The Thing – 2025 – Foam Dodgeball Club Championships

Name: The Thing – 2025 – Foam Dodgeball Club Championships
Start: 2025-03-29T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-03-30T20:00:00-07:00
Location: Academy Sports Center

Schedule

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 am to Sun, 30 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Academy Sports Center | Lynnwood, WA

📣 Announcing!
The premier foam dodgeball championship in North America is back for year FOUR! The top teams from the USA and Canada will be coming together to compete for the most prestigous championship in North America.
The two day tournament featuring the top teams in North America, and we will crown the best of the best. The tournament will take place on March 29th and 30th at the world class Academy Sports Center north of Seattle.
The aim of this invitational tournament is to bring together the best club dodgeball teams on the continent to create the highest level of competition anywhere. There will be Women’s and Men’s Divisions, and six invites extended to teams from Canada, and six extended to teams from the USA for each division. Invite information can be found below.
If you our your team are interested in participating in The Thing in the future, please contact us at [email protected].
🏠 The Venue
We are so proud to host The Thing at the best dodgeball venue in the Northwest. The Academy Sports Center is a state of the art volleyball training facility with six full-size WDBF courts, lighting optimized for athletic competition, and vaulted ceilings to give even more room for incredible play.
⚙️ Event Details
Day 1: Saturday, March 29th – Round Robin, 8am-7pm
Day 2: Sunday, March 30th – Knockout, 9am-6pm
Dress Code: Players must wear matching team jerseys for both days of the tournament.
Location: Academy Sports Center
Address: 2810 Lincoln Way, Lynnwood, WA 98087 (20min north of Seattle)
Teams must RSVP by December 6th
Deposit: $200 USD / Full Registration Cost: $400 USD
📝 Tournament Format
Rules: WDBF Rules
Ball Type: 7″ Foam
Women’s Divsion: 12 teams, 6 American & 6 Canadian
Men’s Division: 12 teams, 6 American & 6 Canadian
Round Robin: 22min Matches, each team will play eight RR matches
Knockout Bracket: 40min Matches, Single Elimination + Placement matches.
Placement Matches: This year we will be including 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th place matches.
Reffereeing: Teams will be given reffing assignments. Teams are required to provide four referees for each of their reffing assignments.
✉️ Invites
The aim of this invitational tournament is to bring together the best club dodgeball teams on the continent to create the highest level of competition possible. Invites will be sent to captains of eligible club teams that compete together regularly in the USA Premier Tour or the Dodgeball Canada Provincial / National tournaments.
Final rosters at The Thing 2025 must contain at least 4 regular members from the qualifying event. If your team cannot meet the limit of rostered members, please contact the organizers. We may ask that you decline your invitation. Exceptions may be granted to qualifying captains who have formed new regular teams this season.
Want to know more about invites, elgiblity, and qualifying critera? Follow this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DTgt6FSLNtT7_wCICwOuAXLJ8ORm8nK85-x_j3h-bGw/edit?usp=sharing
Please RSVP by December 6st, 2024. A second wave of invitations will be released on December 7nd, 2024.
2025 Club Invites:
🇨🇦 WOMEN’S CANADA
Reckless
Rogue
Valkyrie
Rainbow Thunder
Bloom
Kaffeine & Co
*** Wait list ***
Sirens
Hyper

🇨🇦 MEN’S CANADA
New Era
Hard As Foam
Saiyan Elite DC
Mavericks
Royals
Northern Touch
*** Wait list ***
Howl
Future
🇺🇸 MEN'S USA
Outsiders
Fortune
DMV Grizzlies
Shred
Heat
Hex
*** Wait list ***
Misfits
ATL Threat
🇺🇸 WOMEN'S USA
Finesse
Flex
North
Invasion
Nemesis
Whisper
Aggression
*** Wait list ***
Onna Musha
✍️ RSVPs
We would love to host your team at The Thing 2025, but we need to sure that all teams have enough advance notice to participate. To ensure that this is the case, teams have a deadline of December 6th, 2024 to accept their invitations. Please register bellow or reply let us know you cannot make it. On December 7th, we will be extending another wave of invitations, which will use the waitlists.
https://www.dodgeballseattle.com/thething2025/
Reach out if you have any questions!
Email: [email protected]
- Lucas Boyle
2025 Tournament Director