The Dodgeball Podcast

What happens when you take 5 of Dodgeball's "senior" most players of the West Coast, pour them some "libations" and tell them to reminisce about Dodgeball? Simply put, a whole lot of what's in this episode. Continuing from where we left off in Part 1 released on 09/29/18, the OG panel's cups are full, bladders empty, and crowdsourced questions locked and loaded. Enjoy responsibly.

Back in March of 2018, during the Elite Dodgeball West Round 1 tournament, I was approached by Joseph Colella from Arsenal (San Diego, CA) and pitched what I thought was a great idea: round up some of the older Dodgeball players and recount the good, the bad and all of the in between from our humble Dodgeball beginnings circa 2004 and right up to where we are today. So, what happens when you round...

In the second part of the 8th Annual Belles of the Ball episode coverage, I pulled many of the tournament's (and Dodgeball's)most renown players to get their "in-game" perspective and capture their experience of the all women's Dodgeball two day tournament that took place the weekend of September 22nd in Los Angeles. Enjoy!

In the 1st part of this recap series, I interview Sum-Sum Chan of the World Dodgeball Society and organizer of the 8th Annual "Belles of the Ball" all women Dodgeball tournament held the weekend of September 22nd. Additionally, I managed to quickly interview Money Shot's Brenda Kramer and briefly discuss her performance at Elite Dodgeball's National Championships, how she came into Competitive Dod...

In this episode, I attempt to take down the beast of an event by breaking it down into the following segments: Open Division Final Rounds FT Lu Cas Boyle (Fortune) and Bill Fischer (Fortune) Open/Coed/No-Sting FT Ryan Haley (Riot), Amanda Ashley (K.O), Emily Hotz (Beavers), and Sergio Leon (EXO). While this lengthy episode attempts to cover “in depth” the events that took place during the 3 day to...

In this episode, Elite Dodgeball's Commissioner (though, don't ever call him that) describes how the massive, 3-day Elite Nationals Dodgeball tournament went down on the weekend of September 1st. Breaking down what he noticed, his feelings and attitudes, this episode hopefully provides a much needed wake up call to the Dodgeball Community.

In this episode, armed with just the recorder on our phones, Anna Nguyen (Doubletap) and I did our best to capture some of the excitement, drama, and pure energy permeating through the gym during the 5th Annual Elite Dodgeball National Championships that took place the weekend of September 1st. Thank you to everyone that was willing to be pulled aside to lend their input throughout the 3-day madne...

In this episode, I interview Mark Acomb for a quick rundown of what to expect for the 5th Annual Elite Dodgbeall National Championships coming up the weekend of September 1st. Teams from all over the country will be battling amongst each other across multiple divisions to determine who is best in 8.5 Rubber, No-Sting, Pinch, and who will be The One. Enjoy!

In this episode, I interview Mike McGee from Anarchy (Elite) and Crysis (Ultimate Dodgeball Championship) who has been one of the prominent and younger members to enter the Elite Dodgeball fray within the last few years. With excellent court awareness, insane power behind his throw, and at least a decade of Dodgeball ahead of him, Mike has been incredible to watch as he continues to rack up accola...

In this interview, I get to take a break from all of the recaps and interview one of Dodgeball’s most renown player, Justin Payan of Doom (Open) and Echo (Coed) and Team USA. Currently ranked number 1 by the Dodgeball Tribune and a force to be reckoned with, Justin chronicles his journey from eager novice to who is today, and as much as we could fit in between during our conversation. Enjoy!

Once again, the weekend of August 3rd was an impact, Dodgeball action packed weekend with the WBA DWC taking place in New York but making a potentially larger splash on the National front, was the 7th Annual Ultimate Dodgeball Championship hosted by Skyzone. With a $65,000.00 cash purse, the first ever women’s division, and an assortment of professional branding, this epic weekend was covered by N...

In this episode, we recap the events of the 2nd World Dodgeball Association Dodgeball World Cup that took place the weekend of August 3rd. Teams from all over the world came to New York City to compete in some of the most intense Dodgeball in the world. Helping me recap what took place are members from Team USA, along with soundbites thanks to Anne Nguyen from some players from Day 1. Enjoy!

In this episode, I interview a few team members from Twin Cities Boosh, the Elite Dodgeball North Region Champions. Helping me better understand this amazing team, is returning member Eric Stone, and new to the podcast but no strangers to Dodgeball, Derek Johnson, and Demonte Cleveland. Enjoy!

For those that are not familiar with the "International Scene" of Dodgeball, not only does it exist, but there are two main entities vying to get the sport we know and love into the Olympics and have put Dodgeball on the world stage. In this episode, we discuss briefly the World Dodgeball Association with returning guest, Rob "Hometown" Immel, captain of US Dodgeball Team USA. Enjoy!

In this episode, I interview the Elite Dodgeball South Region Champions, The Outsiders (Dallas,Texas). Join me and both the Open and Coed players that make this team and learn more about their journey from their humble beginnings to a sure force to be reckoned with. Enjoy!

In this episode, I recap the events that went down during the Elite Dodgeball West Region Round 3 tournament which took place Saturday, July 7th. Many of the nations best teams clashed and with so much going on, I receive some much needed help from returning guest, Allyn Thomas of Portland Reignbros.

In this episode, I recap the events that took place during the Elite Dodgeball North Round 3 tournament that took place June 30th. Helping discuss the standout teams, players and plays is Eric Stone (T.C. Boosh), Tony Stumpo (Kraken) and Kim Wilke (Precision).

In this episode, I finally get to use the first 40 minutes of my interview with Andrew Ketchum (Titan) covering the Team USA Combine, in which both the Mens and Womens Team USA teams were selected. Thankfully, I was able to rope in Bryanna London to provide a brief glimpse of her perspective as well. While this does not cover the Combine as thoroughly as I would have hoped, thanks to both Andrew a...

In this episode, I recap the events of the Elite Dodgeball South Region Round 3 tournament that took place June 23rd. Helping me do so are returning guests, Von Kelly (Outsiders), Joseph Chincarini (Wrecking Balls), and new to group, Kristy Stephens (WMD) and some returning guests later in the episode ;). Enjoy!

In this much anticipated episode, I interview Andrew Ketchum, one of the world's most renown player. Often mentioned at least once in every episode this season, it was only a matter of time until we got a chance to pick his brain. Covering everything from his early trampoline Dodgeball days to playing on Team USA, Andrew has a long line of success with years more to come.

In this episode, I interview Elite Dodgeball’s Open Team, New York City GOAT. While an ambitious endeavor, it was fun covering how the team was formed, the changes they made to become the East Region Champion and getting to know the players within. Enjoy!

In this episode, I return from my brief hiatus (sorry about that cobwebs) and recap the events that took place during the Elite East Round 3 tournament, the weekend of June 9th. Helping me do so is Frankie Gianetto (Team Awesome), Amanda Ashley (K.O.) and Andrew Zappala (Anarchy). Enjoy!

In this episode, I recap the Elite North Region Round 2 Tournament that took place over Memorial Day weekend. Rebeccal Shappel (Final Justice) returns and is joined by Eric Stone (TC Boosh) and no stranger to the podcast, Kenny Cox (Final Justice) to recap the events that took place.

In this episode, I recap the events of the Elite West Round 2 Tournament with Allyn Thomas of Reignbros and Crystal Briones of Lovetap. A lot went down and I feel this recap barely scratches the surface, but in essence, Round 3 is going to be insane!

In this episode, I recount the events that went down during the Elite Dodgeball South Round 2 tournament that took place the weekend of May 5th. Special thank you to my panel Von Kelly (The Outsiders), Joe Martinez (The Outsiders), Marie Garrigue (Southern Glory), and Joseph Chincarini (Wrecking Ballz) for helping out! Enjoy!