My Dodgeball Rant

Dodgeball, the childhood game we all know and love, is in danger. A number of extremist, over protective parents, and bitter dodgeballers of the past are out to get the classic gym pastime. And what are their reasons for banning the game in schools? It is physically and emotionally dangerous. Well so is the rest of the world. So are kickball, football, hockey, welding, and professional eating competitions. Kids are going to have to grow up sometime and you better hope that dodgeball is the least of their worries. If parents so worried about dodgeball I can't imagine how worried they will be when their kids are old enough to be involved in drugs, alcohol, and sex. Now new, hip, gym teachers are moving to make physical education a class devoted completely to personal physical fitness. Explain to me how dodgeball isn't a sufficient form physical fitness. You run, you throw, you catch, you dodge. Its not like I'm saying its the only game you can play in gym class. You can have all your new fancy modes of physical fitness, but why not play some dodgeball every now and then. I mean come on, it's fun.