Dodgeball is one of the reasons I love working with youth so much... Its a solid reason to try and hit someone in the face with a Throw-able object.

"30.6%-It only brings back traumatic memories."
Really? Are there that many Wussies out there?!

If they are going to continue having badminton and ping pong in that 4-year sports thing that just ended, they need to add dodgeball. That would be one game I would watch.

I loved it, but only because I could never be hit. I couldn't catch/hit to save my team, but I made up by being near untouchable, making the other team waste throws.

"If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball!" - Patches O'Houlihan

lizardman175 wrote:I loved it, but only because I could never be hit. I couldn't catch/hit to save my team, but I made up by being near untouchable, making the other team waste throws.

Same here! Dodgeball was definitely one of the best things we got to play in gym.

afrowoot wrote:Dodgeball is one of the reasons I love working with youth so much... Its a solid reason to try and hit someone in the face with a Throw-able object.

It's funny because it's true. Couldn't tell you how many times a jock or a bully got tagged in the face by me or a buddy. it was the only time we'd get away with our little revenge without fear of retaliation. I may not have been big enough to be a football player, but damn could I do some damage in dodgeball. Ahh, the good ol days of dodgeball.

bigyoda20 wrote:"30.6%-It only brings back traumatic memories."
Really? Are there that many Wussies out there?!

Never underestimate the mental trauma of being picked last!

We had a gym coach who liked to make sure the jocks won. If a nerd or a stoner or a fat kid lasted too long in the game, he would tag them out himself. He was an ex-minor league ball player and a "head hunter." Lots of the "unacceptable" kids got sent home after gym with a split lip, bloody nose, or eye swollen shut. The smart ones learned to jump in front of a lightly thrown ball to get eliminated early.

Wiredog wrote:If they are going to continue having badminton and ping pong in that 4-year sports thing that just ended, they need to add dodgeball. That would be one game I would watch.

Isn't that team handball?