My Take on Nationals 2014

nationals-2014-shirt-finalNCDA Nationals 2014 took place this past weekend, and as expected, it was one of the best weekends of the year for everyone involved.  I had the privilege to play and spectate so many awesome collegiate dodgeball games this weekend, and it made me more than excited for the future of this league.  Here are some of my reactions to what took place this weekend.  Continue reading “My Take on Nationals 2014”

GVSU wins 2014 National Championship

COLUMBUS – RPAC, Court 4: “the Show”: GVSU def SVSU 3-2 in the 2014 Championship Match of Nationals 2014.

Grand Valley State University Dodgeball Club takes home the Championship Trophy and earns collegiate dodgeball’s National Championship title for the sixth time in their club history.

On behalf of the League, congratulations to the team and a special shout out to its graduating members.

DePaul Lady Dodgeballers:

Hello Fellow Dodgeballers and Debaucher-ers!

DePaul lady dodgeballers here.

We’ve recently been made aware of a NCDA-related twitter account called “Dodgestitutes” with the description as follows, “Dodging balls and stalking players since 2013.” We are sure that some of you are already familiar with this account as it has been active for around a month now (we’re a little slow on the draw here, okay?). While this account claims to be all in good fun, unfortunately it is not fun for everyone who is associated with the account, whether they ask to be or not. It’s our personal impression that by labelling the ladies of the NCDA as groupies, stalkers, hoes, and most prominently prostitutes, this account belittles our impact and role as athletes and equal players in the NCDA.  Continue reading “DePaul Lady Dodgeballers:”

Nationals 2014 Schedule

Saturday
9:00: GVSU UMD
9:00: UK BGSU
9:00: Kent UWP
9:00: MSU Miami
10:15: C2 SVSU OSU
10:15: JMU CMU
10:15: TU DePaul
11:30: C2 Group Picture
11:35: C2 ASG
12:15: JMU WKU
12:15: UWP MSU
12:15: GVSU UK
12:15: UMD BGSU
1:45: SVSU DePaul
1:45: C2 OSU TU
1:45: CMU WKU
3:30: Kent Miami
3:30: C2 OSU DePaul
3:30: UMD UK
3:30: GVSU BGSU
4:45: SVSU TU
4:45: Kent MSU
4:45: UWP Miami
6:00: C#1 #13TBD
6:00: C#2 #14TBD
6:00: C#3 #15TBD
7:00: Captains’ Meeting
Sunday Ladies’ Match
Staff All Stars

Nationals 2014 Pool Voting

In the following sections, Teams participating at Nationals 2014 may find six pool options on which they may vote.

This is a preferential voting system. Please rank the options in order of preference.

*Please do not submit one option, as this is not a winner-take-all system.

Please email your votes to the League email by 11:59pm Thurs, April 10th. One submission per team. *The vote must have eight Nationals Participants in order to be considered valid: that is a majority and therefore a Quorum of Member Teams. Continue reading “Nationals 2014 Pool Voting”

Captains’ Poll Results

1 Grand Valley State
2 Saginaw Valley State
3 Kent State
4 James Madison
5 Michigan State
6 Ohio State
7 Central Michigan
8 Kentucky
9 Wisconsin Platteville
10 Maryland
11 Western Kentucky
12 Towson
13 Bowling Green State
14 Penn State
15 Miami (Oh)
16 DePaul
17 Siena Heights
18 Northwestern State
19 Nebraska
20 North Texas
21 Virginia Commonwealth
22 St. Ambrose
23 Davenport

AJP #36: Nationals Preview #2

The second part of a two part podcast. This episode, #36, previews potential matchups for this upcoming weekend. Also covering a little bit about the all-star game, ladies match, and potential Sunday matchups. Join Sean, Zigmas, and Dylan, Kevin, Spencer, and Wes as they wet everyone’s appetite for dodgeball!

The pools discussed in this podcast are not the actual pools, but pretty close to what they should be.

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AJP #35: Nationals 2014 Preview #1

A two part podcast for nationals. This first episode, #35, will be from an administrative perspective. Join Zigmas and Sean Smith as be completely off topic and discuss March Madness. Then they launch into who’s coming, how the Rulebook discussion might go, a little about the All Star Game as well as the available hours for Nationals. Next AJP should be a release party for the Nationals 2014 Schedule!

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2014 All Star Selection!

Captains, please get your All Stars together. Please submit 4 players by April 1st.

Please choose 4 players that best represent your team. (I’d recommend having your club perform a preferential vote)

True All Stars are welcome, these are the male AND female dodgeballers that are the best representatives of your team, in whatever way you want to represent that (competitive, great attitude, leadership, trick shot master, etc).

The NCDA is a coed League: do not skip out on the Lady Dodgeballers just because they also have their own Ladies game. If they deserve it they would be in both games. In that same light, do not leave out a player because you don’t want them to get hurt, or too tired from an extra 30 minutes of play. This is not in the Spirit of the Game! This is fun! Continue reading “2014 All Star Selection!”

BOTM: 2014 March

Max Siler [SVSU-38]

Max Siler is in his second season as the captain for Saginaw Valley State.  Recently, Max led his team to undefeated records in the Michigan Dodgeball Cup, and DePaul University Invite.  SVSU currently boasts a 10-game win streak, thanks in large part to the efforts of their captain.  Over the past few years Max Siler has developed into a star player for SVSU, and he is a very deserving recipient of “Baller of the Month”. Continue reading “BOTM: 2014 March”

Staff and Officials for Nationals 2014

Good People,

Nationals 2014 is April 11-13 at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.

I’d like to announce that the Staff of the NCDA is looking for Staff to help at Nationals! Your first step is signing it up in this quick form. We’ll take care of the organizing.

If you need any further incentive to help out, here’s a little lowdown on what we are planning for this year:  Continue reading “Staff and Officials for Nationals 2014”