Let's just give everyone a trophy to keep their precious self-esteem in tact.
‘Capture the Flag’ after the Scout meeting used to be about as rough, but with a ‘Kinder, more Gentle’ name.
We had a little kid, Dewey, who was about 11 or 12, who was a mean tackler. He could teach the NFL a few things.
Dewey, if you’re out there, ‘Hello!’ I guess you’re about 62 by now. :-)
When I was a kid we played it with a kickball before school started. The teachers made a rule — no kickballs allowed before school.
We switched to footballs. They made a new rule. No more footballs allowed before school.
Then we started using someone’s hat. They couldn’t ban hats.
When balls are outlawed, only outlaws will have balls.