The 2021 VSP house dodgeball competition took place from the 23–25 November. Let High-Octane Dodgeball Heat up This Winter! Students spent the week preceding the tournament learning the rules and regulations and had the chance to practice their skills with some exciting high-octane games played in the gym.

2021学年VSP学院躲避球大赛于11月23日至25日举行，“热呼呼”的躲避球为初来乍到的冬天来了个暖场预热！学生们在比赛前一周就开始学习了比赛规则，还在体育馆打了几场练习赛，开赛前每位同学的热情就已被充分调动了起来。

Here are some of the great benefits: It’s a great form of anaerobic exercise and increases agility and balance, improves strength training and hand-eye coordination, promotes weight loss, improves flexibility, relieves stress, and develops fast reflexes. What’s more, dodgeball can help students build teamwork spirit. You need to work with your team to take down the opponents, making it a great activity to not only learn and work with others but also gain leadership skills.

躲避球运动可以全面提高同学们的身体素质：这是一项很好的无氧运动，可以提高参与者的敏捷性和平衡性、有助于力量训练、锻炼手眼协调能力、改善灵活性、辅助减脂、释放压力，还能培养快速反应能力。同时，躲避球也可以帮助学生们建立团队意识，每个人都需要与所在团队一起努力，才能击败对手，因此在享受躲避球这项运动时，同学们不仅可以学习如何与他人合作，还能锻炼自己的领导能力。

We choose dodgeball as one of our House events because it can help students become creative, communicative, resilient, willing to take risks and respectful of other people, all of which are valuable traits in our 5Cs and 5Rs principles. The sport of dodgeball without a doubt helps to develop creativity – with students working together and thinking of ways to defeat their opponents, communicating closely and trusting teammates. Resilience, of course is a huge factor in this exciting game. Many times a single team player can defeat 3 or 4 players through a display of resilience. Risk-taking is also a big part of the game. Without taking risks it is unlikely a team will succeed. Students show respect for their teammates and their opponents and often discover they have a new-found respect for themselves after performing better than they imagined. Last but not least, it is a great opportunity for students to reflect on their game before they compete again, analyzing what their strengths were and what areas they can improve on.

我们将躲避球纳入学院活动，是因为这项活动有助于培养5C5R中的创造力、交流、勇气与尊重精神。躲避球需要同学们充分发挥创意和想象，在大家一起合作，在思考如何击败对手的同时，密切沟通和信任队友便显得尤为重要。当然，在激动人心的比赛中，更需要每个人具备坚韧的品质，才能取得一名队员打败三到四名对手的佳绩。“勇气”也是可以在游戏中被塑造的重要精神，如果不具备“勇气”，团队就不可能成功。学生们也需要学习尊重自己的队友和对手，在发挥出水平后，更会对自我尊重有新的认识。最后，对学生来说，在一场比赛过后可以分析自己的优势和不足，更好地为接下来的比赛做准备。

Let’s not forget that dodgeball is also a wonderful game to unleash your stress. You can feel a bad day slip away bit by bit with every throw. Also, it’s fun! Laughter is the best stress reliever, so get on the court, have fun and laugh out loud.

还有一点不得不提，躲避球也是一项降压神器。随着一次次掷球，烦恼和压力可以被完全释放。笑声一直都是驱散压力最好的方法，让我们走上赛场，在趣味横生的运动中释放自己，笑对生活！