Funny, Clever and Cool Dodgeball Team Names, Plus Shirt Ideas

Dodgeball is a sport where getting hit in the face is part of the fun, so nobody expects a solemn team name. The best ones admit you will probably get hit and make that the joke.

Here are 68 dodgeball team names: funny, clever, movie-inspired, women’s, co-ed, office and themed. Each section notes anything that could cause trouble on a printed shirt, and the end of the page covers what to put on dodgeball shirts.

By the RELYmedia editorial team · Updated November 2, 2026

Funny Dodgeball Team Names

These own the fact that you are, in the end, a target. They work in any rec league, including ones with family or corporate sponsors.

• Dodge This
• Throwing Shade
• Unsportsmanlike Conduct
• We Thought This Was Yoga
• Quit Your Pitchin’
• Accidental Athletes
• Probably Last Place
• Human Targets
• Ducks Out of Water
• Face First
• Whiff Masters
• Duck and Cover
• Flinch Mob
• Bruise Crew
• Hit and Miss
• Out on the First Throw
• Head Shots Don’t Count
• Tag, You’re Out
• Sweaty Palms
• Hide and Seekers
• Easy Targets

Clever Dodgeball Team Names

A clever name gets a half-second delay and then a grin. Most of these play on what actually happens in a match: throwing, catching and being the last one left.

Dodgeball Movie Team Names

The 2004 comedy DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story follows the Average Joe’s gym team against White Goodman’s Globo Gym Purple Cobras. Its coach, Patches O’Houlihan, supplied the two lines every league still quotes, both recorded on Wikiquote: the five D’s of dodgeball (dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge) and “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!”

Referencing the film in a rec league name is common, but the film’s names, logos and artwork belong to the studio. Names and logos owned by teams, brands or people cannot be printed without the owner’s permission, so use these as inspiration and make the final design your own. In practice that means your own lettering and colors, not a copy of the Globo Gym logo.

Women’s Dodgeball Team Names

Fierce without trying too hard and funny without punching down. These suit women’s leagues and girls’ teams alike.

• Ballistic Babes
• Queens of the Court
• Dodge and Slay
• Throwing Like a Girl
• The Sirens
• Dodge Ball Dolls
• The Untamed
• Storm Chasers
• Fearless Five
• The Fast Hands

Co-ed and Office Dodgeball Team Names

Co-ed and company leagues have the widest audience, so these stay clean. Office names work best when they poke fun at meetings, deadlines and the reply-all button.

• Mixed Nuts
• The Coed Crusaders
• The Friend Zone
• Everybody Throws

Office dodgeball team names

• HR Nightmares
• The Spreadsheet Dodgers
• The Out-of-Office Squad
• The Passive Aggressives
• Deadline Dodgers
• Meeting Dodgers
• Monday Morning Quarterbacks

Themed dodgeball team names

Pick a theme and the costume or shirt design almost plans itself.

Check Your League’s Rules Before You Register

Dodgeball rules are less standardized than most sports. USA Dodgeball publishes rules with separate handling for foam (no-sting) and cloth balls, and local rec leagues often add their own on head shots, catches and how many players are on the court. Read the rules your league uses before you build the roster, and ask the organizer whether team names need approval. Leagues with youth divisions or sponsors often reject innuendo, so a clean name saves you a rename later.

What to Put on a Dodgeball Shirt

Most dodgeball teams wear matching tees rather than full jerseys, since the game is played indoors in short bursts.

• Front: the team name, large and centered, in a bold block font that reads from across the gym.
• Back: a number and, if you like, a nickname above it. Nicknames are half the fun in a rec league.
• Color: pick one bold color per team so referees can tell sides apart at a glance. Two or three colors in the design is plenty.
• Fabric: a polyester performance tee handles a sweaty gym better than heavy cotton.

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