2026 UMES Halloween Dodgeball

UMES presents to you, Halloween Dodgeball 2026! Candy, Spooky Costumes, and Hardcore Dodgeball! Don't miss out! UMES presents to you, Halloween Dodgeball 2026! Welcome to UMES' spooky, scary, and exhilirating Halloween Dodgeball event! If you want to wear a spooky costume, play some exciting and competitive dodgeball, and eat candy, you are in the right place! Below are some event specifics regarding costs, how teams will be made, tournament style, and some general rules and regulations. ****READ IN FULL PRIOR TO REGISTERING**** ****NOTICE**** THIS EVENT REQUIRES EACH TEAM MEMBER TO INDIVIDUALLY SIGN A WAIVER. WAIVER FORM BELOW! WAIVER FORM RETURN SIGNED WAIVER TO: [email protected] Waiver forms also available with confirmation of ticket purchase. This is required prior to the event! If you sign up whole team at once, please download and distribute waivers amongst team and return at the noted email. Where: Dodgeball will be taking place at the University of Manitoba's Frank Kennedy Gold Gym (206) from 6-8 pm on Friday, October 30th. Costs: The event is planned for 6 teams total, with a minimum of 8 people per team and a maximum of 10 people per team. The costs are $7.50 per person for the event. If you want to be on a team with all of your friends, there is a separate team admissions ticket to sign up under. There are 4 designated teams ('Team 1 Admission', 'Team 2 Admmission', etc.) for team captains to sign up a whole team at once. Teams, PLEASE designate a team captain to sign up your team, and not indiviudally sign up under one of the 'Team # Admission' tickets. This means that team captains would pay up to $75 for their team when signing up a team of 10, or $60 when signing up a team of 8. This is first come first serve Team Captains! The UMES Exec Team is reserved for UMES Exec members only so do not sign up for this team if you are not a UMES Exec! If you want to sign up individually, there is one designated team for individual sign ups, with a ticket label, 'Free Agent'. This team also has a maximum capacity of 10 people, and is first come first serve! Costumes: Everyone is encouraged to wear a costume to the event. Teams can choose a theme for costumes - best dressed team will receive a prize. As we are in a public university space and are respectful future engineers, please ensure that costumes are appropriate. Dodgeball Setup: As mentioned previously, the event is planned for 6 teams total, with a minimum of 8 people per team and a maximum of 10 people per team. The event will be classic dodgeball with a round robin and a double elimination playoff. Every team will play each other once before moving on to playoffs, where every team will play at least 2 games. Games will be around 10 minutes in duration, but may change during the final games. Rules: As this event is taking place on university property, smoking or vaping/e-cigarettes is strongly prohibited. Any person found to be in the possession of drugs or alcohol will be asked to leave the event immediately with no exceptions. Since this is a university gym, we want to make sure that it is respected and looked after throughout the event. There will be no outside food or drink (except water) allowed in the gym space to avoid any garbage collection throughout the event. However, we will be giving out candy at the end of the event to replenish your hard work of playing dodgeball! Please make sure your gym access waiver form is filled out prior to the event! If you have any questions, concerns, or comments regarding any of the above information, PLEASE do not hesitate to reach out! Contact us at the following email: [email protected] Alternatively, you may be able to find one of the UMES Sports members in the UMES lounge if you have any questions. We hope to see you there, and Happy Halloween! Remember to sign & return waiver form! This is required! By purchasing a ticket, you are assuming responsibility for your own health and safety. UMES assumes no responsibility for your health and safety during the event. UMES assumes no responsibility for any injuries incurred while participating in this event. All participants agree to act in a manner to reduce risk of injury.