Where is dodgeball banned

Schools in Portland and Florida started instituting these rules in , while administrations in New Jersey, Brooklyn and New Zealand took it upon themselves in There is a lot of evidence that a game similar to dodgeball was played in Africa more than years ago. It wasn't a fun, or even entertaining game. As a matter of fact, it was played with rocks instead of rubber balls, and was used to develop the strength and endurance of warriors.

Skip to content Miscellaneous. May 3, Joe Ford. Bullying can be an issue if the game is not properly supervised, she said. Everyone has the same chance to play the game.

But the game is also being targeted as unfair, exclusionary, and warlike for school-age youngsters; some schools in Maine, Maryland, New York, Virginia, Texas, Massachusetts and Utah have banned dodgeball, or its variations, including war ball, monster ball and kill ball. In conclusion dodge ball should not be banned from schools.

You have teachers watching over you while you play this game, and it would not become too violent. It gives you many lessons to learn such as teamwork, and physical ability.

For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Politics Covid U. News World Opinion Business. Share this —. I mean, of those games or sports that are lacking in subtlety, dodgeball is certainly among them.

There is no hidden agenda. This is the very definition of victory. One suspects Canada has bigger issues to address than the ethics of dodgeball. All of this gives a whole new meaning to O Canada! Think eye-rolling and exasperation. How could the country that gave the world hockey, a game that the Aztecs might have invented had they any ice, have come to such ruin? Such activities as soccer, gymnastics and water polo all rank well ahead of it.

Surely this marks the beginning of the end of Western civilization. What is to become of us?