Once a week, I'm lucky enough to beat someone in the face senselessly and get away with it. After the cops leave my house, I find my way over to Eastern Regional Park and play some Baltimore County Dodgeball. Yep. Every Saturday I hoof it from D.C. to Baltimore explicitly to throw balls at faces. Hard.
Why? I mean, besides the obvious of the epicness that is dodgeball, it's once a week (Saturdays at 11am... enough time for me to show up still a little bit drunk, but awake enough to participate). It's also only $10 for the season, you heard me, ten whopping dollars (first day is free to try out). Seriously, I just shit a bacon cheeseburger that cost me more than that (to be fair, the poop was pretty fantastic). Fourthly, it is FUN.
Super mega bonus karma points? It's county run, which means it's NOT run by United Social Sports... nothing against them, there is a time and a place for USS, however, it's nice to get a break from the 40+ dudes that want to power punch a rubber dodgeball at you so hard your ovaries leap into your throat. Plus, there aren't set teams. New ones are chosen each week depending on the rate of participation, and it enables you to play with a variety of different types of players, adjust your own game, etc. The folks there are friendly enough to help you out with different tactics/techniques if you ask.
Some additional deets:
- Six 8" Voit Foam balls are used during play (word on the street says Gator Skins will be on their way, so there's that). I bring my pink Gator Skin (aka Pink Thunder) with me, too.
- Indoor Basketball Court with white lines for the borders (don't know the exact measurements off the top of my head, but they are NADA Regulation sized I believe). Yep, during the blistering summer, it's one of the few indoor sports where the players skin doesn't turn into delicious delicious bacon.
- Parking is plentiful. Coming from DC, I welcome the availability of places I can drag my metal machine without having to worry about whether or not i just took up two spaces (I'm a terrible driver, so I probably did... okay, lets just assume I did).
- Co-ed, and all ages (signing a waiver is likely a requirement)
So basically, if you don't come out and play every Saturday at 11AM at Easter Regional Park, I'll eat your babies. A lot.
P.S. I don't think BCDB has a direct website, however, they are on Facebook.
P.P.S. After sitting and watching Maury level drama unfold in my other (non BCDB) super stuffy Dodgeball league, I must say, I can't wait for Saturday to come. read more