LIKE many, I’m sure, who bravely lined out throughout the ages in white-soled sneakers and crotch-hugging shorts on a Saturday morning for Dodgeball, I allowed my mind to – but for a moment – wander from silly team names, funny costumes and the 5 D’s of sport: dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge.

Ireland's first national dodgeball championship is to take place in the Mardyke Areana, UCC, Cork on June 6 and the UCD Sports centre, Dublin on Saturday June 13.