Women, Trans and Nonbinary Dodgeball Event 2026

Stonewall Sports SLC is proud to kick off one of many affinity group specific events, starting with a Women, Trans, and Nonbinary Dodgeball (WTNB) Tournament! Stonewall Sports SLC has a bunch of sports year round open to all. We'd like to add opportunities for players to feel safe trying high momentum sports who may feel intimidated by our usual leagues. Please help us support this event by encouraging WTNB players to sign up, and coming to cheer for them in this two-week event!

Sign up with a team up to 12 players, as a small group with another player or few players, or as a free agent and we'll assign you a team!

Please pay attention to the following details:

Day 1: July 12, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Round Robin - Preliminary Games (All teams)

Day 2: July 19, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Elimination Tournament

Location: Miller Boys and Girls Club (244 E Myrtle Ave, Murray, UT 84107)

Registration Cap: 100 players (8 teams of 12-13)

Early Bird Registration: $11.50 - until 11:59 pm on June 30, 2026 or until sold out

Regular  Registration: $16.50 - July 1-12, 2026 or until sold out

For any Dodgeball or Registration Questions, please reach out to slc.operations@stonewallsports.org

Levels of Play

For this event, there will be a mix of players, so there will not be leagues. However, please indicate your experience level on the registration and we will do our best to balance teams and games for this event.

Shirts

If you already have a Stonewall shirt from the 2026 programs, please bring it. T-shirts and tanks may be purchased at the event as well. They will not be included with registration for this event.

How to Sign Up

• I plan to create a team: If you plan to create a team you will need to register as a team captain first. Then you can tell your friends to register as a team player and join your team. PLEASE BE ADVISED - Incomplete teams will be merged with other incomplete teams or have free agents added - we cannot have low stacked teams as it takes away spots from other interested people.

• I plan to join a team: If you already know with which team you are going to play on, you will need to register as a team player. Keep in mind that you can't randomly join any team; captains may ask that a player be removed from their team prior to the close of registration. We encourage that you discuss with each other what teams and players you intend on joining. Captains can email slc.operations@stonewallsports.org to move players onto/off their teams. Players may be added to incomplete teams based on registration quantities in order to give the most people the chance to play.

• I want to play with another player or players, but our group isn't enough to make a full team: Also totally doable. Please sign up as a Small Group Member, and in the registration details, follow the instructions to make a Small Group and enter the name of the person you want to play with when the form asks you to. You'll get placed on a team either with another small group, a team that needs more players or several free agents!

• I want to play but I don't have a team/don't have someone specific I want to play with: That's fantastic! This league is about making new friends! Register as a Free Agent. We will do our best to balance teams and help make it a fun time! You can always reach out

Player Fund

We're happy to formally launch our player fund program. If you or someone you know would like to participate in this program but can't because of cost, we are building a player fund to be able to partially or fully help offset the cost of registration for a portion of our registered players per program. The amount and quantity of Player Fund Awards for each program will vary based on demand and available funds, and for now we are limiting one player fund award per person per year, unless there are extra unused funds.

Apply for the player fund here: https://forms.gle/BHBovJozvJqDmHyEA

For questions about the fund, please email slc.operations@stonewallsports.org

Rules of the Game

Teams face off against their opponents on opposite sides of the court. The objective is to get opponent players out with the dodgeballs while staying in. Once one team has eliminated all players on the other side, that team scores a point. The team with the most points at the end of the match wins. A more detailed rulebook will be sent to all registered players

Game Basics

• Games are 30-55 minutes long depending on registration, with breaks to rest and spend time with your team
• Dodgeballs will be placed on the center line at the beginning of each game. When the whistle blows, you may run to the center line and bring them behind your attack line to begin throwing
• There is a maximum of 8 players allowed on the court at once. 
• When you are called out, exit the court through the back of your half of the court and line up on the side of the court in the order you were out. 
• If a teammate catches a ball, the first person in line may re-enter the court and go back into play, only if there are less than 8 players currently on the court.
• You may deflect a ball thrown at you with another ball you are holding
• If there are more than 8 players in attendance, swap in and out each new game - no one should start out more than once in a row. 
• Referees will watch the plays and make calls. Please listen to their calls and be respectful, talk to your captain if there's a dispute
• A live ball is a dodgeball that has been thrown by a player and has not become a dead ball
• A dead ball is a dodgeball that has been thrown and then hit the ground, a wall, the ceiling, or has gone out of bounds. Not when it hits a player
• Mercy rule - if at any point during the match, one team's score is 10 points greater than the other, the mercy rule will be called and the score will be locked there. The teams will be given the option to mix teams and continue for the rest of their time with more balanced teams, playing for fun and practice. 

How you can get Out

• You, your hair or your clothing are hit with a dodgeball, and then the ball becomes a dead ball
• You throw a ball, and an opponent catches it
• You are holding a ball, and an opponent throws a second ball into the one you are holding, causing you to lose control of it.
• You throw a ball, an opponent deflects it and another player catches it

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