Dodgy Nerves

Aaron and I love playing sports so when we moved over to London, we immediately talked about joining some type of team. During winter, the wind and the rain made it unappealing to join a soccer or kickball team, so we chose an inside sport instead: dodgeball. It was also very convenient to join since Russell (Aaron's company) already had a team formed.

I thought dodgeball was only an American sport but it turns out that it is played all over the world and has been around for much longer than you'd think. I also thought it was a kid's game, something you played on the elementary school playground. You wouldn't expect it but you can work up quite a sweat by just throwing and dodging!

We started playing at the beginning of February and have now made it to... the final match. The games are held in a local school gym, and our team meets up before and after the games at a pub nearby. The last game is tonight- the team that wins will cheers celebratory pints and the team that loses will drink their sorrows. It should be a very good match, since during the season, we beat the team we are playing once and lost to them once. I'm getting nervous even blogging about it!

Dodgeball is quick and competitive. It's easy to learn, and we have so much fun playing it. To quote the Dodgeball Movie: "If you're going to become true dodgeballers, then you've got to learn the five d's of dodgeball: dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge!" Let's hope we put these to use and bring home the Dodgeball title tonight!