Guidelines & Policies
These are the guidelines and policies that the WDBF adheres to.
All approved WDBF policies, procedures and guides are listed here. Whenever a new document is added or a new one updated, it will appear and have the latest date revision listed for easy review. The documents are broken up into categories and then listed alphabetically.
Sport
Anti-Doping Policy
This policy defines all anti-doping practices of the WDBF.
Author: Anti-Doping Committee
Last Revised: September 11, 2019
Eligibility & National Status of Players
This policy defines the process of eligibility for players participating in international competitions.
Author: WDBF Executive Board
Last Revised: September 11, 2019
Medical Guidelines for Dodgeball Competitions
Guidelines for medical procedures and requirements for any WDBF sanctioned tournament.
Author:
Medical Guidelines Sub-Committee
Medical and Anti-Doping Committee
World Dodgeball Federation (WDBF)
Last Revised: September 13, 2023
Misconduct Penalties
Guidelines for issuing warnings and misconduct penalties for sportsmanship conduct under a WDBF event. This guideline supplements the WDBF Code of Conduct and the WDBF Rules of Dodgeball.
Author: Alex Svetlovsky
Contributions by: Ian Michael Assang
Last Revised: November 21, 2019
Officiating Guidelines
Guidelines for game officials that covers all aspects of conducting and operating a safe and successful game.
Author: Alex Svetlovsky & Ian Michael Assang
Last Revised: November 12, 2019
Return To Play
These are policy and guideline suggestions to restart playing dodgeball safely. Special thanks to FIBA (International Basketball Federation) for providing the original document and agreeing to share it with us. The policies and guides have been ammended for dodgeball use by our Medical Committee Chair, Dr. Darko Sarovic.
Author: FIBA
Contributions by: Darko Sarovic
Last Revised: September 17, 2020
Organization
Code of Ethics
Author: WDBF Executive Board
Last Revised: October 12, 2019
Conflict of Interest
Author: WDBF Executive Board
Last Revised: September 18, 2019
Equity & Access Policy
This policy outlines the WDBF’s commitment to equity and access for the sport of dodgeball.
Author: WDBF Executive Board
Last Revised: October 14, 2019
Event Sanctioning Policy
The World Dodgeball Federation is committed to providing an environment that promotes standard and fair competition for all members; and as such, member organizations wishing to run events that will be branded by the WDBF must first seek approval and sanction from World Dodgeball Federation as defined in this policy.
Author: WDBF Executive Board
Last Revised: June 27, 2019
Financial Policy
This policy defines all financial operations of the WDBF.
Author: Audit Committee
Last Revised: September 12, 2019
Risk Management Policy
The aim of this policy is to provide a guiding statement on how risk management is to be performed within the World Dodgeball Federation. In general, we view risk management as a comprehensive approach to improving organizational performance.
Author: WDBF Executive Board
Last Revised: June 22, 2012
Trans & Gender Diverse Inclusion Policy
Author: WDBF Executive Board
Last Revised: September 18, 2019
Media
Website Privacy Policy
This page outlines how the World Dodgeball Federation treats your information when you browse our websites.
Author: N/A
Last Revised: April 25, 2020
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The World Dodgeball Federation is responsible for these documents. The World Dodgeball Federation is responsible for reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of these documents on an annual basis.