This past Friday, I had the honour of celebrating VDL’s 10-year milestone with nearly 100 execs of past and present VDL seasons, including those of CDL’s and RDL’s. Looking around …
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Every now and then, someone asks me what it’s like to be a VDL exec. The majority of my execing days took place behind-the-scenes, with the odd seasons when Division …
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Ah, another season, another opening blog. Don’t worry kids, I’m running out of things to write about so this is probably the last season you’ll have to hear me ramble …
After more than ten seasons of playing, dodgeball still surprises me. It’s probably more accurate to say I still discover surprises about myself through playing dodgeball. It happened to me …
Read more “Beyond the Opening Rush: Retirement is NOT an Option”
There was brief talk of a Masters Division for the 30+ players out there, though unfortunately it did not manifest this season. However, word on the street is there’ll be …
Read more “Beyond the Opening Rush: Sage Words From a 40+ VDL-er”
Let’s face it: dodgeball is kind of a Meat Market. We’re a community of active and attractive athletes who like nothing more than a night of throwing balls around and …
Welcome to Season 19! For some of you, this week probably marked your first introduction to dodgeball, and I heartily congratulate you on it. For many of you returning players, …
Read more “Beyond the Opening Rush: First Steps on the Court”
Dodgeball brings out the best in people, but it also brings out the worst in us. Let’s be realistic. I might extol the wonderful aspects of dodgeball, but I’m sure …
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Thanks to dodgeball, I rediscovered my inner nerd. Given that I did my undergrad degree in Astrophysics and English Literature, most people can probably guess that I’m a bit of …
Someone once posted on the VDL Facebook group page that (and I paraphrase) VDL is like Fight Club. He recognized his waiter as someone from the league, and later that …