Inter-House Dodgeball
Last night saw Inter – House Dodgeball like no other. I’ll never cease to be amazed at the friendships that the boarders have regardless of being in a different house BUT all is forgotten when Dodgeball is on!
Hodges, Barry, Robson and School House entered knowing that only one would leave. As the official officiate (Referee) of proceedings, I laid down the ground rules to all involved, emphasising two main points; 1) As important as winning a small plastic trophy is, participating is the key and 2) Our main focus is to stop Barry House from winning!!!
School took on Barry first. The pace was fast and furious. Balls (soft feather like) were being thrown everywhere, people getting skittled left right and centre. School had everything on their side, skill, athleticism, agility and the referee….. Unfortunately this was not enough.
Next up was Robson and Hodges and there was no deviation in the will to win. Both teams found themselves on the ropes at times but were able to pull a ‘Rabbit’ out of their hats by hitting the ‘Bin’. For those that are a bit rusty on the international Dodge Ball rules – Section 6b dot point 2 states the ‘Bin’ (RABBIT) is a ‘Whole Team Lifeline’, if a ball hits the opponents bin, in any fashion (on the full, unlimited bounce or deflection) all members who were previously out, are back in…….. Unfortunately Robson went for one too many rabbits and there were none left.
Since Robson had just finished and were tired, I saw my opportunity and called School onto the court to play Robson for 3rd and 4th place. Again the game was on, balls flying everywhere, cheering from the sidelines and some remarkable recoveries. Robson fought valiantly but just seemed to run out of puff.
Hodges verses Barry for bragging rights was next and it was an epic! …. a game that usually lasts 15 – 20 minutes went on for half an hour! Just when Barry looked unstoppable, Hodges reached deep and pulled out that Rabbit. Then Barry were on the ropes but found the Rodent. It was like walking into a giant candy store and not knowing where to look, action happening everywhere it seemed that both sides had a bucket of Lagomorph (Rabbits). It’s was a tremendous game to watch and played in the best of intentions.
It was great to witness such a communal spirit to end the term off. Our congratulations must go to Hodges House for coming second….
