Registration

Divisions: Men's and Women's

Expectations: Teams should expect 6-8 round robin games of 20 minutes on Saturday and early Sunday. Only the top 8 teams in each division will make playoffs.

Deadline to register and pay will be February 22, 2026. This will be managed through Dodgeball Hub

• Each member of your team must add themselves to the team roster, also through Dodgeball Hub.

• All participants must purchase a 2026 High Performance Dodgeball Canada/Dodgeball Alberta membership, which totals $25. Participants will be prompted to purchase this membership when joining a team through Dodgeball Hub. The DC-POL-10 Members Benefits policy outlines the official Dodgeball Canada membership year, member privileges, member categories, fee schedule, membership termination, and other key information.

• Teams may only carry a maximum of 12 players total

• Teams may only carry a maximum of 2 out of province players

• Coaches must also be registered onto the team roster
  

Qualification Details

This tournament is a qualifier for the 2026 Dodgeball Canada Club Championships in Toronto, ON on May 14 - 17, 2026.

Alberta will send the top teams to compete in Tier 1 and Tier 2 of Clubs, allocations pending Dodgeball Canada. Placement games will be played out to ensure additional teams that qualify are chosen based on ranking at this tournament.

The following are some important documents to consider when making jerseys and finalizing your roster:

Eligibility Requirements UPDATED DECEMBER 2025 Jersey Guidelines UPDATED NOVEMBER 2024

*PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING KEY CHANGES IN DODGEBALL CANADA'S ELEGIBILITY RULES AS PER THE DECEMBER 2025 UPDATE:

1. Athletes must meaningful participate in a PSO qualifying event OR must obtain an expressed written absence exemption from Dodgeball Canada in order to participate in the DC Club Championships.
2. An athlete may only participate in the provincial qualifying tournament/selection process in one (1) province/territory in any championship season.
3. Should an athlete qualify for the Club Championships, they must participate with the team they've qualified with.

• As a clarification to the above, if an athlete does not qualify with their team through the Alberta Provincial Championship, they may be picked up by a team from another province, but may not participate in their provincial qualifying tournament/selection process.*

Key Rules

We will be following the Official 2022 WDBF 7” Foam rules with the Dodgeball Canada Amendments for this tournament. i.e. catches must be secured by having 2 points of contact within the court boundaries.

Volunteering

Volunteer forms will be sent out to the community closer to the tournament date. Please reach out to Dodgeball Alberta if you would like to support with running the event in any capacity, inclusive of setup/takedown, event organization, day-of coordination, streaming support, first aid standby, etc. Thank you in advance for your help.

Officiating

All teams will be required to officiate games during the tournament. The refereeing assignments will appear on the Dodgeball Hub schedule closer to the event date.

A mandatory online referee training session will be scheduled before the tournament, led by the Dodgeball Alberta Head Referee, Jack Phavone. A minimum of one representative from each team will be required to attend.

Livestream

Two courts will livestreamed, one with commentary where possible, by Dodgeball.Live. All other courts will be recorded and posted following the tournament.