Dodgeball growing as competitive sport in Manitoba – Winnipeg | 24CA News
It’s a sport many people performed in gymnasium class, however one a rising variety of Manitobans are taking part in competitively.
“I think a lot of people, when they think dodgeball, they think of high school, and it’s gone way past that. There’s strategy. There’s the competitiveness,” dodgeball participant Adriana Mingo mentioned Saturday.
Dodgeball Manitoba hosted its provincial girls’s championship in Winnipeg on the Dakota Community Centre on Saturday. Manitoba’s high three girls’s groups will head to nationals in April, one thing Mingo says wasn’t doable within the province only some years in the past.
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“The women’s side is definitely growing. We had six women’s teams this year, and there was eight men’s teams last weekend, so we just have almost as many women in the league as well,” she mentioned.
Six gamers on reverse sides of the court docket battle it out to be the final crew standing.
Veteran Tayler Yuel was one in every of six Manitobans who helped Canada convey house its first combined gold final summer time.
Overall, 9 athletes and 4 coaches from the province represented the nation on the World Dodgeball Championships in Edmonton in 2022.
“We’re growing. It’s nice to see that our talent is being recognized on a national level,” Yuel mentioned.
The 27-year-old mentioned many individuals are shocked to study the game is so aggressive.
The inclusive and welcoming group are a part of what make it so interesting, she mentioned.
“This is a sport where anyone, any age, any gender, any size can play and be good, and that’s kind of something that’s really nice. There’s a lot of sports that are very geared to specific people,” Yuel advised Global News.
“Six balls, 12 people. There’s always something happening. You can really stay engaged with the game,” participant Kahleigh Krochak mentioned.
The nine-meter-wide court docket doesn’t go away a number of room to dodge.
“The ball doesn’t hurt when it hits you. I feel like that’s a lot of fear that people have,” Yuel mentioned with amusing.
With greater than 110 registered member-athletes, Dodgeball Manitoba goals to develop elite athletes to compete at each the nationwide and worldwide ranges, the group mentioned in a news launch.
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