Chicago Dodgeball Open 2012

DePaul and Moody Dodgeball will be co-hosting the fifth Chicago Dodgeball Open on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 in chilly Chicago.

A National Collegiate Dodgeball Association Tradition [NCDAdodgeball.com]

Venue:

Ray Meyer Fitness & Recreation Center
2235 N. Sheffield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614 Located on DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus

Courts 2,3,4, Room 312 (Operation Center/Store your s***)

Gameplay Format:

• Pool Play (Similar to the MSU and UKY invites)
• NCDA Rules
• Dedicated Officiating Staff (DePaul Alumni, DePaul & Moody Intramural Officials)
• Don't be a d
• Don't jive with the runners on the track, they technically have priority

Teams Particpating:
DePaul Dodgeball Society- Chicago
Grand Valler State U - Allendale
Moody Bible Institute - Chicago
Michigan State U - East Lansing
U of Nebraska - Lincoln
Saginaw Valley State U - Saginaw
Western Illinois U - Macomb

Tentative Schedule:

9:00 AM - DePaul Dodgeball Arrival, Prep, and Meeting
9:30 AM - Warmup, Captains' Meeting

10:15 AM - Officials: SVSU-4 officals on Ct 3
Ct2: GV/MBI
Ct3: WIU/MSU
Ct4: DePaul/UNL

11:30 AM
Ct3: UNL/SVSU
Ct4: DePaul/WIU

12:45 PM
Ct3: UNL/MSU
Ct4: SVSU/MBI

2:00 PM
Ct3: UNL/MBI
Ct4: GV/WIU

3:15 PM
Ct3: MSU/GV
Ct4: SVSU/DePaul

4:30 PM
Ct3: MSU/MBI
Ct4: Open Dodgeball

5:45 PM - Clean Up
6:00 PM - Out of Building

Tournament Fees: $20 per team.

As usual, DePaul Dodgeball believes that dodgeball should remain free and enjoyable to the common baller. Hence, if we are to charge a tournament fee, we seek to charge the absolute minimal cost for attendance.

It will cost $2 for any DePaul players to play in any amount of DePaul event matches.

Food:

6 Cases of Gatorade will be provided by DePaul University on behalf of Pepsi (a free service btw)
Dedicated Officials will be provided food, or they may go out to eat, sponsored.

Search "food loc: Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center, Chicago, IL 60614" on Google Maps for more great local places close to the Venue. Chicago loves to eat.

Parking:

Street parking bordering any part of DePaul's campus is non permit, other parts are either metered or labeled as permit. There is also a parking garage down the street. Permit spaces: Permits are only in effect from 6:00pm - 7:00am. It's ok to park there doing the day, just can't stay there overnight.

You cannot park in the church parking lot, which is across the street from the Ray! It will be probably be blocked off and you will be towed.

Contacts:

DePaulDball a-a-at gmail d-d-dot com
Event Managers: Brian Weinert #22, Assitance by Brian Van Meter & Zigmas Maloni
Head of Officials: Kevin Hill

Other Information:

- About the CDO: The Chicago Dodgeball Open was part of the tradition of how the NCDA now handles its large tournaments, such as Nationals. Stemmed out of the original Michigan Dodgeball Cup and the start of inter-collegiate dodgeball, DePaul's intention is to put on a great tournament in the CDO and continue the tradition of DePaul Dodgeball: putting the LAUGHTER back in SLAUGHTER.

- Pictures will be taken. There is room for video capture on the track (but no tripods, just claws). Bring your own camera people if you want it.

- There are room for spectators if you really want them, but they must check in/waiverize themselves.