submit a video and tryout in-person. You must select only one of these tryout options. 
• Social Ticket: You don't want to tryout, but you want to drop-in and play some dodgeball! This ticket allows you to play for approximately two hours of dodgeball during a portion of the tryouts. You also receive a ticket to the Launch Party at Moon Under Water Brewery & Pub! 

Selection Criteria:

The Selection Committee will be reviewing candidates based on capacity for teamwork, strategy, and fair play alongside individual skill.

Note on Team Selection: 

While the primary focus of this tournament is to select teams for the National Championships, the selection committee will also be looking for individuals interested in committing to three different tournaments over the course of 2018:

• The National Championship in March
• The National Dodgeball Festival in Barrie, ON, in May
• The Western Championships, location TBD in August

During the invitation process, individuals may be asked if they are interested in committing to a team for all three of these events. If enough individuals accept this invitation, Dodgeball BC will consider sending this long-term team in addition to the National Championship team. One team that is committed only to attending National Championships in March, and will then disband. A second team will attend National Championships and then continue to train together, with the intention of continuing on to these other events.

Registration Deadline:

You must register for the tryout tournament by Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 11:49 PM. 

If You Cannot Make It: 

Dodgeball BC will accept unedited video submissions for players who cannot attend the tournament. Video submissions are due on Tuesday, November 6, 2017, by 5:00 PM. Please note: You cannot attend tryouts as well as submit a video. 

Try out to play at the Western Canadian Dodgeball Championship, happening August 5-7 in Edmonton. Dodgeball BC is hosting the selection process for Vancouver Island teams, to take place on June 28 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at The Salvation Army Citadel in Victoria: 4030 Douglas Street. 

****The tryout is free, but you must register: http://bit.ly/2rLzxrJ

**Dodgeball BC is a new organization launching in full later this summer, please stay tuned to their page for further updates. 

The tryout will consist of games of dodgeball played in teams randomly selected from attending contestants. 

A selection committee will review multiple-angle footage of the competition - following the deliberation of the committee, individual invitations will be extended to players. The gender makeup of teams has not yet been announced.

Dodgeball BC will make every effort to present an impartial selection committee, however, due to the close-knit nature of the dodgeball community, it is unavoidable that committee members will have relationships with contestants. 

Contestants will be judged on: 
-Overall Skill
-Teamwork and Communication
-Fair play and Integrity

Dodgeball BC will undertake fundraising efforts in an attempt to subsidize the cost of attending the tournament, but you should be prepared to cover most personal expenses related to travel, lodging, etc. 

Play style will be 7-inch foam balls on a 30 foot by 60 foot court. Please familiarize yourself with the official Dodgeball Canada rules prior to the tryout: http://bit.ly/2ru9EO0

If you cannot attend the tryout in-person, we are offering the option of submitting a video application. Send unedited footage of you playing dodgeball to dodgeballbc@gmail.com and it will be reviewed alongside footage from the tryout. You must still fill out the application form to be considered eligible for selection.