Dodgeballs will be bouncin’ off the walls at North Side Gym April 10 as the Elkhart Lions launch the first ever Lions Dodgeball Spectacle. The Spectacle is a co-ed dodgeball tournament benefiting the visually impaired. The tournament is sponsored by the Elkhart Lions Club in cooperation with WZOW FM 97.7, which is providing media support.

Dodgeball tournaments are springing up all over the country, as the amateur sport has been enjoying a recent resurgence, buoyed somewhat by the movie featuring Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn.

Dave Dufour, project chairman for the Lions sponsored event commented, “The idea for a dodgeball tournament here in Elkhart seemed like a natural when I first heard of the sport’s recent growth. Everybody knows how to play, basically, and it can be as friendly or competitive as you like it. And of course it’s for a good cause — fighting blindness and other visual impairments.”

The Lions Dodgeball Spectacle is a co-ed tournament for amateur players 18 and up. So, all teams have to have at least three women, and they have to start each match.Tournament happens at North Side Gym, April 10, 2010 with prelims in the morning and finals in the afternoon.This is an NADA (National Amateur Dodgeball Association) sanctioned tournament played by NADA rules.We’ll have no more than 32 teams, with preliminary round-robin matches in the morning and the final brackets in the afternoon.ANYbody 18 and over can play. Team registration forms are available at http://lionsdodgeball.com.Team registrations close April 1. Teams registering prior to March 1 will get a $25.00 early bird registration discount.

Winning teams will get free registration in the Summer Adult National tournament in Schaumburg, IL, and there will be cash prizes (to be announced) for top winners.
More information is at www.lionsdodgeball.com.