Guinness World Record Shattered for Biggest Dodgeball Game

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Dodgeball Society (WDS), the premier co-ed dodgeball and social organization based on nostalgia and camp of the 80s, teamed up with Next Level Athletic Sports (NLA Sports) to sponsor the students of University of California, Irvine (UCI) in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for largest dodgeball game. The record was successfully broken, with over 1,745 students playing in one giant dodgeball game on campus, during the school's Spirit Rally.

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The game was played on Wednesday, Sept. 22; everyone on campus, including staff, was invited to join the game. The World Dodgeball Society sponsored the event by providing balls, rules and game infrastructure. NLA Sports facilitated and administrated the record-breaking efforts.

"We're always looking for new ways to raise awareness and spread our love of dodgeball," said Michael "Handsome" Costanza, founder of the WDS. "Breaking the world record is a cause after our own hearts, and we applaud UCI for undertaking such a massive task and becoming successful."

The objective of dodgeball is to eliminate all members of the opposing team by hitting them with thrown balls or catching a ball thrown by a member of the opposing team. Once all of the players on one team are eliminated, the game ends.

WORLD DODGEBALL SOCIETY, LLC

The WDS was created out of a love of nostalgia, bringing folks together, helping and bettering the community, and of course to have fun. Our goal is unifying the world of dodgeball. We play for FUN and pride ourselves on our lightheartedness and fair play and our motto is "Winning is for losers." Visit http://dodgeball4ever.com to catch the fun.

NEXT LEVEL ATHLETIC SPORTS, INC.

NLA Sports is a dynamic recreational adult sports and social company based in Orange County, CA. Each week several hundred adults engage in friendly and competitive games/sports facilitated by NLA. To find out more, or to join a league, visit http://nlasports.com.

SOURCE World Dodgeball Society, LLC