Membership
Details on all British Dodgeball membership opportunities for players, clubs, leagues, supporters, universities and schools can be found below. Please click on the relevant membership option to be directed to either the GameDay membership platform where you will first need to create a profile or the shop item on the British Dodgeball website.
Before purchasing any of the below memberships please ensure you read the British Dodgeball Membership Terms.
Membership
Adult Player Membership
British Dodgeball Player Membership is compulsory for all players competing in adult and university British Dodgeball Leagues and Events. This includes juniors competing in adult leagues and events and all university students participating in British Dodgeball University or Adult Community Events. Your membership fee helps to protect and grow the sport of dodgeball across the UK. Player Membership comes with personal accident insurance.
Junior Membership
British Dodgeball Junior Membership is open to all juniors that play dodgeball. Whether this is with your school, your club or just socially with friends. We encourage all participants competing in dodgeball throughout the UK to take this FREE membership. This is required for junior players competing in British Dodgeball events (please note that if you are a junior competing in the adult events you must purchase Adult Player Membership). If you are not yet a member of a dodgeball club select unaffiliated as your club option.
Coach Membership
Coach membership is open to anyone aged 16+, and provides the following benefits presuming the coach meets the Minimum Deployment Requirements for delivering dodgeball sessions in the UK):
- £20 discount on the Level 1 Award in Coaching Dodgeball;
- £40 discount on the Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Dodgeball and Level 1 & Level 2 Coach Education Package;
- Receive quarterly training updates containing access to online courses, videos & session plans;
- Access to public liability insurance (£5m), professional indemnity (£1m) and personal accident insurance (£2m) via our insurance partner Howdens; and
- Access to the British Dodgeball Coach Member WhatsApp group, which you can join to share ideas, request resources etc.
Club Membership
Club membership is open to all dodgeball clubs that meet the minimum requirements. All teams competing in British Dodgeball leagues must belong to a British Dodgeball member club for the current season, which runs from 1st September each year. Each member club forms part of a wider British Dodgeball team that works together to support the development of dodgeball on a local, regional and national level. Club Membership comes with insurance for your dodgeball club.
University Club Membership
University Club Membership is compulsory for all university dodgeball clubs that compete in British Dodgeball and/or BUCS dodgeball leagues and events. All university teams competing in British Dodgeball and/or BUCS leagues must belong to a British Dodgeball university member club for the current season. The season runs from 1st September each year.
Associate Club Membership
Associate Club membership is free and is designed to support clubs such as after school clubs, lunchtime clubs and college clubs who are looking to develop and grow. It is also perfect for finding out about other like-minded clubs and staying in touch with British Dodgeball news and opportunities. Your club and club contact details will be added to the member club map where you will be able to locate other member clubs.
Affiliate League
An affiliate league is a dodgeball league that is affiliated to British Dodgeball. The league is run outside the British Dodgeball National League pyramid, Mixed and Regional Leagues (Adult, Junior or University) by an associate organisation or group.
