January Baller of the Month: Zigmas Maloni (DePaul)
Following the tradition of alumni recognition for the month of January, we are pleased to announce Zigmas Maloni as the NCDA’s Baller of the Month.
AJP 2016-01-13: Ranking + League Ideas
After a short recap of the Chicago Dodgeball Open, Mario Romanelli bounces some questions off Felix Perrone and Zig. The topics: some ranking insights and future expansion ideas to facilitate even more dodgeball.
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Grievance Report Regarding Forfeit Policy Interpretation
This document acts as a report from the Office of the President that was filed following the Fall 2015 semester regarding interpretations of the NCDA’s forfeit policy. Continue reading “Grievance Report Regarding Forfeit Policy Interpretation”
Nationals Update
On April 16th and 17th, teams from all over the country will be in Bowling Green, Ohio for a weekend of Dodgeball to determine who the best team in the country is and for many, just to play the sport they love. I had the opportunity to speak with Tyrell Smith,
captain for Bowling Green State University and Director of Nationals about developments and changes for the big weekend coming up in a few months. Continue reading “Nationals Update”
2016 Chicago Dodgeball Open
CHICAGO – Ray Meyer: In the 2016 Chicago Dodgeball Open,
SVSU def DePaul 7-0
Akron def DePaul-JV 5-0
DePaul def Akron 3-2 (Scrim)
SVSU def DePaul-JV 6-0
SVSU def DePaul 6-0
AJP 2016-01-05: CDO Preview
In this Episode of the Average Joes Podcast, your hosts Zigmas Maloni and Grant Herrejon discuss a preview of the Chicago Dodgeball Open held this upcoming Saturday.
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Mid-Season Review
The NCDA’s 2015-16 season is currently at its halfway point, and it has been quite the first half to the season! There have been more close matches / overtime games than I can ever remember for the first half of the year. No one team is too dominant for the rest, and many of the new up and coming teams are making serious progress. The stage is set for a very interesting second semester of dodgeball! Here is a brief overview of the situation in each region at the midway point in the 2015-16 NCDA season: Continue reading “Mid-Season Review”
Scheduled remainder of 2016
| Date | Venue | Event Name |
| 2016-01-09 | DePaul | Chicago Dodgeball Open |
| 2016-01-30 | UK | UK Invite |
| 2016-02-06 | CMU | Event |
| 2016-02-13 | JMU | BEAST |
| 2016-02-20 | UWP | Event |
| 2016-02-21 | SVSU | Event |
| 2016-02-27 | MSU | Michigan Dodgeball Cup |
| 2016-03-19 | WKU | Event |
| 2016-03-26 | Towson | Event |
| Ohio Dodgeball Cup | ||
| 2016-04-15 | BGSU | Nationals 2016 |
| 2016-04-16 | BGSU | Nationals 2016 |
| 2016-04-17 | BGSU | 2016 National Championship |
| 2016-04-19 | 2016 Season Ends | |
| 2016-08-01 | Begin 2017 Season |
If you are a host and have an event that isn’t listed here, please let us know. If you have an event name that differs, let us know. If you haven’t named your event, name it something cool and let us know.
And remember, our schedules aren’t listed in stone. Event Schedules and matchups should be posted to the League at least one week prior to an event.
BOTM: 2015 November
November Baller of the Month: Zach Bachner (CMU)
First, the content team would like to apologize for the lack of Baller of the Month coverage. We promise to keep a more updated BOTM in the second half of the season.
But as for November’s BOTM, the Co-Captain of Central Michigan, Zach Bachner, has earned the honor. I said in the most recent Average Joe’s podcast that I believe Zach has been the most improved player in the NCDA this season. That is not to say he was not a good player last season. But I do mean to say that Zach has made the jump from good to great. Going from Assistant Captain to Co-Captain, Bachner also bears a much greater leadership role for the 2nd ranked Chippewas. Under his great play and leadership, CMU has won 10 of 11 after dropping their first game of the season. Zach is a major reason why CMU is one of the best teams in the NCDA again this season. I had the opportunity to talk to Zach about himself and his team thus far this season.
AJP #40: First Half of 2016 Recap
In the 40th Episode of the Average Joes Podcast, your hosts Kevin Bailey, Jacob Leski, Colin O’Brien, and Felix Perrone discuss the current standings, upsets and surprises, highlights of the Fall semester, give shoutouts to the recipients of their unofficial midseason rewards, and talk about upcoming tournaments (including Nationals), and finish off with their bold predictions for the rest of the season.
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Standings as of 2015-12-04
Including the Buckeye Invitational which may end up closing out the year. If you have anything scheduled for December, or January, be sure to let us know.
The top 8 remain solid, but BW’s wins shaqify the bottom half of the list. GVSU wins the official tiebreaker for first, with just 2 more games played than CMU. GVSU does have the edge in three of the four systems; CMU places higher in Perrone while GVSU grabs the rest.
Below: As of 2015-11-23 Continue reading “Standings as of 2015-12-04”
The Buckeye Invitational
COLUMBUS – RPAC: In The Buckeye Invitational:
BW def Ohio 3-0
Kent def WKU 3-0
Kent def BW 4-2
OSU def WKU 3-0
BW def WKU 3-2 OT
OSU def Kent 2-1
OSU def Ohio 4-0
Kent def Ohio 3-0
Standings as of 2015-11-16
Including matches played at UMD and MSU this weekend… check out where teams have moved. As always, if you have any questions be sure to drop me a line. Continue reading “Standings as of 2015-11-16”
2015 Spartan Invite
Spartan Invite Preview #3
Michigan State hosts its annual Spartan Invite this Sunday in East Lansing, MI. Joining the Spartans are in-state rivals GVSU and CMU as well as BGSU, DePaul, and Kent State. Six rounds of games throughout the day will surely consist of some very competitive games of dodgeball. The games in the main gym will be filmed and commentated on by a journalism class at MSU. They hope to turn the film into an ESPN quality production. I know there will be plenty of quality dodgeball for them to record.
Kevin tackled a game by game preview in his article, while Jacob wrote on a team by team basis. So in this preview I’m going to take a closer look at some individual players for each team.